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His Majesty's Dragon

Naomi Novik

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Published 2006 by Del Rey · 356 pages

Hugo Nominee 2007
Science Fantasy

Synopsis

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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Details

Series

Temeraire #1

Debut

This was the author's debut novel

Author Nationality

US

ISBN

9780345481283

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