His Majesty's Dragon

naomi novik

Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors ride mighty fighting dragons, bred for size or speed. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes the precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Captain Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain future – and an unexpected kinship with a most extraordinary creature. Thrust into the rarified 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.

Genres fantasydragonshistorical fictionfictionhistoricalalternate historyaudiobookhistorical fantasyadventurescience fiction fantasy

356 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 3,2006

Series

Temeraire

Literary awards

hugo award, locus award, compton crook award,

Places

united kingdom,

This edition

Format: 356 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published: March 28, 2006 by Random House Inc
ISBN: 9780345481283
ASIN: 0345481283
Language: English

Characters More characters

John Granby

John Granby is a British aviator who is promoted to captain when he bonds with the hatchling Iskierka in Black Powder Wars, book 2 of the Temeraire series....
Temeraire

Temeraire is a dragon of Chinese origins whose egg was being transported on a French frigate when it was captured by Captain Will Laurence of the British ship Reliant. He and Laurence are the primary protagonists of Naomi Noviks Temeraire series. &h...
Captain Will Laurence

Captain Laurence and his dragon Temeraire are the main protagonists in the Temeraire seies by Naomi Novik....
Emily Roland

Emily Roland is introduced in the first book of the Temeraire series as a young aviator in training at Loch Lagan. She serves on Temeraires crew throughout the series. more...

About the author

naomi novik

An avid reader of fantasy literature since age six, when she first made her way through The Lord of the Rings, Naomi Novik is also a history buff with a particular interest in the Napoleonic era and a fondness for the work of Patrick O'Brian and Jane Austen. She studied English literature at Brown University, and did graduate work in computer science at Columbia University before leaving to participate in the design and development of the computer game Neverwinter Nights: Shadow of Undrentide. Over the course of a brief winter sojourn spent working on the game in Edmonton, Canada (accompanied by a truly alarming coat that now lives brooding in the depths of her closet), she realized she preferred writing to programming, and on returning to New York, decided to try her hand at novels.

Naomi lives in New York City with her husband and six computers. Her website is at naominovik.com