Description
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons.
When HMS "Reliant" captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Capt. Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain future-and an unexpected kinship with a most extraordinary creature. Thrust into the rarefied world of the Aerial Corps as master of the dragon Temeraire, he will face a crash course in the daring tactics of airborne battle. For as France's own dragon-borne forces rally to breach British soil in Bonaparte's boldest gambit, Laurence and Temeraire must soar into their own baptism of fire.
When HMS "Reliant" captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Capt. Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain future-and an unexpected kinship with a most extraordinary creature. Thrust into the rarefied world of the Aerial Corps as master of the dragon Temeraire, he will face a crash course in the daring tactics of airborne battle. For as France's own dragon-borne forces rally to breach British soil in Bonaparte's boldest gambit, Laurence and Temeraire must soar into their own baptism of fire.
Book Details
Format
Audiobook
Length
10 min
Language
English
Published
Jun 26, 2007
Publisher
BOOKS ON TAPE
Editions
68 editions
ISBN-10
1415940169
ISBN-13
9781415940167
Genres
Science Fiction
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Very simple : this is crying out for a tv/film adaptation. Hornblower meets Fourth Wing head on. It is a screwy premise but you will get your head around it. There are difficulties with the various breeds but reading the Rebecca Yarros novels helps. In fact reading any novel with dragons helps.
March 9th 2026
Love the audiobook! I can't believe it took me this long to get into these books. I can't wait to start the next!
March 1st 2021