When a virulent epidemic strikes the Aerial Corps, Laurence and Temeraire must race to find the cure.
Temeraire, Book 4
Del Rey
October 2007
On Sale: September 25, 2007
Featuring: Temeraire; Laurence
416 pages ISBN: 0345496876 EAN: 9780345496874 Mass Market Paperback Add to Wish List
βA new writer is soaring on the wings of a dragon.β βThe New York Times
βEnthralling readingβitβs like Jane Austen playing Dungeons & Dragons with Eragonβs Christopher Paolini.β βTime, on His Majestyβs Dragon
Tragedy has struck His Majestyβs Aerial Corps, whose magnificent fleet of fighting dragons and their human captains valiantly defend Englandβs shores against the encroaching armies of Napoleon Bonaparte. An epidemic of unknown origin and no known cure is decimating the noble dragonsβ ranksβforcing the hopelessly stricken into quarantine. Now only Temeraire and a pack of newly recruited dragons remain uninfectedβand stand as the only means of an airborne defense against Franceβs ever bolder sorties. Bonaparteβs dragons are already harrowing Britainβs ships at sea. Only one recourse remains: Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, must take wing to Africa, whose shores may hold the cure to the mysterious and deadly contagion. On this mission there is no time to waste, and no telling what lies in store beyond the horizon or for those left behind to wait, hope, and hold the line.
βA gripping adventure full of rich detail and the impossible wonder of gilded fantasy.β βEntertainment Weekly, on His Majestyβs Dragon
βA thrilling fantasy . . . All hail Naomi Novik.β βThe Washington Post Book World, on His Majestyβs Dragon
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