His majesty's dragon / Naomi Novik ; [interior art by Gayle Marquez ; book design by Alexis Capitini].
Material type:
TextSeries: Novik, Naomi. Temeraire series ; bk. 1.Publisher: New York : Del Rey, 2021Copyright date: ©2006Edition: Del Rey trade paperback editionDescription: 317 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 0593359542
- 9780593359549
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Main Library | Science Fiction/Fantasy | NOVIK, NAOMI | Checked out | 05/24/2024 | 33111010874952 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In the first novel of the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, a rare bond is formed between a young man and a dragon, and together they must battle in the Napoleonic Wars.
"A terrifically entertaining fantasy novel."--Stephen King
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.
"Just when you think you've seen every variation possible on the dragon story, along comes Naomi Novik. . . . Her wonderful Temeraire is a dragon for the ages."--Terry Brooks
Don't miss any of Naomi Novik's magical Temeraire series
HIS MAJESTY'S DRAGON * THRONE OF JADE * BLACK POWDER WAR * EMPIRE OF IVORY * VICTORY OF EAGLES * TONGUES OF SERPENTS * CRUCIBLE OF GOLD * BLOOD OF TYRANTS * LEAGUE OF DRAGONS
Includes excerpt: Throne of Jade.
When the HMS Reliant captures a French ship and its priceless cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, Captain Will Laurence is swept into an unexpected kinship with an extraordinary creature and joins the elite Aerial Corps as a master of the dragon Temeraire, in which role he must match wits with the powerful dragon-borne forces of Napoleon Bonaparte.