His Majesty's Dragon

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• His Majesty's Dragon

  The premise behind 'His Majesty's Dragon' by Naomi Novik is not rocket science. She posits an alternate history where dragons, long domesticated by humans, become an integral part of the combat forces in the Napoleonic Wars. But Novik hatches from th ... (read full critics)

  bookotron published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

• His Majesty's Dragon

  His Majesty's Dragon His Majesty’s Dragon is straight fantasy, no romance whatsoever, but it does have, at its heart, a very lovely and emotionally rich relationship between a man and his newly hatched dragon. Captain Will Laurence and his naval crew ... (read full critics)

  likesbooks published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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  I really enjoyed this book. It's a re-telling of the Napoleonic wars, but with dragons (so they have an airforce). I don't know a lot about military command relationships, so I don't know how realistic that was, and some of the inter-personal relationships were a little strained, but his relationsh ... (continue)

  I really enjoyed this book. It's a re-telling of the Napoleonic wars, but with dragons (so they have an airforce). I don't know a lot about military command relationships, so I don't know how realistic that was, and some of the inter-personal relationships were a little strained, but his relationship with his dragon was believable. Although I'm not a big fan of battle scenes in general, the rest of the book made up for it.

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  Not as good as the first but still a fine read

  In the first book of this series Novik introduced the slightly alternate Napoleonic world she had created; one with dragons used as instruments of war. In this book the action moves to China. Temeraire is a Chinese dragon, not only that, but a Celestial, the breed of dragon reserved for the Imperial ... (continue)

  In the first book of this series Novik introduced the slightly alternate Napoleonic world she had created; one with dragons used as instruments of war. In this book the action moves to China. Temeraire is a Chinese dragon, not only that, but a Celestial, the breed of dragon reserved for the Imperial family, and the Chinese are not too happy that William Laurence is his captain. And from a diplomatic point of view the English government want to keep China happy, even that means sending Temeraire off to China. And because a dragon won’t easily be parted from his captain, that means that Laurence must go too.

  I didn’t really enjoy this book as much as the first one, they spent far too long at sea on the transport, and although some of it was entertaining, I felt that it wasn’t as engaging as the first book. Nevertheless it is still very enjoyable and well worth the read.

  Novik does a good job in expanding her ‘verse, the Chinese have a very different outlook on dragons, and this begins to impact on the relationship between Laurence and Temeraire, with Laurence wondering if perhaps the dragon would be better off staying in China.

  I may not have liked it as much as the first, but I’d still recommend it.

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  Dee said on Dec 18, 2006 | Add your feedback

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  Dragons as an air force in the Napoleon Wars is a big pill to swallow right off the bat. Once (if) you suspend your disbelief, however, the story is actually quite enjoyable. The evolution characters is realistic and refreshing. The dragons and the characteristics are interesting as well. More expla ... (continue)

  Dragons as an air force in the Napoleon Wars is a big pill to swallow right off the bat. Once (if) you suspend your disbelief, however, the story is actually quite enjoyable. The evolution characters is realistic and refreshing. The dragons and the characteristics are interesting as well. More explanation on breeds and talents would have been helpful. Overall, a good read and I will continue the series.

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  Stephk23 said on Oct 13, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  not my cup of tea

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  Vickywt said on May 24, 2009 | Add your feedback

• Creative alternate take on dragon genre...instead of high fantasy, mixed it up with Napoleonic semi-historical setting. Fun read...

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  Simon Newstead said on Jul 6, 2008 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Mass Market Paperback 356 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0345481283
• ISBN-13: 9780345481283
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Pub date: Mar 28, 2006
• Dimensions: 1097 mm x 710 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
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