Gone is his golden future: gone his social standing, and soon his beautiful fiancee, as he is consigned to be the constant companion and trainer of the fighting dragon Temeraireįor over a year now I have been searching for historical fantasy novels that I actually enjoy reading. But when the newly-hatched dragon ignores the young midshipman Laurence chose as its keeper and decides to imprint itself on the horrified captain instead, Laurence’s world falls apart. One of Laurence’s men must take the beast in hand and join the aviators’ cause, thus relinquishing all hope of a normal life. Dragons are much prized: properly trained, they can mount a fearsome attack from the skies. It seems Britain can only wait as Napoleon plans to overrun her shores.Īfter a skirmish with a French ship, Laurence finds himself in charge of a rare cargo: a dragon egg bound for the Emperor himself. Rising on merit to captain his own vessel, Laurence has earned himself a beautiful fiancee, society’s esteem and a golden future. Summary : Captain Will Laurence has been at sea since he was just twelve years old finding a warmer berth in Nelson’s navy than any he enjoyed as the youngest, least important son of Lord Allendale. If you said to me, “how about reading a book about dragons set during the Napoleonic Wars?” do you know what my answer would be?
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