League of Dragons
Ratings46
Average rating4
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Ratings46
Average rating4
With League of Dragons, Novik brings the imaginative tour de force that has captivated millions to an unforgettable finish. 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.
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9 primary books13 released booksTemeraire is a 10-book series with 8 primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Cecelia Holland, Jonathan Stroud, and 46 others.
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Thrilling military fantasy! The series is done, but Temeraire still has work to do. Maybe we'll get a political thriller someday.
More of a 4 star, but gets an extra 1 for the series overall. I especially like that Ning was everything her parents deserved
This was a fitting end to the series, and I'm sad to see it go. The ending was a bit telegraphed from the description of the very first book (if you're telling a story about dragons during the Napoleonic War, eventually the war has to end, no?), but Ms. Novik still managed to fill it with enough emotion and character that readers would be left surprised.
Overall, this series was a delight. Plenty of big widescreen-type action sequences, married with small, personal character moments. I'm so glad I read it.
