"An absorbing adventure."'Publishers Weekly (starred review) Former aerial Corps captain Will Laurence and his faithful dragon, Temeraire, have been put out to pasture in Australia'and it seems their part in the war has ended just when they are needed most. The French have invaded Spain, forged an a
(eng) Naomi Novik - Temeraire 09
โ Scribed by Laurence, William;Novik, Naomi
- Publisher
- Harper Voyager
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 367 KB
- Series
- Temeraire 9
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- London
- ISBN
- 000812115X
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โฆ Synopsis
Napoleon's invasion of Russia has been roundly thwarted. But even as Capt. William Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the retreating enemy through an unforgiving winter, Napoleon is raising a new force, and he'll soon have enough men and dragons to resume the offensive. While the emperor regroups, the allies have an opportunity to strike first and defeat him once and for all - if internal struggles and petty squabbles don't tear them apart. Aware of his weakened position, Napoleon has promised the dragons of every country - and the ferals, loyal only to themselves - vast new rights and powers if they fight under his banner. It is an offer eagerly embraced from Asia to Africa - and even by England, whose dragons have long rankled at their disrespectful treatment. But Laurence and his faithful dragon soon discover that the wily Napoleon has one more gambit at the ready - one that that may win him the war, and the world.
โฆ Subjects
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction
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