false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255645660m/4947316.jpg 891593 10 Publisher's Summary Naomi Novik's triumphant debut, His Majesty's Dragon, introduced a dynamic new pair of heroes to the annals of fantasy fiction: the noble fighting dragon Temeraire and his master and commander, Capt. Will Laurence. Now in the latest novel, they soar to new heights of breathtaking action and brilliant imagination. It is a grim time for the dragon Temeraire. On the heels of his mission to Africa, seeking the cure for a deadly contagion, he has been removed from military service - and his captain, Will Laurence, has been condemned to death for treason. For Britain, conditions are grimmer still: Napoleon's resurgent forces have breached the Channel and successfully invaded English soil. Napoleon's prime objective: the occupation of London. Separated by their own government and threatened at every turn by Napoleon's forces, Laurence and Temeraire must struggle to find each other amid the turmoil of war and to aid the resistance against the invasion before Napoleon's foothold on England's shores can become a stranglehold. If only they can be reunited, master and dragon might rally Britain's scattered forces and take the fight to the enemy as never before - for king and country, and for their own liberty. But can the French aggressors be well and truly routed, or will a treacherous alliance deliver Britain into the hands of her would-be conquerors? 3102331 book 4 8 2008 Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5) total:910|5:259|4:449|3:177|2:24|1:1| 910 3671 1536 211 4 7 false true Sat Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 08:09:03 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 08:23:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 20:54:16 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 23:59:29 -0700 2008
In the last novel...more...]]> 5 5 false false Sun Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 11:13:07 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 13:04:24 -0700 2008 Empire of Ivory, Laurence and Temeraire agree to commit treason to deliver a cure to a draconic plague to France -- Temeraire feeling that the lives of thousands of innocent dragons isn't worth victory of the war, and Laurence agreeing. Laurence then wishes to return to Britain, ...more...]]> 4 2 false true Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 18:46:07 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 09:03:52 -0800 2008 If it it in some way going to parallel the Napoleonic Wars, that sounds like an accurate estimate....
I enjoy...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 19:06:42 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 19:11:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false true Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 12:41:14 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 13:51:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Jan 17 20:20:38 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 20:24:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 21 10:17:21 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 14 13:58:17 -0700 2008 His Majesty's Dragon, and I've enjoyed them all.

No spoilers here, but I read this entire book with my heart in my throat. I came away thinking what an incredible commentary it was on how the right choice isn't necessarily...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 12:26:24 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 12:27:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 13 09:29:14 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 09:32:08 -0800 2009
I appreciate how you always find out something new in each book -- this time finding out about the kinda dragons who end up in the breeding grounds. V. much li...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 22 07:52:31 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 07:57:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 14:20:52 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 12:48:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false true Sun Oct 04 01:49:50 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 01:56:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 12:05:49 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 12:08:43 -0700 2009
I am much pleased by the fact that it's one of those rare fantasy novels that breaks a lot of the tropes and conventions of the genre. One of the conventions it ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 18:23:07 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 18:39:23 -0700 2009
The fallout from Laurence and Temeraire's actions at the end of Black Powder War manifests with a vengeance. I'm impressed that Novik isn't presenting their ethical decision as the 100% shiny-white correct one, and there are decided life and death consequences to...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 14 21:31:59 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 21:31:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jul 21 14:10:19 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 13:37:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 09:50:04 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 06:37:52 -0700 2009
This book focuses on the aftermath of Temeraire and Laurence's decision to give the cure to the French and there...more...]]> 4 0 false true Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 11:19:06 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 11:22:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Apr 21 14:25:09 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 12:12:07 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 14:22:46 -0700 2008 There's kind of a lot of stuff about military strategy and supply lines, but I liked that because it was realistic. If you have these huge animals figh...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4947316