Thank you so much! My library has Eagle of the Ninth so I'll see if I can get it tomorrow, or one of the other ones you mention. :D
optional follow-up question: Oh - with the 17th century British ones, is this a case where I should be able to read a Wikipedia overview to get the gist of the historical events, or would I need more background to follow the books? (I'm USAn and I had a somewhat atypical education because I went to an international high school in S Korea, so there's this giant gap in my European history knowledge between ~1500 or so and, uh, the Great War.)
(Mind you, an excuse to read up on 17th century history sounds delightful. :D )
Re: totally optional query, disregard if busy/disclined!
optional follow-up question: Oh - with the 17th century British ones, is this a case where I should be able to read a Wikipedia overview to get the gist of the historical events, or would I need more background to follow the books? (I'm USAn and I had a somewhat atypical education because I went to an international high school in S Korea, so there's this giant gap in my European history knowledge between ~1500 or so and, uh, the Great War.)
(Mind you, an excuse to read up on 17th century history sounds delightful. :D )