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Black Powder War

Temeraire, Book 3

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Black Powder War

By: Naomi Novik
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Temeraire, Book 3

After their fateful adventure in China, Capt. Will Laurence of His Majesty’s Aerial Corps and his extraordinary dragon, Temeraire, are waylaid by a mysterious envoy bearing urgent new orders from Britain. Three valuable dragon eggs have been purchased from the Ottoman Empire, and Laurence and Temeraire must detour to Istanbul to escort the precious cargo back to England. Time is of the essence if the eggs are to be borne home before hatching.

Yet disaster threatens the mission at every turn - thanks to the diabolical machinations of the Chinese dragon Lien, who blames Temeraire for her master’s death and vows to ally herself with Napoleon and take vengeance. Then, faced with shattering betrayal in an unexpected place, Laurence, Temeraire, and their squad must launch a daring offensive. But what chance do they have against the massed forces of Bonaparte’s implacable army?

Dragon tales: don't miss the rest of the Temeraire series.©2006 Naomi Novik (P)2007 Books on Tape Alternate History Contemporary Dragons & Mythical Creatures Epic Fantasy Historical Paranormal & Urban Science Fiction

Critic reviews

  • Locus Award, 2007

"Novik's magical 18th century, peopled with sympathetic characters, induces avid reading. Long may she write!" (Booklist)

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This series of books are wonderful with mixing history and fantasy. With Simon's voice added into it just makes the characters come that much more to life.

Exciting adventure across Europe

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The stories are fun as well as thought provoking, the characters well drawn and again Simon Vance. Nothing else needs to be said.

Dragons and Simon Vance!

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Interesting to see where the story goes based on historical Napoleonic record. Looking forward to the next chapters.

Good continues

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It gets a bit long in the descriptions, but I really enjoyed the story. Makes me want a dragon of my own.

really enjoyed the book

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Finished in 3 days though. Wish the books were cheaper. These books and audible itself is going to make me broke at this rate!

Great book. Great quality.

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This is my favorite book in the series. Excellent story line, as always. The edition of Iskerica is brilliant!

Perfectly Wonderful!

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This series is my number 1 referal. I heard that the movie rights have been purchased for this book already. cant wait!!

Favorite Dragon Book Series

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Not much of a story here, but the characters are lovable enough to carry it.

Good, but lacks plot.

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I just finished the fourth and am about to get the fifth. I've been listening to them back-to-back, something I don't usually do for this long a series of books. I'm waiting to see what Tremaraire and Will Laurence will get up to (and into) next. All of the characters - human and dragon alike - are complex and well written. The battle scenes are great and the Napoleonic wars have never been so interesting! Adding to all of it is Simon Vance's exemplary narration. He makes me happy to be listening to, rather than reading, these books. Well done!

The whole series makes great listening

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If you could sum up Black Powder War in three words, what would they be?

Characters, imagination, relationships

What was one of the most memorable moments of Black Powder War?

Being within feet of Napoleon - and not killing him

What about Simon Vance’s performance did you like?

His vocal resonance underlined the sheer delight of the language.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me intensely sympathetic with the characters, and want to see more.

Any additional comments?

The comparison between the treatment of dragons in China and England is a mainspring that powers the book, given additional power by the character of the dragons themselves.

Characters, narrative, and language all glow!

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