false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255593270m/129510.jpg 129510 15 Tragedy has struck His Majesty's Aerial Corps, whose magnificent fleet of fighting dragons and their human captains valiantly defend England's shores against the encroaching armies of Napoleon Bonaparte. An epidemic of unknown origin and no known cure is decimating the noble dragons' ranks - forcing the hopelessly stricken into quarantine. Now only Temeraire and a pack of newly recruited dragons remain uninfected 0 and stand as the only means of an airborne defense against France's ever bolder sorties. Bonaparte's dragons are already harrowing Britain's ships at sea. Only one recourse remains: Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, must take wing to Africa, whose shores may hold the cure to the mysterious and deadly contagion. On this mission there is no time to waste, and no telling what lies in store beyond the horizon or for those left behind to wait, hope, and hold the line. 2585973 book 25 9 2007 Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4) total:1360|5:348|4:633|3:333|2:43|1:3| 1360 5360 2035 189 4 3 false true Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 21 12:58:21 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 06 15:08:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jun 02 11:13:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 11:15:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false true Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 03:11:59 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 03:28:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 14:53:56 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 15:05:05 -0700 2007 Throne of Jade than the rather pointless Black Powder War. Back in England, Laurence and Temeraire discover the fighting dragons have been devastated by an unknown plague. Since Temeraire see...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 17:59:36 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 04 09:45:21 -0800 2007 Temeraire series, and the one I've enjoyed the most since the introductory book. Which is to say, a lot. This one felt more tightly structured than the last, with the disease plot as a brilliantly chosen and terrifying centerpiece. I've never had a dragon, obviously, but the idea ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 22 13:58:56 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 13:59:45 -0800 2008 The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, it was rather a relief to tear through Empire of Ivory, the fourth installment of Naomi Novik's Temeraire series--which roared along at quite a satisfying pace and as always, latched onto my attention and refused to let it go until I was ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 06:30:14 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 17:43:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 06:37:29 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 06:47:16 -0700 2009 When is treason to a State more acceptable than murderous treachery to Allies, up to and including genocide? And what becomes of...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 07:24:13 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 06:00:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 15 14:31:02 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 14:31:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 11:03:02 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 11:13:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 16:29:58 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 18:21:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 13:52:13 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 12:42:36 -0700 2009
This book has much fewer battle scenes than the previous book, and isn't focused as...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 10:47:05 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 20:52:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 05 20:46:06 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 21:32:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 08:27:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 18:04:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 28 07:40:45 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 15 11:35:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 21:34:10 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 07:16:17 -0700 2009 Moorcock interview where he talks about how this particular series is a pathetic rip-off of his work, although I'd take Moorcock's disgust more seriously if I hadn't read his work (Stealer of Souls, downloadable at http:/...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 20:26:55 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 09:35:01 -0700 2009 His Majesty's Dragon it was Europe (England especially) and the Napoleonic Wars, in Throne of Jade it was Asia (China specifically), in Black Powder War it was the region of Eurasia (Turkey), and in this book we travel to Africa to try to find ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 20:33:24 -0800 2009 Fri Jun 26 15:06:49 -0700 2009
Novik's fourth Temeraire book slips a bit in comparison to the first three, but that doesn't mean it's not still better than 90% of the books you're going to read in any of the genres it bends. She knows that she's doing, and she does it well. ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=129510