Naomi Novikâs beloved series returns, with Captain Will Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire once again taking to the air against the broadsides of Napoleonâs forces and the friendlyâand sometimes not-so-friendlyâfire of British soldiers and politicians who continue to suspect them of divided loyalties, if not outright treason.
For Laurence and Temeraire, put out to pasture in Australia, it seems their part in the war has come to an end just when they are needed most. But perhaps they are no longer alone in this opinion. Newly allied with the powerful African empire of the Tswana, the French have occupied Spain and brought revolution and bloodshed to Brazil, threatening Britainâs last desperate hope to defeat Napoleon.
And now the government that sidelined them has decided they have the best chance at negotiating a peace with the angry Tswana, who have besieged the Portuguese royal family in Rioâand thus offer to reinstate Laurence to his former rank and seniority as a captain in the Aerial Corps. Temeraire is delighted by this sudden reversal of fortune, but Laurence is by no means sanguine, knowing from experience that personal honor and duty to oneâs country do not always run on parallel tracks.
Nonetheless, the pair embark for Brazil, only to meet with a string of unmitigated disasters that force them to make an unexpected landing in the hostile territory of the Incan empire, where they face new unanticipated dangers.
Now with the success of the mission balanced on a razorâs edge, and failure looking more likely by the minute, the unexpected arrival of an old enemy will tip the scales toward ruin. Yet even in the midst of disaster, opportunity may lurkâfor one bold enough to grasp it.
Categories:
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Adventure
- Science Fiction
Publisher : Del Rey
Author : Novik, Naomi
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2012-03-06
Number Of Pages : 336
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0345522869
ISBN-13 : 9780345522863
Item weight : 1.05 lb
Dimensions : 1.7 in x 6.1 in x 9.3 in
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