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Entertaining from start to finish, super interesting world-building. Kept getting emotional about the relationship between aviator and dragon (or lack thereof). Can I have a dragon? I want a dragon. I can’t believe I slept on this series for so long.
i would recommend this book to people who enjoy:
1. Dragons
2. Stuffy British characters
3. Extraordinary level of detail in each scene
4. Military maneuvers
It's probably safe to say this is: Master and Commander, now with dragons! (Tho I've never read M&C, so really I'm just guessing.)
I do kind of like dragons, but I'm not big on the other things, so this book really dragged for me. If I had been reading a paper book, I would've DNFed, but it was an audiobook, and therefore easy enough to keep list ...more
1. Dragons
2. Stuffy British characters
3. Extraordinary level of detail in each scene
4. Military maneuvers
It's probably safe to say this is: Master and Commander, now with dragons! (Tho I've never read M&C, so really I'm just guessing.)
I do kind of like dragons, but I'm not big on the other things, so this book really dragged for me. If I had been reading a paper book, I would've DNFed, but it was an audiobook, and therefore easy enough to keep list ...more
Dragons and wars! Napoleon Bonaparte! Battle scenes and wise creatures!
I rolled through this book - scarcely able to put it down from start to finish. I gobbled up every fight scene, every interaction between Captain Laurence and Temeraire, his magnificent dragon.
Here's what I loved most about this series: the Dragons speak! And not only that, they speak well! I felt a little thrill down my spine when Temeraire first addresses Laurence and that thrill repeated itself again and again as I watche ...more
I rolled through this book - scarcely able to put it down from start to finish. I gobbled up every fight scene, every interaction between Captain Laurence and Temeraire, his magnificent dragon.
Here's what I loved most about this series: the Dragons speak! And not only that, they speak well! I felt a little thrill down my spine when Temeraire first addresses Laurence and that thrill repeated itself again and again as I watche ...more
I don't know what I expected when I picked this up, but it certainly wasn't what I got! I was unsure when I started because the writing is very formal (like Laurence himself), but by the time the dragon hatched and started talking, I was in!
To say that Laurence is a reluctant dragon aviator is a huge understatement. He had his life all mapped out -- a long solid career in the Navy, captaining his own ship. Maybe a perfectly pleasant and acceptable marriage to a young lady from home. Becoming bon ...more
To say that Laurence is a reluctant dragon aviator is a huge understatement. He had his life all mapped out -- a long solid career in the Navy, captaining his own ship. Maybe a perfectly pleasant and acceptable marriage to a young lady from home. Becoming bon ...more
Love the relationship between Temeraire and Laurence, don't care as much for battles or war formations.I cannot fully grasp the size of these dragons (and such a variety in size, those excellent breeding programs) -- some large enough to have multiple men dangling from carabiners attached to leather harnesses?! Mind-blowingly big. I feel the same way about blue whales and those exist in real life.
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Basically I love anything by Naomi Novik, so the 5* is basically hers to lose, but not on this book. I loved it from start to finish. The relationship between Temeraire and Lawrence is just spot-on perfectly written.
finished 10/31/13
reread 9/7/16
reread 9/7/16
Oct 14, 2022
Christina
marked it as to-read
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Shelves:
tbr-fantasy,
tbr-i-own
