Victory of Eagles
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- Author：Naomi Novik
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Summary
For Britain， conditions are grim: Napoleon’s resurgent forces have breached the Channel and successfully invaded English soil。 Napoleon’s prime objective is the occupation of London。 Unfortunately， the dragon Temeraire has been removed from military service–and his captain， Will Laurence， has been condemned to death for treason。 Separated by their own government and threatened at every turn by Napoleon’s forces， Laurence and Temeraire must struggle to find each other amid the turmoil of war。 If only they can be reunited， master and dragon might rally Britain’s scattered resistance forces and take the fight to the enemy as never before–for king and country， and for their own liberty。
Reviews
Anaya
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 My love for Temeraire grows every book。 I love how he just challenges everyone with the Pythagorean theorem to prove he's smart and how none of the people he challenges actually know it。 He and Laurence are honestly such an adorable pair， when they're separated you can so clearly see how they care for each other。 The fact that Temeraire creates a whole rogue army of dragons just to get back to his bestie was definitely my favorite part。 I can't wait for the next book， I hope Temeraire warms up t My love for Temeraire grows every book。 I love how he just challenges everyone with the Pythagorean theorem to prove he's smart and how none of the people he challenges actually know it。 He and Laurence are honestly such an adorable pair， when they're separated you can so clearly see how they care for each other。 The fact that Temeraire creates a whole rogue army of dragons just to get back to his bestie was definitely my favorite part。 I can't wait for the next book， I hope Temeraire warms up to Iskierka because they are both too cute。 I definitely love how this series takes us on adventures around the globe in the 1800s。 I can't wait to see how Naomi Novik shows us New Zealand！ Also， her historical descriptions are so well done。 I low-key thought Napoleon actually conquered London at some point and went down a Wikipedia rabbit hole about the Napoleonic wars only to realize he never actually got far into England and was never defeated in England。 。。。more
Kate
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What makes this series great is that ultimately Novik is using all the imaginative devices in order to explore the ways in which people treat those they see as inferior。 She wants to talk about what's right and wrong and what doesn't fit easily into either category。 She addresses the power of the state， the entrenched interests that make moral victories rare and dear， the arbitrariness of national loyalty。This particular book was notable for its getting inside the head of Temeraire， not just Lau What makes this series great is that ultimately Novik is using all the imaginative devices in order to explore the ways in which people treat those they see as inferior。 She wants to talk about what's right and wrong and what doesn't fit easily into either category。 She addresses the power of the state， the entrenched interests that make moral victories rare and dear， the arbitrariness of national loyalty。This particular book was notable for its getting inside the head of Temeraire， not just Laurence。 The dragon's voice is so lovable， so intelligent and yet credulous in a heart-breaking way。 He has a child's certainty that people will always come around to a fair argument sincerely made - and to see him disappointed really brings home every injustice。 。。。more
Russ Couprie
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Entertaining。 Simplistic view of war， but that's OK for a fantasy novel。 Entertaining。 Simplistic view of war， but that's OK for a fantasy novel。 。。。more
JaneymacD
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3。5 Stars
Alexa Ayana
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Ini buku ke-2 dari seri ini yang menawarkan sesuatu yang baru。 Aku suka banget gimana buku ini menggambarkan perpisahan yang harus dialami Temeraire dan Laurence sebagai kesempatan untuk mengeksplorasi pengalaman dan sudut pandang si Naga saat harus hidup mandiri。 Mulai dari menyibukan diri untuk mengurangi kesedihan， perjuangannya untuk menolak di bully dan bagaimana dia menggalang dukungan dari naga-naga yang sudah tak aktif itu seru deh。 Bagaimana dia bisa mengorganisir pasukan Naganya juga b Ini buku ke-2 dari seri ini yang menawarkan sesuatu yang baru。 Aku suka banget gimana buku ini menggambarkan perpisahan yang harus dialami Temeraire dan Laurence sebagai kesempatan untuk mengeksplorasi pengalaman dan sudut pandang si Naga saat harus hidup mandiri。 Mulai dari menyibukan diri untuk mengurangi kesedihan， perjuangannya untuk menolak di bully dan bagaimana dia menggalang dukungan dari naga-naga yang sudah tak aktif itu seru deh。 Bagaimana dia bisa mengorganisir pasukan Naganya juga bikin buku ini page turner banget。Selain itu， buku ini juga termasuk yang paling menguras emosi。 Aku gak pernah liat bagaimana hubungan Temeraire dan Laurence mengalami cobaan seberat ini。 Suka banget saat karakter Laurence mulai dibedah lebih dalam dan semua luka batin pribadinya yang selama ini disembunyikan dibongkar paksa。 Seumapama luka lama yang memburuk didalem harus dibongkar， dikeluarkan segala nanah/darah penuh infeksi， baru bisa sembuh secara total。 Adegan Perangnya juga lebih banyak dan seru dengan manuver-manuver barunya。 。。。more
Numa Parrott
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I almost rated it 4 stars because I'm not a fan of book battles that focus on battlefield strategy， but there was a LOT of other great stuff going on in this book。 It starts in a very high stakes situation for Laurence but takes time to build a lot of good story around Temeraire too。 That kind of balance is hard to strike but this one struck it。 Despite the overall grim tone of the story and all the strategizing， it was entertaining and it made me gasp and yell "NO！" a lot。 👍 I almost rated it 4 stars because I'm not a fan of book battles that focus on battlefield strategy， but there was a LOT of other great stuff going on in this book。 It starts in a very high stakes situation for Laurence but takes time to build a lot of good story around Temeraire too。 That kind of balance is hard to strike but this one struck it。 Despite the overall grim tone of the story and all the strategizing， it was entertaining and it made me gasp and yell "NO！" a lot。 👍 。。。more
