Tongues of Serpents
Ratings36
Average rating3.3
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Ratings36
Average rating3.3
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the sixth volume of the Temeraire series, as Will Laurence and Temeraire are exiled to Australia in the ever expanding war between Napoleon and Britain. “Temeraire and his fellow dragons are surely Novik’s finest accomplishment.”—BookPage Convicted of treason despite their heroic defense against Napoleon’s invasion of England, Temeraire and Captain Will Laurence have been transported to a prison colony in distant Australia—and into a hornet’s nest of fresh complications. The colony is in turmoil after the overthrow of military governor William Bligh—aka Captain Bligh, late of HMS Bounty. And when Bligh tries to enlist them in his bid to regain office, the dragon and his captain are caught in the middle of a political power struggle. Their only chance to escape the fray is accepting a mission to blaze a route through the forbidding Blue Mountains and into the interior of Australia. But the theft of a precious dragon egg turns their expedition into a desperate recovery operation—leading to a shocking discovery and a dangerous new complication in the global war between Britain and Napoleon. Don’t miss any of Naomi Novik’s magical Temeraire series HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON • THRONE OF JADE • BLACK POWDER WAR • EMPIRE OF IVORY • VICTORY OF EAGLES • TONGUES OF SERPENTS • CRUCIBLE OF GOLD • BLOOD OF TYRANTS • LEAGUE OF DRAGONS
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9 primary books12 released booksTemeraire is a 12-book series with 9 primary works first released in 2001 with contributions by Cecelia Holland, Jonathan Stroud, and 45 others.
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Love the characters, especially the dragons. I needed to reread some of the earlier books before this one, because it took me a bit to remember everyone's names and relationships. Mostly, I liked it, but the plot was a little meandering and the book felt like it just ended without a real climax or cliffhanger or anything. Fairly disappointing, especially if this is the end of the series.
I adore the Temeraire series of books with a passion, and am happy to spend time with Ms. Novik's characters, but sadly this was the weakest book in the series so far. The politics are a bit muddy, and a large chunk of the book is spent with the characters seemingly meandering about, initially with no real sense of purpose. It picked up towards the end, but there wasn't quite enough plot to fill the book.
This is not to say that I hated it, I for the most part found it enjoyable. The writing style is easy and entertaining and most of the characters are likeable and/or interesting. I am eagerly awaiting the next book in the series (I know it's out, I'm just waiting for the price to come down) and I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
I just hope Temeraire and Laurence get a bit more to do in it.
