Her wonderful Temeraire is a dragon for the ages.” -Terry Brooks “Just when you think you’ve seen every variation possible on the dragon story, along comes Naomi Novik.
Not only is it a new way to utilize dragons, it’s a very clever one and fits neatly into the historical niche this author has used.” -Anne McCaffrey Is it hard to imagine a cross between Susanna Clarke, of Norrell and Strange fame, and the late Patrick O’Brian? Not if you’ve read this wonderful, arresting novel.” -Stephen King “A terrifically entertaining fantasy novel . . . is a terrific meld of two genres that I particularly love-fantasy and historical epic.” -Peter Jackson “These are beautifully written novels-not only fresh, original, and fast paced, but full of wonderful characters with real heart. Praise for His Majesty’s Dragon and the Temeraire series On this mission there is no time to waste, and no telling whatĭon’t miss any of Naomi Novik’s magical Temeraire series Only one recourse remains: Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, must take wing to Africa, whose shores may hold the cure for the mysterious and deadly contagion. Now only Temeraire and a pack of newly recruited dragons remain uninfected-and stand as the only means of an airborne defense against France's ever bolder sorties.īonaparte’s dragons are already harrowing Britain’s ships at sea.
An epidemic of unknown origin and no known cure is decimating the noble dragons’ ranks-forcing the hopelessly stricken into quarantine. Tragedy has struck His Majesty's Aerial Corps, whose magnificent fleet of fighting dragons and their human captains valiantly defends England’s shores against the encroaching armies of Napoleon Bonaparte. “Temeraire is a dragon for the ages.”-Terry Brooks From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the fourth volume of the Temeraire series, as the Napoleonic Wars bring Will Laurence and Temeraire to Africa in search of aid.
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