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Fantasy.
Fiction.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: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 Reliantcaptures 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 rarefied 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 bapt… (més)
justjukka: Both Novik and McCaffrey take great care in developing the worlds for their respective series. If you like one, you may very well like the other.
Caramellunacy: Both are alternate history/fantasy novels with a distinct nautical flair. His Majesty's Dragon is set during the Napoleonic Wars - just with dragons (obviously) as a sort of Air Navy - complete with crew. Leviathan is set during an alternate WWI between the Darwinists (who have living ships & weapons) and the Clankers (who use machines).… (més)
2wonderY: This is a real life story of a man whose all encompassing relationship with elephants, one in particular, echo that between Laurence and Temeraire.
I was trying to think of the last time a fantasy novel sucked me in this much and then I realized the last one the really sticks out to me is Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik. ( )
This was a lot of fun. Good characters, fast paced action, and a very good alternate world/history. Highly recommend. Off to order the second book from the library. ( )
This is a fantasy series set in the time of Napoleon and features dragons. Temeraire is a special dragon. I listened to the audio read by Simon Vance and it was good. ( )
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For Charles, sine qua non
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The deck of the French ship was slippery with blood, heaving in the choppy sea; a stroke might as easily bring down the man making it as the intended target.
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“I should rather have you than a heap of gold, even if it were very comfortable to sleep on.”
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In his heart he shared the simplicity of Temeraire's view of the matter, and he fell asleep almost at once in the security of the slow, deep rushing of Temeraire's heartbeat, so very much like the endless sound of the sea.
Fantasy.
Fiction.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: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 rarefied 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 bapt
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Book Discussion: His Majesty's Dragon Chapters 7 - The End!
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