Synopses & Reviews
Together in one volume, here are the first three novels in Naomi Noviks
New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, combining the gripping history of the Napoleonic era, the thrill of Anne McCaffreys Dragonriders of Pern books, and the excitement of Patrick OBrians seafaring adventures. In
His Majestys Service also includes an exclusive original Temeraire short story.
Capt. Will Laurence is serving with honor in the British Navy when his ship captures a French frigate harboring most a unusual cargo-an incalculably valuable dragon egg. When the egg hatches, Laurence unexpectedly becomes the master of the young dragon Temeraire and finds himself on an extraordinary journey that will shatter his orderly, respectable life and alter the course of his nations history.
Thrust into Englands Aerial Corps, Laurence and Temeraire undergo rigorous training while staving off French forces intent on breaching British soil. But the pair has more than France to contend with when China learns that an imperial dragon intended for Napoleon-Temeraire himself- has fallen into British hands. The emperor summons the new pilot and his dragon to the Far East, a long voyage fraught with peril and intrigue. From Englands shores to Chinas palaces, from the Silk Roads outer limits to the embattled borders of Prussia and Poland, Laurence and Temeraire must defend their partnership and their country from powerful adversaries around the globe. But can they succeed against the massed forces of Bonapartes implacable army?
Synopsis
The first three books in the award-winning, "New York Times"-bestselling Temeraire series--"His Majesty's Dragon, Throne of Jade," and "Black Powder War"--along with an original Temeraire short story are collected in this omnibus volume.
About the Author
Naomi Novik received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer at the 2007 World Science Fiction Convention. Along with the three novels in this collection, she is the acclaimed author of Empire of Ivory and Victory of Eagles, the fourth and fifth volumes in the Temeraire series, which has been optioned by Peter Jackson, the Academy Award—winning director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. A history buff with a particular interest in the Napoleonic era, Novik studied English literature at Brown University, then did graduate work in computer science at Columbia University before leaving to participate in the design and development of the computer game Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide. Novik lives in New York City with her husband and six computers.