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When Britain intercepted a French ship and its precious cargo–an unhatched dragon’s egg–Capt. Will Laurence of HMS Reliant unexpectedly became master and commander of the noble dragon he named Temeraire. As new recruits in Britain’s Aerial Corps, man and dragon soon proved thContinue
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bookpage published on Fri, 17 Sep 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)
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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)
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)
Stephk23 said on Oct 13, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback
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Book Details
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- English Books
- Mass Market Paperback 432 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0345481291
- ISBN-13: 9780345481290
- Publisher: Del Rey
- Pub date: Apr 25, 2006
- Dimensions: 1097 mm x 645 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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Throne of Jade By Naomi Novik
The next piece of good news is the rapid-fire publication schedule of Naomi Novik's engrossing Napoleonic-era fantasy series, Temeraire. The first novel in the series, His Majesty's Dragon, came out in April, the second, Throne of Jade, is being rele ... (read full critics)