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His Majesty's Dragon
Naomi Novik

Published 2006 by Del Rey · 356 pages
Hugo Nominee 2007
Science FantasySynopsis
Captain Will Laurence of the British Navy captures a French ship carrying a rare dragon egg, which hatches and bonds with him. Forced to leave the navy for the Aerial Corps, Laurence and his dragon Temeraire enter the Napoleonic Wars from the air in this alternate history where dragons are the ultimate weapon of war.
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Series
Temeraire #1
Debut
This was the author's debut novel
Author Nationality
US
ISBN
9780345481283