Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth is well known to a self-styled  wordy scientist, I learn from my Google alert. She was inspired to play along with a  ‘game’ which is about answering  questions using only the book titles you’ve read this year. Her fantasy job shows her familiarity with Rosemary Sutcliff’s historical novel.

In high school I was: Not Quite a Lady (Loretta Chase)
People might be surprised I’m: Looking for Rachel Wallace (Robert B. Parker)
I will never be: Sleepless (Charlie Huston) **
My fantasy job is: Eagle of the Ninth (Rosemary Sutcliff) **

At the end of a long day I need: High Heat, To Say Nothing of the Dog (Tim Wendel, Connie Willis) **
I hate it when: Nowhere Is A Place (Bernice L. McFadden) **
Wish I had: The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett) **
My family reunions are a: Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Sayers)
At a party you’d find me with: Lesser Demons (Norman Partridge) **
I’ve never been to: Red Mars (Kim Stanley Robinson)
A happy day includes: Lessons in French (Laura Kinsale:) **
Motto I live by: Snakes Can’t Run (Ed Lin) **
On my bucket list: Flight Lessons (Patricia Gaffney)
In my next life, I want to be: The Monkey’s Raincoat (Robert Crais)

** = recommended read