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** spoiler alert ** Yeah - OK - So, I love Dragons and Fantasy and Alternate History, so what could go wrong -

First, the fact that they "found" a dragon egg in the naval battle, meh, ok - I wil buy that

Second, the fact that this has never happened before, so no one knew what to do, Sure ...

Third, a new born egg taken from Brazil (or there abouts) and is a Chinese Imperial (as far as they can tell) and stolen from the French - yet, as soon as it hatches, it speaks Perfect English - WHAT?!?!?

But Still, I buy into it, because Dragon's are really smart, and apperently learn your entire language by breathing in the air that you exhale, I don't know...

Then, they train in Aviation, which that is what I wanted to read about and it was exciting, and the fact that the Male Captain calls his Male Dragon DEAR is not an issue, though not what I would do, but then, the problem becomes HUGE...

After the basics of aviation, there is a crew assigned to the dragon, which I thought at first, well yeah, airplanes have crews to get them ready, why not Dragons ... but Aviators in the First World War FLEW ALONE - the ground crew started the plane and loaded the weapons and fuel and gear and maintained repairs, but no one else was on the plane with the pilot and MAYBE a tail gunner in later years - but a whole frigging crew - no - sorry - wonderful as this series may be, I can NOT buy into a dragon holding MANY crew members and flying comfortably and eating a sheep - that big of a dragon would eat WA-A-AY more then that - I think that the ambition got away from the concept, and ruined what could have been and should have been a good story, to novel, to series ... for me anyway.


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His Majesty Dragon Temeraire Book 1 Naomi Novik 9780345481283 Books Reviews

Like some recent reviewers, I read "Uprooted" before eagerly seeking out more Naomi Novik books, and when reading the reviews, I decided to wait a while before starting this series. My decision ended up being wise, because I truly loved this series!
It is however written in a completely different style, and you can't in any way compare this to other books of Novik's, or other fantasy books in general.
The writing is beautifully crafted in classic English, but without the rambling boredom you'd associate with that linguistic style. The humor is dry and witty, and the action is everywhere. If you're like me and re-read the battles of Gondor and Helm's Deep over and over as a teenager, you should thoroughly enjoy these books. I was also a huge fan of the dragon Temeraire as a character; in a way, this series is a love story between him and his captain, Laurence. Their companionship through adventures at high seas, many continents, and of course the Napoleonic wars is at the center point of the whole series, and it's actually a lovely relationship you can really invest in as a reader (I know that's hard to believe, what with one half being a dragon). There's a reason Stephen King liked this book...
The only way the series can appear to a disadvantage is if you compare it to anything else in the fantasy fiction realm. It's just too different and individual, and you have to really embrace the style and story without trying to measure it up to other pre-existing standards.

Also, even though the two main characters are male, there are a few kick-ass female characters, Laurence's boss Jane Roland, and one young member of his crew -Jane's daughter- Emily Roland. They're not hugely developed characters, but still absolutely dominate in a male-ruled world of characters, and provide sufficient delight for female fantasy enthusiasts.
So the other day nothing made me happy.  I started book after book and put them back down again, wondering if it was them or me.  And then, over coffee with The Housemate, during which we agreed that sometimes you have to work to find the book that catches hold of you, she talked again about the Temeraire books and how much she was enjoying them.  Since we had His Majesty's Dragon in our shared library, I gave it a try that night, and lo, it was good.  It was very, very good.

The story engaged me right from the get-go.  I'm a sucker for dragons, so I was predisposed to enjoy it, but I don't read just anything about them.  I got lured in by action, good characterization, and an intriguing premise, that in the Napoleonic wars, England and France (among other countries) use dragons as aerial corps. A newly-hatched dragon may accept a harness from a human, and if s/he does, then the two of them are virtually tied together for the life of the human. In ideal circumstances, they become best friends, family even.

So when Captain Laurence finds himself in the position of having to harness a dragonet who has hatched aboard his ship, he is not happy.  His life is the navy, and he knows how hard the life will be in the air corps, how much he'll have to give up. But he quickly learns how much more he gains when he and Temeraire are paired, and in fact the relationship between the two is the best part of the book.  Temeraire is an absolute delight, and watching Laurence come to love him is soul satisfying.

There's a good deal of military detail, but it's not off-putting, and in fact the battle at the end of the book is quite exciting.  There were moments of comedy, of heartbreak, and drama. It's an easy read, and a quick one, and it did what nothing else was doing for me this week, it captured my imagination and my interest, and kept me reading.  I can't wait to start the second book in the series.
** spoiler alert ** Yeah - OK - So, I love Dragons and Fantasy and Alternate History, so what could go wrong -

First, the fact that they "found" a dragon egg in the naval battle, meh, ok - I wil buy that

Second, the fact that this has never happened before, so no one knew what to do, Sure ...

Third, a new born egg taken from Brazil (or there abouts) and is a Chinese Imperial (as far as they can tell) and stolen from the French - yet, as soon as it hatches, it speaks Perfect English - WHAT?!?!?

But Still, I buy into it, because Dragon's are really smart, and apperently learn your entire language by breathing in the air that you exhale, I don't know...

Then, they train in Aviation, which that is what I wanted to read about and it was exciting, and the fact that the Male Captain calls his Male Dragon DEAR is not an issue, though not what I would do, but then, the problem becomes HUGE...

After the basics of aviation, there is a crew assigned to the dragon, which I thought at first, well yeah, airplanes have crews to get them ready, why not Dragons ... but Aviators in the First World War FLEW ALONE - the ground crew started the plane and loaded the weapons and fuel and gear and maintained repairs, but no one else was on the plane with the pilot and MAYBE a tail gunner in later years - but a whole frigging crew - no - sorry - wonderful as this series may be, I can NOT buy into a dragon holding MANY crew members and flying comfortably and eating a sheep - that big of a dragon would eat WA-A-AY more then that - I think that the ambition got away from the concept, and ruined what could have been and should have been a good story, to novel, to series ... for me anyway.