Ga op een buitengewoon avontuur in een alternatieve geschiedenis waarin draken een integraal onderdeel zijn van luchtoorlogvoering. Volg een Britse marineofficier wiens leven onherroepelijk verandert wanneer hij zich tijdens de Napoleontische oorlogen bindt aan een draak. Samen navigeren ze door de verraderlijke luchten en complexe politieke landschappen van een wereld die is hervormd door drakenkracht. Deze meeslepende sage onderzoekt thema's als plicht, loyaliteit en de unieke band tussen mens en beest tegen de achtergrond van een wereldwijd conflict.
V prvním dílu se líčí, jak loď anglického krále zajme francouzskou fregatu a uchvátí její cenný náklad, nevylíhlé dračí vejce. Osud kapitána Willa Laurence v tu chvíli nabere nový směr: stane se letcem a opatrovníkem vylíhlého draka pojmenovaného Temeraire. Mezi oběma se vyvine skutečné přátelství na život a na smrt. Draci totiž nejenže mluví jako lidé, ale stejně jako oni vládnou rozumem. Temerairova ušlechtilá povaha a rozum mu pomáhají čelit úskalím nejen v boji, ale především při překonávání překážek, které se jemu i jeho pánovi staví do cesty...
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.
Druhý díl fantasy Temeraire. Čína v něm zjistí, že její vzácný dar určený Napoleonovi padl do britských rukou.Rozzlobené čínské poselstvo žádá, aby byl neobyčejný tvor vrácen, kapitán Laurence se ovšem odmítne podvolit. Za neposlušnost mu hrozí šibenice, a tak mu nezbude, než aby se vydal se svým dračím svěřencem Temerairem zpět na Dálný východ, na cestu provázenou nevýslovnými nebezpečenstvími a spletitými úklady. Když však dvojice po strastiplné pouti konečně dorazí ke dvoru čínského císaře, překvapí ji tam ještě strašlivější skutečnosti a nebezpečnější nástrahy.
History takes flight in the second book of Naomi Novik's deliciously addictive
series which captures the Napoleonic period perfectly and skillfully layers
the timeline with imagination by adding a Dragon Air Force to the battle for
England.
Picking up where book two left off (in China, Macau) Captain Will Laurence and his extraordinary dragon, Temeraire, are ordered to retrieve and escort a precious cargo of valuable dragon eggs from Istanbul to England. They take the Old Silk Road from China to Istanbul, crossing deserts and mountains. En route to England, they help the beleaguered Prussians battle Napoleon.
Třetí kniha fantasy trilogie Temeraire. Kapitánu Laurencovi a draku Temerairovi zkříží cestu posel přinášející nové rozkazy z Británie. Británie koupila od osmanské říše tři dračí vejce a oba hrdinové je musí v Istanbulu vyzvednout a dopravit do Anglie, a to dřív, než se draci vylíhnou. Čínská dračice Lien, která viní Temeraira ze smrti svého pána a chce se spojit s Napoleonem, aby se mu pomstila, je však stíhá na každém kroku. Dvojici ale z nečekaného směru zasáhne zničující zrada, a tak musí i se svou jednotkou přistoupit k odvetě. Jakou však mají naději proti Bonapartovu vojsku?
Tragedy has struck His Majesty’s Aerial Corps, whose magnificent fleet of fighting dragons and their human captains valiantly defend England’s shores against the encroaching armies of Napoleon Bonaparte. An epidemic of unknown origin and no known cure is decimating the noble dragons’ ranks–forcing the hopelessly stricken into quarantine. Now only Temeraire and a pack of newly recruited dragons remain uninfected–and stand as the only means of an airborne defense against France’s ever bolder sorties.Bonaparte’s dragons are already harrowing Britain’s ships at sea. Only one recourse remains: Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, must take wing to Africa, whose shores may hold the cure to the mysterious and deadly contagion. On this mission there is no time to waste, and no telling what lies in store beyond the horizon or for those left behind to wait, hope, and hold the line.
Separated and condemned by their own allies, Laurence and Temeraire face the deadly onslaught of Napoleon's armies. http://www.temeraire.org/index.cgi?pagetype=writing.
