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by Naomi Novik (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Voyager (3 Jan 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007219105
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007219100
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,719,977 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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An historical fantasy with bite. This deliciously addictive debut novel from Naomi Novik captures the Napoleonic period perfectly and skillfully layers history with imagination by adding a Dragon Air Force to the battle for England. 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.

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Dragons and sailing ships, 14 May 2006
By Stephen Hope "shope" (Manchester UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: His Majesty's Dragon: Temeraire, Book 1 (Mass Market Paperback)
This book has also been published under the name Temeraire.

it covers the period of the war with Napoleon, but with the addition of dragons that can fly.

Both sides domesticate and breed dragons to use as weapons. This book covers what happens once an egg is captured.

I bought the e-book version to read as it sounded like a different take on classic scifi / fantasy. It isnt - this is more of a historical novel with a big "what if" thrown in.

But this is a really good book - so who cares how it should be classified. More please.

Anyway, i immediately got the sequel as soon as i had finished this book (Throne of Jade).

Summary - original plot take using some classical themes, really good writing, lots of atmosphere. Recommended.
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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Horatio Hornblower with added dragons., 29 Mar 2006
This review is from: Temeraire (Temeraire 1) (Hardcover)
This is an intelligent historical fantasy with heart. It's undoubtedly the most original dragon book I've had the pleasure to read, and one of the very finest historical fantasies around. Novik's prose is clean, accessible and evocative, and she effortlessly evokes a world which is both strange and familiar; her period details are consistent and convincing and will delight readers of historical fiction (or viewers, for that matter - 'Hornblower', 'Master and Commander' etc), and so it's all the more startling and delightful to find dragons, that stalwart of fantasy fiction, smack bang in the centre of the novel. Novik blends the genres masterfully; she takes this glorious, outrageous 'what if' and runs with it, and all the nuances of her universe are so convincing that one's disbelief is very swiftly suspended, and one gets lost in the triumphs and tribulations of the characters (one of whom just happens to be large and scaley).

Temeraire himself is entirely charming and disarming, and Novik delineates the characters of the other dragons (of varying skills and intellects) beautifully. The story of how he and his rider ajust to their new existence is thoroughly engaging in and of itself (yes, at one point I did have to resort to tissues in an effort to salvage my mascara), but it still leaves one looking forward to the next book.

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21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, 3 Oct 2006
By A. Cresswell "bubblefish777" (london, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: His Majesty's Dragon: Temeraire, Book 1 (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a great book. However if like me you discover an author you like and a story you like, you then go and buy the rest of the series then you're in for a shock in one books case.

"Temeraire" and "His Majesty's Dragon" are one and the same book with different cover and title. EXACTLY the same book !!! How did this happen ? What was the author or publisher thinking when they gave permission for this to happen. I'm not impressed at all and have never seen this before .
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pacy, Clever and Fun
I approached this book with a bit of doubt. I thought the historical setting may have made for a dry read but within a few pages I was hooked. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Gingerbread Dan

3.0 out of 5 stars Fight or Flight
I'd heard about Naomi Novik's series for a while before taking the plunge into the opener. "Temeraire" tells the story of Capt Will Laurence of the Royal Navy during the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by A reader

4.0 out of 5 stars Hornblower with dragons
Set in an alternate history where dragons are a vital weapon in military conflicts, Captain William Laurence's life changes forever after he finds an egg on board a captured... Read more
Published 2 months ago by quippe

5.0 out of 5 stars Historical or fantasy,can't choose.....why not have both!!!
What would you get if you crossed Sharpe with the Hobbit....... well pretty much this novel.

I am a pretty big fan of the genres of historical drama and fantasy,be it... Read more
Published 4 months ago by R. Williams

4.0 out of 5 stars For king country and dragon
Imagine if the Napoleonic wars had been fought using an air force... of dragons.

That idea is the root of Naomi Novik's Temeraire series -- an alternate-history... Read more
Published 8 months ago by E. A Solinas

4.0 out of 5 stars An unexpected pleasure
I've read and enjoyed a number of novels based around the Napoleonic Wars and the Regency period, and dragons aren't really my thing, so I didn't think I'd like one of my... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Deborah

3.0 out of 5 stars It's OK but...
Yeah, it's different and most of it is pretty readable but too many things jarred with me somehow. I found it very twee when Lawrence calls the dragon 'my dear' for example... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Jeff

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun, but perhaps a little too disposable.
Temeraire is an epic fantasy/alternate history crossbreed novel by Naomi Novik, first published in 2006. Read more
Published 19 months ago by A. Whitehead

5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal
My title says it all! I had seen this book on bookshop shelves & in libraries, and always just thought it may not have been my cup of tea ... "Historical Fantasy" - hmmm. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Beverley's Books

5.0 out of 5 stars A breath of the divine air
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