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3 of 9
Fantasy & SciFi
Naomi Novik’s stunning series of novels follow the global adventures of Captain William Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire as they are thrown together to fight for Britain during the turbulent time of the Napoleonic Wars.
British flyer Will Laurence and his extraordinary Celestial dragon, Temeraire, gratefully anticipate their voyage home from China. But before they set sail, they are waylaid by urgent new orders. The British Government, having purchased three valuable dragon eggs from the Ottoman Empire – one of a rare fire-breathing Kazilik dragon, one of the most deadly breeds in existence – now require Laurence and Temeraire to make a more perilous overland journey instead, stopping off in Istanbul to collect and escort the precious cargo back to England.
And time is of the essence if the eggs are to hatch upon British shores.
A cross-continental expedition is a daunting prospect, fraught with countless dangers. The small party must be prepared to travel the treacherous Silk Road: navigating frigid mountain passes and crossing sterile deserts to evade feral dragon attacks and Napoleon's aggressive infantry.
Barely surviving the poisonous intrigue of the Ottoman Court, the small British party's journey home is delayed once more. The Prussians muster their forces before them, barring their way, and Laurence and Temeraire become swept up in the battle against Bonaparte – trapped by politics as they learn that the British had promised to send their allies aid – but help is months overdue.
The crew will also face unexpected menace, for a Machiavellian herald precedes them, spreading political poison in her wake. Lien, the white celestial dragon, absconded from the Chinese Imperial Court shortly after the humiliating death of her beloved princely companion. Fervently believing Temeraire to be the architect of her anguish, she has vowed to ally herself with his greatest enemy in order to exact a full and painful revenge upon everything and everyone the black dragon holds dear.
© 2019 HarperVoyager (Luisterboek): 9780008338893
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 7 februari 2019
4.3
3 of 9
Fantasy & SciFi
Naomi Novik’s stunning series of novels follow the global adventures of Captain William Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire as they are thrown together to fight for Britain during the turbulent time of the Napoleonic Wars.
British flyer Will Laurence and his extraordinary Celestial dragon, Temeraire, gratefully anticipate their voyage home from China. But before they set sail, they are waylaid by urgent new orders. The British Government, having purchased three valuable dragon eggs from the Ottoman Empire – one of a rare fire-breathing Kazilik dragon, one of the most deadly breeds in existence – now require Laurence and Temeraire to make a more perilous overland journey instead, stopping off in Istanbul to collect and escort the precious cargo back to England.
And time is of the essence if the eggs are to hatch upon British shores.
A cross-continental expedition is a daunting prospect, fraught with countless dangers. The small party must be prepared to travel the treacherous Silk Road: navigating frigid mountain passes and crossing sterile deserts to evade feral dragon attacks and Napoleon's aggressive infantry.
Barely surviving the poisonous intrigue of the Ottoman Court, the small British party's journey home is delayed once more. The Prussians muster their forces before them, barring their way, and Laurence and Temeraire become swept up in the battle against Bonaparte – trapped by politics as they learn that the British had promised to send their allies aid – but help is months overdue.
The crew will also face unexpected menace, for a Machiavellian herald precedes them, spreading political poison in her wake. Lien, the white celestial dragon, absconded from the Chinese Imperial Court shortly after the humiliating death of her beloved princely companion. Fervently believing Temeraire to be the architect of her anguish, she has vowed to ally herself with his greatest enemy in order to exact a full and painful revenge upon everything and everyone the black dragon holds dear.
© 2019 HarperVoyager (Luisterboek): 9780008338893
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 7 februari 2019
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Naomi
23 mrt 2024
Op zich goed boek, over alle details zijn gedacht. Helaas zit er wat minder actie in dit boek en is het af en toe een beetje saai... Desondanks ga ik verder met het volgende deel!
Regi
2 aug 2021
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J
3 apr 2024
Read it twice now, still as good as ever. Very happy there’s a whole series
Claudia
26 jan 2024
Deze serie is het net niet voor mij. Er is niks mis met de schrijfstijl en ook niet met het verhaal, maar toch kan ik me er niet op concentreren en dwalen mijn gedachten af tijdens het luisteren… Er zitten hele mooie boeiende stukken in en delen waarbij ik denk: ja ja schiet nou maar op.Na een pauze ga ik misschien wel met boek 4 verder. Al weet ik dat niet zeker.
Gertrude
28 nov 2020
Prachtig!
Helen
27 apr 2024
Loving this series.
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