His Majesty's Dragon

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English language

Published May 11, 2006 by Random House Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-0-345-49072-8
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OCLC Number:
237371181

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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.From the Paperback edition.

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A Book That Has It All

Content warning Very minor spoilers for one plot point (the same as you'd get from reading the back cover).

A Brilliant Read

I absolutrly loved this book and really raced though it. It's a very easy read, beautifully paced and wonderfully well researched. I can't wait to read the next one, which I've already ordered.

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