Laurence and Temeraire travel to Istanbul for a priceless cargo of dragon eggs, but disaster threatens their mission.
Temeraire, Book 3
Del Rey
June 2006
On Sale: May 30, 2006
Featuring: Temeraire; Laurence
400 pages ISBN: 0345481305 EAN: 9780345481306 Mass Market Paperback Add to Wish List
βNaomi Novik has done for the Napoleonic Wars what Anne McCaffrey did for science fiction: constructed an alternate reality in which dragons are real in a saga that is impressively original, fully developed, and peopled with characters you care about.β βDavid Weber, author of the Honor Harrington series
After their fateful adventure in China, Capt. Will Laurence of His Majestyβs Aerial Corps and his extraordinary dragon, Temeraire, are waylaid by a mysterious envoy bearing urgent new orders from Britain. Three valuable dragon eggs have been purchased from the Ottoman Empire, and Laurence and Temeraire must detour to Istanbul to escort the precious cargo back to England. Time is of the essence if the eggs are to be borne home before hatching.
Yet disaster threatens the mission at every turnβthanks to the diabolical machinations of the Chinese dragon Lien, who blames Temeraire for her masterβs death and vows to ally herself with Napoleon and take vengeance. Then, faced with shattering betrayal in an unexpected place, Laurence, Temeraire, and their squad must launch a daring offensive. But what chance do they have against the massed forces of Bonaparteβs implacable army?
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