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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780345481283
ISBN number: 0345481283
Label: Del Rey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 384
Printing Date: March 28, 2006
Publishing house: Del Rey
Release Date: March 28, 2006
Sale Popularity Level: 27497
Studio: Del Rey
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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.
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When I bought this book, I had no idea what it was about...other than it had dragons in it..
So, I start reading it, and once I caught wind that this book has woven history in it...I started to become a non-believer. When they seized the dragons egg, that's when I'd had enough.
Frankly if she had written the book, without the history in it, I might have believed it more... If the story is strong enough, it shouldn't need the history in it..
She took a risk, and for me as a reader, it didn't pay off.
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I picked this up as it looked intriguing, I am always ready for a good dragon tale.... This caught my attention form the very first pages. Novik does a splendid job with her characters. History has always interested me, but I know very little about Nelson, Trafalgar or Napoleon. I have only read this one book, but plan on getting the rest. I am hooked!
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I am a fan of great Dragon Series, I grew up on Ann Macaffey, Naomi Novik has hit the spot.
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One of the best books I have ever read...I loved to idea of Historic facts...With the addition of an air corp...I like the way she took Dragons and made them more realistic such as fire breathing is a rare gift of only certain breeds...Who would have thought of that...I give this book 5 stars...
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Get ready to be captivated as Naomi Novik draws us into an alternate history where humans and dragons join forces in the war against Napoleon. For every fan of Patrick O'Brien, Alexander Kent and Anne McCaffrey this is fantastic stuff which left us eagerly devouring this series. If you loved the Patricia Briggs Dragon Bones and Dragon Blood, ensure you get all five of these at once - you'll want to read them immediately!
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