Steve
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Interesting plot twists with Lawrence and Temeraire。 A solid 3。5 ⭐️ but rounded up to 4。 Onto book 6！
Scott Johnson
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This was an improvement over the last two。 Things flowed a lot more naturally and there was action throughout。 It didn't drag， it wasn't confusing as to what was happening， it just worked。I was a bit tired of constantly rehashing the same argument with Temeraire and having to function within the command structure。 Maybe it's a side effect of how fast I read and so I was reading this argument again thinking， "Didn't I just read this tonight？" It was funny and interesting at first， but got tired a This was an improvement over the last two。 Things flowed a lot more naturally and there was action throughout。 It didn't drag， it wasn't confusing as to what was happening， it just worked。I was a bit tired of constantly rehashing the same argument with Temeraire and having to function within the command structure。 Maybe it's a side effect of how fast I read and so I was reading this argument again thinking， "Didn't I just read this tonight？" It was funny and interesting at first， but got tired after a while。The ending was better。 There was a definitive climax and a much shorter denouement without a sudden cliffhanger reveal。 Sure， they got packed off to Australia， but it wasn't like "DUN Dun dun TREASON！" or something。 It was appropriately setting up the next entry and wrapping up that plot thread that began the book， not just adding a stinger for its own sake。I'm also hoping since they're put on the boat here that means she's going to yadda yadda most of the trip between books， because I do NOT need another boat ride around the globe next book。 。。。more
TAB
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Inventive and introspective at times even but also suffers a bit from being a necessary “slow down” entry in the series。
Rebecca （ofliterarynature）
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Yes！！！ This is what I’ve been looking for in this series！ That doesn’t excuse it’s other flaws， but I really enjoyed this one - surprising， considering how the last book ended。 It was really wonderful for Temeraire to finally get his own chance to speak， and also wreaking further chaos among the dragons。 Laurence was still vaguely irritating in his upright moral way， but I also can’t entirely blame him because every time he and T do something absolutely grand the admiralty comes along and whacks Yes！！！ This is what I’ve been looking for in this series！ That doesn’t excuse it’s other flaws， but I really enjoyed this one - surprising， considering how the last book ended。 It was really wonderful for Temeraire to finally get his own chance to speak， and also wreaking further chaos among the dragons。 Laurence was still vaguely irritating in his upright moral way， but I also can’t entirely blame him because every time he and T do something absolutely grand the admiralty comes along and whacks them back down again。 It’s depressing。 Kind of disappointed that it looks like in the next book we’ll be back on the imperialist/colonialism bs again （uuugh）， but at least the little spitfire will be there to liven things up？ Guess we’ll see。 PS: really need to look up actual historic info about Napoleon and the war， the book is pretty vague on anything besides his war tactics and treatment of dragons。 I’m finding it hard not to root for him？ Whoops。 （I mean， he’s not the one who decided biological warfare was a-okay and tried to commit genocide） 。。。more
Tilly
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I am ALL IN with Laurence and Temeraire。 This is probably my second favourite book of the series so far （after the incredible first book） - lots of fighting action， great moments with some new characters， and more of Temeraire's burgeoning rebel spirit。 I'm excited to read the next one and hoping the momentum keeps up！！ I am ALL IN with Laurence and Temeraire。 This is probably my second favourite book of the series so far （after the incredible first book） - lots of fighting action， great moments with some new characters， and more of Temeraire's burgeoning rebel spirit。 I'm excited to read the next one and hoping the momentum keeps up！！ 。。。more
Tasha Robinson
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It might be a little embarrassing how emotional I've been getting over this book series， and its central love story between a stuffy， repressed， honorable man and his increasingly independent and egalitarian dragon。 The battle scenes in this volume take the scale up to a huge degree， but for me， a lot of the appeal was getting to see more of the dragon lifestyle — particularly the breeding grounds， where old veterans and ferals live in minimalist circumstances until Temeraire disturbs the order It might be a little embarrassing how emotional I've been getting over this book series， and its central love story between a stuffy， repressed， honorable man and his increasingly independent and egalitarian dragon。 The battle scenes in this volume take the scale up to a huge degree， but for me， a lot of the appeal was getting to see more of the dragon lifestyle — particularly the breeding grounds， where old veterans and ferals live in minimalist circumstances until Temeraire disturbs the order of the place。 I just love the scale and creativity of this book， and how expertly it plays on my soft spot for nobility and characters that care deeply about each other， but just can't communicate well。 This one leaves off in a bit of an odd spot。 On to the next soon。 。。。more
Julie Bergley
