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His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire #1)

Naomi Novik

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 356 pages

Rating: 4.05 | 72786 Users | 6069 Reviews

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Original Title:	Temeraire
ISBN:	0345481283 (ISBN13: 9780345481283)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.temeraire.org/his-majestys-dragon/
Series:	Temeraire #1
Characters:	Temeraire, Captain Will Laurence, John Granby, Emily Roland
Setting:	United Kingdom
Literary Awards:	Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (2007), Locus Award for Best First Novel (2007), Compton Crook Award (2007)

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Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors ride mighty fighting dragons, bred for size or speed. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes the precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Captain 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.

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Title	:	His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire #1)
Author	:	Naomi Novik
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 356 pages
Published	:	March 28th 2006 by Del Rey (first published January 3rd 2006)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Dragons. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Science Fiction. Alternate History. Historical Fantasy

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Well, after this re-read, I don't know what I was smoking when I only gave His Majestys Dragon 3 stars. This is easily one of the best "alternate history" adventure books I've read.It's amazing how well Naomi Novik has integrated dragons into the arsenals of the various nations during the Napoleonic wars. As there have been plenty of works already written about that time period, including the well-known Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, it's nice to have a fresh take on these familiar



God, I admit, I'm one of those douchey fucks that look down on fantasy readers while I sit firmly ensconced in my igloo composed of "Star Wars: Rogue Squadron" and "Star Trek: The Lost Years" books. Of course, it'd be a book about dragons fighting for the British army against the encroaching Napoleonic forces to get to me to realize: DRAGONS ARE FUCKING COOL.Especially dragons with awesome Han Solo type female riders and plucky young girls manning the gunnery and uptight, strong silent type men

It took me a long time to get around to reading this, which is a shame, because its delightful. If you like historical fantasy at all, youre almost certain to enjoy this book.Will Laurence is a captain in His Majestys Navy at the time of the Napoleonic Wars, and it looks a lot like the Navy youd see in a Patrick OBrien book--all protocol and taking enemy ships for profit--until his ship captures a precious dragon egg and Laurence is sent off the Aerial Corps to be captain of the dragon instead.

A very engaging book, I read it in a few hours on a very cold Sunday afternoon & evening. I didn't want to put it down. Historically, it is set about the early 19th century during Napoleon's reign. Told from the POV of a British sea captain, but the twist is that dragons are a part of the war effort between the two. Our captain/hero gets caught up in that part of the war. Characterization is very good as is the portrayal of British society & military. There isn't a lot of military

Well, damn, that was awesome. Not NORMALLY a fan of "alternate earth" fantasy but I'm glad I gave this a shot. The relationship between Lawrence and Temeraire was a beautiful thing, and the narrator did an amazing job bringing every character to life.I ESPECIALLY love the names given to the dragon bred by different countries--the Chinese "Celestial", the Russian "Ironwing"...all of them were just so awesome.And there are 9 books in this series? Wow...that's gonna take me a while.

Laurence read the final sentence aloud and placed the book down. He was tired after a long day of flight training and eager to sleep, but he sensed Temeraire's energy and knew his companion had something to say. 'How did you like the book?' Laurence asked.'I enjoyed it.' Temeraire said 'I liked the dragons and the people. They all felt real and comfortable... when we got to know them.''But perhaps we didn't always get to know them?' Laurence asked as he closed his eyes and leaned into