Novik, Naomi. His majesty's dragon.NOVIK, Naomi. His majesty's dragon His Majesty's Dragon, published in the UK as Temeraire, is the first novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik first published in 2005. . Random House, Ballantine. 356p. c2006. 0-345-48128-3. $7.50. SA While serving the British during the Napoleonic Wars Napoleonic Wars, 1803–15, the wars waged by or against France under Napoleon I. For a discussion of them see under Napoleon I. Napoleonic Wars (1799–1815) Series of wars that ranged France against shifting alliances of European powers. , Captain Will Laurence and the crew of the HMS HMS abbr. Her (or His) Majesty's Ship HMS (Brit) abbr (= His (or Her) Majesty's Ship) → Namensteil von Schiffen der Kriegsmarine Reliant capture a French ship that holds a treasured prize: a dragon egg that is due to hatch at any moment. Since a harnessed dragon has a great deal of monetary and military value, Captain Laurence recruits one member of his crew to harness the dragon when it hatches. Unfortunately, the hatchling rejects the Reliant crewman, and chooses Captain Laurence to harness him instead. The process is made official when Laurence provides the dragon with a name, Temeraire. At that moment, Laurence loses his position in the Navy, his father's respect, and his chance of marrying the woman he loves. On the other hand, he gains a faithful, compassionate, and intelligent dragon companion for life and begins a series of extraordinary adventures as a member of the Aerial Corps. As Laurence adjusts to life in the Corps, he remains honorable and duty-bound and earns the respect of the Corps dragons and their officers. While practicing maneuvers and formations with Temeraire and the other dragons and their riders, Laurence discovers even more of the creature's special talents. The close relationship between Laurence and Temeraire is quite endearing en·dear·ing adj. Inspiring affection or warm sympathy: the endearing charm of a little child. en·dear and the scenes showing human and dragon reading together are especially touching. Temeraire is a delight, and readers who enjoy dragon tales Dragon Tales is an animated children's television series chronicling the adventures of the human children Max and Emmy (brother and sister respectively) and their dragon friends Cassie, Ord, Zak and Wheezie. will especially enjoy the details of various dragon breeds, the eccentricities of dragon behavior, the humanity of the dragons, and the excitement of dragon battles. Fans of Christopher Paolini's novels and Anne McCaffrey's Pern series will especially appreciate the meaningful bond between human and dragon evident in the novel. Highly enjoyable and definitely recommended! The series continues with Novik's novels Throne of Jade Throne of Jade is the second novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik. The story is set during an alternate history version of the Napoleonic Wars, in which dragons not only exist but are used as a staple of and Black Powder War Black Powder War is the third novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik. The story is set during an alternate history version of the Napoleonic Wars, in which dragons not only exist but are used as a staple of . Ginger Armstrong, Prin. Lib. Assoc., County PL, Chesterfield, VA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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