Book description
The fifth instalment of the New York Times bestselling series,
Temeraire. Laurence waits to be hanged as a traitor to the Crown, and
Temeraire is confined to the breeding grounds as Napoleon invades
Britain, and takes London.
Laurence and Temeraire have betrayed the British. They have foiled
their attempts to inflict death upon the French dragons by sharing the
cure they found in Africa with their enemy.
But following their conscience has a price. Laurence feels he must
return to face the consequences, and as soon as they land they are taken
into custody. Laurence is condemned to the gallows and Temeraire faces a
life of captivity in the breeding grounds. None of their friends or
allies can come to their aid, for every hand is needed elsewhere.
Britain is completely unprepared for Bonaparte invasion and the
advanced tactics of his own celestial dragon - Temeraire's mortal enemy
- Lien. 'These are beautifully written novels, not only fresh,
original and fast-paced, but full of wonderful characters with real heart.'
Peter Jackson
'Novik won me over with her first novel… the combination of military
history, sympathetic characters, and engaging style makes this series
great, intelligent fun.'
The Times
'Plenty of intrigue, swordplay, exotic locations, plausible invention.
In short a treat.'
The Telegraph
'In the best tradition of fantasy, historical fiction and nautical novels.'
Guardian Naomi Novik was born in New York in 1973, a first-generation
American, and raised on Polish fairy tales, Baba Yaga, and Tolkien. She
studied English Literature at Brown University and Computer Science at
Columbia University before leaving to work in the games industry. Over
the course of a brief winter sojourn working on a game in Canada, she
realized she preferred the writing to the programming, and, on returning
to New York, decided to try her hand at novels. Temeraire is her first.
