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His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik

His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik

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Summary:

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.

My Review:

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!

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