For Britain, conditions are grim: Napoleonβs resurgent forces have breached the Channel and successfully invaded English soil. Napoleonβs prime objective is the occupation of London. Unfortunately, the dragon Temeraire has been removed from military serviceβand his captain, Will Laurence, has been c
Victory of Eagles
β Scribed by Naomi Novik
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group;Del Rey/Ballantine Books
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 213 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0345507088
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β¦ Synopsis
Naomi Novik's triumphant debut, His Majesty's Dragon, introduced a dynamic new pair of heroes to the annals of fantasy fiction: the noble fighting dragon Temeraire and his master and commander, Capt. Will Laurence, who serves Britain's peerless Aerial Corps in the thick of the raging Napoleonic Wars. Now, in the latest novel of this dazzling series, they soar to new heights of breathtaking action and brilliant imagination.
It is a grim time for the dragon Temeraire. On the heels of his mission to Africa, seeking the cure for a deadly contagion, he has been removed from military service--and his captain, Will Laurence, has been condemned to death for treason.
For Britain, conditions are grimmer still: Napoleon's resurgent forces have breached the Channel and successfully invaded English soil. Napoleon's prime objective: the occupation of London.
Separated by their own government and threatened at every turn by Napoleon's forces, Laurence and Temeraire must...
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