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Temeraire 

Temeraire (2006)
(His Majesty's Dragon)
(The first book in the Temeraire series)
A novel by Naomi Novik

 

"Temeraire is a terrifically entertaining fantasy novel. Is it hard to imagine a cross between Susanna Clarke, of Norrell and Strange fame, and the late Patrick O'Brian? Not if you've read this wonderful, arresting novel."
Stephen King


"A splendid novel. The plot was excellent, extraordinary in that the reader has no idea where it's leading. Let's hope this is the first of many from Naomi Novik."
Anne McCaffrey


As Napoleon's tenacious infantry rampages across Europe and his armada lies in wait for Nelson's smaller fleet, the war does not rage on land and water alone. Squadrons of aviators swarm the skies - a deadly shield for the cumbersome canon-firing vessels. Raining fire and acid upon their enemies, they engage in a swift, violent combat with flying tooth and claw... for these aviators ride dragons.

Captain Laurence is a satisfied man with a respectable commission aboard the ship Reliant. His career is born from a love for the sea and he takes his duty very seriously

Months before the battle of Trafalgar, on patrol in the Atlantic, The Reliant takes a small French frigate, storm-damaged and possessing a fierce crew unwilling to surrender as easily as they should. On board Laurence finds a dragon egg - a great prize as England is in sore need.

Having spent months on a slow journey from Asia, the egg hatches. A sinewy new-born emerges from the fragmented shell, ignores his harness-bearer, approaches Laurence and changes his life.

Hatchling dragons must be put in a harness immediately otherwise the dragon-young become hard to control - fit only for the breeding colonies. The person chosen to first harness the beast must be an aviator, for the dragon will accept no other captain. The life of an aviator is not a desirable one; reviled by fashionable society, they live hard, lonely lives bound to duty and they frequently die young. Laurence must now join them; duty demands it, though his heart is broken.

But, more astonishing than the dragonet - named Temeraire by Laurence - are the documents found with him, documents addressed to Napoleon from the greatest, most skilled dragon-breeders in the world - the Chinese.

The dragon Temeraire was meant for the Emperor Napoleon himself and promises to grow into no ordinary creature.

Genre: Fantasy
 
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Hardback Editions

April 2008 : Hardback
Title: His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire)
Author(s):: Naomi Novik
ISBN: 1596061480 / 9781596061484 (USA edition)
Publisher: Subterranean
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April 2008 : Library Binding
Title: His Majesty's Dragon
Author(s):: Naomi Novik
ISBN: 1435257898 / 9781435257894
Publisher:
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March 2007 : Hardback
Title: His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire)
Author(s):: Naomi Novik
ISBN: 1596061464 / 9781596061460 (USA edition)
Publisher: Subterranean Press
Availability: Amazon UK   Amazon CA   Amazon   

January 2006 : Hardback
Title: Temeraire (Temeraire 1)
Author(s):: Naomi Novik
ISBN: 0007219091 / 9780007219094 (UK edition)
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Availability: Amazon UK   Amazon   

Paperback Editions

June 2011 : Paperback
Title: Temeraire
Author(s):: Naomi Novik
ISBN: 0007451423 / 9780007451425 (UK edition)
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Availability: Amazon UK   

February 2008 : Paperback
Title: Empire of Ivory: Bk. 4
Author(s):: Naomi Novik
ISBN: 0007258739 / 9780007258734 (UK edition)
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Availability: Amazon CA   Amazon UK   Amazon   

August 2007 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: Temeraire Vol 1-3 3C Box Set With Bonus Poster
Author(s):: Naomi Novik
ISBN: 0345489241 / 9780345489241 (USA edition)
Publisher: Del Rey
Availability: Amazon   Amazon CA   Amazon UK   

August 2007 : Paperback
Title: Temeraire (Temeraire 1) [a.k.a. His Majesty's Dragon]
Author(s):: Naomi Novik
ISBN: 0007258712 / 9780007258710 (UK edition)
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Availability: Amazon   Amazon UK   

August 2006 : Paperback
Title: Temeraire (Temeraire series book 1)
Author(s):: Naomi Novik
ISBN: 0007219113 / 9780007219117 (UK edition)
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Availability: Amazon UK   Amazon   

March 2006 : Mass Market Paperback
Title: His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, Book 1)
Author(s):: Naomi Novik
ISBN: 0345481283 / 9780345481283 (USA edition)
Publisher: Del Rey
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January 2006 : Paperback
Title: Temeraire
Author(s):: Naomi Novik
ISBN: 0007219105 / 9780007219100 (UK edition)
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Availability: Amazon UK   Amazon   

Audio Editions

June 2007 : Audio CD
Title: His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire)
Author(s):: Naomi Novik
ISBN: 0739354132 / 9780739354131 (USA edition)
Publisher: Random House Audio
Availability: Amazon   Amazon CA   Amazon UK   

Kindle Editions

February 2009 : Kindle edition
Title: Temeraire (Temeraire 1)
Author(s):: Naomi Novik
ISBN: B002RI9DD8
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Availability: Amazon UK   

March 2006 : Kindle edition
Title: His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire)
Author(s):: Naomi Novik
ISBN: B000GCFBQA
Publisher: Del Rey
Availability: Amazon   

 


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