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His Majesty's Dragon |  | Author: Naomi Novik
Publisher: Del Rey
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  319 reviews
Sales Rank: 341
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Pages: 384
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
ASIN: B000GCFBQA
Publication Date: March 28, 2006
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Product Description
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.
From the Paperback edition.
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 good book July 25, 2010
Chuck H.
I enjoyed reading this book and the price was right. I intend to get the next one in the series.
Review of His Majesty's Dragon July 25, 2010
Lydia Presley (Georgia)
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 watched the relationship between these two characters develop.
I will say this, that while the characters in the book aren't as well-developed as I like them to be, Novik makes up for it with a huge dose of charisma (in written words, there's charisma!) coming from not only Laurence and Temeraire, but from others as well.
And did I mention that there were Dragons and wars happening? Magnificent fight scenes that I could help but envision, heart-break and triumph... ugh I don't have the words to describe just how much fun this book was to read.
Do you have a boyfriend/husband/father/brother who likes books on wars, or perhaps you like them yourself? Give yourself and/or your loved ones a treat by introducing them to this book. I've already made the call to my dad!
Awesome! July 21, 2010
Melissa A. Pointer (Sicklerville, NJ USA)
I absolutely loved this book. I didn't want it to end. I downloaded another in the series, as soon as I finished His Majesty's Dragon.
Additively Entertaining July 18, 2010
Peter Schreiner (New Albany, Indiana)
A fascinating tale with an entertainment value equal to J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. It would not surprise me in the least to see it achieve the same level of success.
Highly entertaining July 16, 2010
Dwight Suzuki
I'm not a huge fan of this genre, but I found this novel enjoyable from start to finish. Think "Master and Commander," only with dragons.
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