His Majesty's Dragon: Book One of the TemeraireIn the first novel of the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, a rare bond is formed between a young man and a dragon, and together they must battle in the Napoleonic Wars. “A terrifically entertaining fantasy novel.”—Stephen King 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. “Just when you think you’ve seen every variation possible on the dragon story, along comes Naomi Novik. . . . Her wonderful Temeraire is a dragon for the ages.”—Terry Brooks Don’t miss any of Naomi Novik’s magical Temeraire series HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON • THRONE OF JADE • BLACK POWDER WAR • EMPIRE OF IVORY • VICTORY OF EAGLES • TONGUES OF SERPENTS • CRUCIBLE OF GOLD • BLOOD OF TYRANTS • LEAGUE OF DRAGONS |
Contents
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Section 2 | 31 |
Section 3 | 47 |
Section 4 | 81 |
Section 5 | 113 |
Section 6 | 137 |
Section 7 | 171 |
Section 8 | 193 |
Section 18 | 360 |
Section 19 | 361 |
Section 20 | 362 |
Section 21 | 363 |
Section 22 | 364 |
Section 23 | 365 |
Section 24 | 366 |
Section 25 | 367 |
Section 9 | 231 |
Section 10 | 257 |
Section 11 | 275 |
Section 12 | 301 |
Section 13 | 333 |
Section 14 | 347 |
Section 15 | 352 |
Section 16 | 355 |
Section 17 | 359 |
Section 26 | 368 |
Section 27 | 369 |
Section 28 | 370 |
Section 29 | 371 |
Section 30 | 372 |
Section 31 | 373 |
Section 32 | 374 |
Section 33 | 375 |
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