Naomi Novik's triumphant debut, His Majesty's Dragon, introduced a dynamic new pair of heroes to the annals of fantasy fiction: the noble fighting dragon Temeraire and his master and commander, Capt. Will Laurence, who serves Britain's peerless Aerial Corps in the thick of the raging Napoleonic Wars. Now, in the latest novel of this dazzling series, they soar to new heights of breathtaking action and brilliant imagination. It is a grim time for the dragon Temeraire. On the heels of his mission to Africa, seeking the cure for a deadly contagion, he has been removed from military service—and his captain, Will Laurence, has been condemned to death for treason. For Britain, conditions are grimmer still: Napoleon's resurgent forces have breached the Channel and successfully invaded English soil. Napoleon's prime objective: the occupation of London. Separated by their own government and threatened at every turn by Napoleo's forces, Laurence and Temeraire must struggle to find each other amid the turmoil of war and to aid the resistance against the invasion before Napoleon's foothold on England's shores can become a stranglehold. If only they can be reunited, master and dragon might rally Britain's scattered forces and take the fight to the enemy as never before—for king and country, and for their own liberty. But can the French aggressors be well and truly routed, or will a treacherous alliance deliver Britain into the hands of her would-be conquerors?
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the sixth volume of the Temeraire series, as Will Laurence and Temeraire are exiled to Australia in the ever expanding war between Napoleon and Britain. “Temeraire and his fellow dragons are surely Novik’s finest accomplishment.”—BookPage Convicted of treason despite their heroic defense against Napoleon’s invasion of England, Temeraire and Captain Will Laurence have been transported to a prison colony in distant Australia—and into a hornet’s nest of fresh complications. The colony is in turmoil after the overthrow of military governor William Bligh—aka Captain Bligh, late of HMS Bounty. And when Bligh tries to enlist them in his bid to regain office, the dragon and his captain are caught in the middle of a political power struggle. Their only chance to escape the fray is accepting a mission to blaze a route through the forbidding Blue Mountains and into the interior of Australia. But the theft of a precious dragon egg turns their expedition into a desperate recovery operation—leading to a shocking discovery and a dangerous new complication in the global war between Britain and Napoleon. Don’t miss any of Naomi Novik’s magical Temeraire series HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON • THRONE OF JADE • BLACK POWDER WAR • EMPIRE OF IVORY • VICTORY OF EAGLES • TONGUES OF SERPENTS • CRUCIBLE OF GOLD • BLOOD OF TYRANTS • LEAGUE OF DRAGONS
A latest installment in the series that includes Tongues of Serpents continues the fantastical Napoleonic War experiences of Captain Will Laurence and his indefatigable fighting dragon, who travel to South America to negotiate with the Incas as part of a plan to stop the Emperor's campaign for world domination.
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the eighth and penultimate volume of the Temeraire series, in which Will Laurence finds himself shipwrecked in Japan with no memory of his dragon, Temeraire, or his past. “A first-class entry in a remarkable and appealing series.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) This alternate version of the Napoleonic War—with dragons!—ramps up as the eighth and penultimate Temeraire novel takes us to Japan, where a shattered Captain Laurence is washed up on the shores remembering nothing of his past save as the captain of the navy ship Reliant. He struggles to remember why he is in Japan and why he has a startling knowledge of the Chinese language. He has no memory whatever of his dragon, Temeraire—which distresses Temeraire greatly when they are finally reunited. But so great is their bond that the two once again find themselves at the forefront of the war against Napoleon . . . just when all looks most hopeless. Don’t miss any of Naomi Novik’s magical Temeraire series HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON • THRONE OF JADE • BLACK POWDER WAR • EMPIRE OF IVORY • VICTORY OF EAGLES • TONGUES OF SERPENTS • CRUCIBLE OF GOLD • BLOOD OF TYRANTS • LEAGUE OF DRAGONS
Brand new collectible hardback edition, signed and doodled by the author with a dragon. First edition with full number line and special deckle-edged pages. In fine condition. Fast UK shipment available.
With the acclaimed Temeraire novels, New York Times bestselling author Naomi
Novik has created a fantasy series like no other. Now, with LEAGUE OF DRAGONS,
Novik brings the imaginative tour-de-force that has captivated millions to an
unforgettable finish.
