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Throne of Jade

(Temeraire)

By Naomi, Novik

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| Hardcover | 9781596062085

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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)

bookpage published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

8 Reviews

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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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secretninjakt said on Apr 3, 2007 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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calebuck said on Mar 12, 2009 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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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 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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 | 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 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Even though it wasn't so impressing, I enjoyed reading "His Majesty's Dragon". In my opinion, it was a "light" book with slightly detailed characters, and cliches that you can find in any average fantasy book. However, the alternate history featuring a medley of Napoleonic Wars era and dragon lore w ... (continue)

Even though it wasn't so impressing, I enjoyed reading "His Majesty's Dragon". In my opinion, it was a "light" book with slightly detailed characters, and cliches that you can find in any average fantasy book. However, the alternate history featuring a medley of Napoleonic Wars era and dragon lore was an interesting idea, which makes it a nice bed time read. I may read the rest of the series after this one...

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marillion said on May 19, 2007 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback