Tongues of Serpents - Temeraire Vol.6

Zusatztext Praise for His Majesty’s Dragon and the Temeraire series “These are beautifully written novels—not only fresh, original, and fast paced, but full of wonderful characters with real heart. [The Temeraire series] is a terrific meld of two genres that I particularly love—fantasy and historical epic.” —Peter Jackson   “A terrifically entertaining fantasy novel . . . Is it hard to imagine a cross between Susanna Clarke, of Norrell and Strange fame, and the late Patrick O’Brian? Not if you’ve read this wonderful, arresting novel.” —Stephen King   “A splendid series . . . Not only is it a new way to utilize dragons, it’s a very clever one and fits neatly into the historical niche this author has used.” —Anne McCaffrey   “Just when you think you’ve seen every variation possible on the dragon story, along comes Naomi Novik. Her wonderful Temeraire is a dragon for the ages.” —Terry Brooks   “Enthralling reading—it’s like Jane Austen playing Dungeons & Dragons with Eragon’s Christopher Paolini.” — Time   “A completely authentic tale, brimming with all the detail and richness one looks for . . . as well as the impossible wonder of gilded fantasy.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor’s Choice, Grade: A)   “Novik has accomplished something singular with her Temeraire series. . . . At its heart, it’s a story about friendship that transcends not only time and class, but species.” —NPR “[Naomi Novik] is soaring on the wings of a dragon.” — The New York Times   “A thrilling fantasy . . . All hail Naomi Novik.” — The Washington Post Book World   “An amazing performance . . . [I] was immediately hooked by the writing, the research and the sheer courage of the whole enterprise.” — Chicago Tribune   “Novik’s influences run the gamut from Jane Austen to Patrick O’Brian, with a side trip through Anne McCaffrey. Her books are completely involving and probably addictive, their central conceit explored in clever detail with a great deal of wit and historical insight.” — San Francisco Chronicle   “Something new and quite wonderful . . . The Temeraire trilogy could well be this year’s Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.” — BookPage “A superbly written, character-driven series . . . What keeps one turning the pages is the urge to find out what happens next to Captain Laurence and Temeraire, characters who win one’s heart from the beginning. Bravo!” — Booklist (starred review) Informationen zum Autor Naomi Novik Klappentext Convicted of treason despite their heroic defense against Napoleon's invasion of England, Temeraire and Laurence - stripped of rank and standing - have been transported to the prison colony at New South Wales in distant Australia, where, it is hoped, they cannot further corrupt the British Aerial Corps with their dangerous notions of liberty for dragons. Temeraire and Laurence carry with them three dragon eggs intended to help establish a covert in the colony and destined to be handed over to such second-rate, undesirable officers as have been willing to accept so remote an assignment - including one former acquaintance, Captain Rankin, whose cruelty once cost a dragon its life. Eager to escape this political quagmire, Laurence and Temeraire take on a mission to find a way through the forbidding Blue Mountains and into the interior of Australia. But when one of the dragon eggs is stolen from Temeraire, the surveying expedition becomes a desperate race to recover it in time - a race that leads to a shocking discovery and a dangerous new obstacle in the global war between Britain and Napoleon. Leseprobe Chapter One There were few streets in the main port of Sydney which deserved the name, besides the one main thoroughfare, and even that bare pac...

Product details

• Authors: Naomi Novik
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.07.2022
• EAN: 9780593359594
• ISBN: 978-0-593-35959-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 209 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Temeraire
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy > Fantasy