His Majesty's dragon

(Temeraire)

Paperback, 356 pages

English language

Published Dec. 13, 2006 by Del Rey Books.

ISBN:
9780345481283
Goodreads:
28876

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5 stars (2 reviews)

Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons.When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Capt. Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain future--and an unexpected kinship with a most extraordinary creature. Thrust into the rarified world of the Aerial Corps as master of the dragon Temeraire, he will face a crash course in the daring tactics of airborne battle. For as France's own dragon-borne forces rally to breach British soil in Bonaparte's boldest gambit, Laurence and Temeraire must soar into their own baptism of fire.From the Paperback edition.

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4 stars

I probably would have passed this premise up had I not read a favorable review on tvtropes.org of all places. I'm glad I picked this up, it's a good read, well-researched without feeling like I'm being hit over the head with the author showing her work. Novik tells an interesting tale.

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Subjects

  • Great Britain. -- Royal Navy -- Officers -- Fiction.
  • Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction.
  • Ship captains -- Fiction.
  • Dragons -- Fiction.