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This story had a mix of funny and serious moments。 Temeraire is learning what Laurence's "mutiny" actually means for them both。 I really love seeing things from a dragon's point of view。 It makes the story very fun。 I can't wait to see what the future holds for this dragon and his captain。 This story had a mix of funny and serious moments。 Temeraire is learning what Laurence's "mutiny" actually means for them both。 I really love seeing things from a dragon's point of view。 It makes the story very fun。 I can't wait to see what the future holds for this dragon and his captain。 。。。more
Ashley Sigmon
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The darkest of these books， but also marks a major change in terms of theme and character。
Di Richardson
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Such a great series for readers that like fantasy and history。 This series of books follows the Napoleonic wars， the twist， of course， being the use of dragons。 Lots of dragons。 All different kinds in this of dragons， with all different kinds of skills。 But the focus of the series deals with one specific dragon， Temeraire， and his Captain Will Laurence。 At the end of the last book， Will and Temeraire had just returned from Africa with a cure to a plague that was wiping out all of the dragons。 Be Such a great series for readers that like fantasy and history。 This series of books follows the Napoleonic wars， the twist， of course， being the use of dragons。 Lots of dragons。 All different kinds in this of dragons， with all different kinds of skills。 But the focus of the series deals with one specific dragon， Temeraire， and his Captain Will Laurence。 At the end of the last book， Will and Temeraire had just returned from Africa with a cure to a plague that was wiping out all of the dragons。 Because of that trip， Temeraire was stripped from of his rank， and Laurence was convicted as a traitor。 So this book picks up with the two of them separated， as Napoleon moves through France and ever closer to London。 A really creative and fresh take on some iconic battles。 But I have to be honest， its the relationship between Will and Temeraire that keeps me coming back。 。。。more
Jeremiah Mans
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An excellent followup to the previous "arc-bending" novel。 Much heavier on the military history aspect than previously， but with some character growth and development also。 A major change for the lives of dragons in Europe is underway at this point。 An excellent followup to the previous "arc-bending" novel。 Much heavier on the military history aspect than previously， but with some character growth and development also。 A major change for the lives of dragons in Europe is underway at this point。 。。。more
Grace
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Please see review of first in series: “His Majesty’s Dragon”。 With the note that this book starts giving the talking dragons an even bigger individual role。
Gloria Trevino
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I am really enjoying this series & in love with Lawrence & Temeraire！ Love the story line & characters。
J。A。 McLachlan
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Wonderfully-written and true to the thoughts， values and beliefs of the age。 Excellent research。 Love the characterization。But I am getting tired of incompetent and corrupt leadership， especially tied to the outdated moral code of the hero which puts nationalism above principled moral backbone。 Yes， the heirarchy of obedience to command is historically accurate， but is not morally acceptable any more， and never should have been。 This highlights an interesting dilemma HF authors face - whether to Wonderfully-written and true to the thoughts， values and beliefs of the age。 Excellent research。 Love the characterization。But I am getting tired of incompetent and corrupt leadership， especially tied to the outdated moral code of the hero which puts nationalism above principled moral backbone。 Yes， the heirarchy of obedience to command is historically accurate， but is not morally acceptable any more， and never should have been。 This highlights an interesting dilemma HF authors face - whether to be true to the times and risk losing readers or to put modern-thinking characters into an historical setting （which also loses serious readers）。 I opt for the latter， but with caution。 It's a real tightrope to walk。 Novik does it very well， but after 5 books of British heirarchy and 18th C colonialism， I'm over-exposed。 I would be happier if there were at least one or two competent and moral commanders there and a few more loyal friends who could see the greater honour in what he did。 We simply no longer think genocide is acceptable to win a war。 。。。more
Karen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love the premise of this series， but I may drop it。 There's like 4 more books still left， and the dragging trajectory of an endless war is leaving me less enthusiastic。 I love the premise of this series， but I may drop it。 There's like 4 more books still left， and the dragging trajectory of an endless war is leaving me less enthusiastic。 。。。more
Laura
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The best in the series since Temeraire。 Perhaps partly because I am so much more familiar with British culture and geography than the various "away from home" books， but I felt much more connected with this one。 It's fascinating how Novik weaves both dragons and Napoleonic warfare into her world - it makes me want to go and read up the history to see what really happened。 The best in the series since Temeraire。 Perhaps partly because I am so much more familiar with British culture and geography than the various "away from home" books， but I felt much more connected with this one。 It's fascinating how Novik weaves both dragons and Napoleonic warfare into her world - it makes me want to go and read up the history to see what really happened。 。。。more
Alice Kuzmenko
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I really enjoyed the development of Temeraire away from Laurence， and hearing a lot from Temeraire's own perspective。 I also feel that the treason from the last book was not overlooked or forgotten， but fed into a lot of Laurence's decision making - it was really important character development for him。 On to #6！ I really enjoyed the development of Temeraire away from Laurence， and hearing a lot from Temeraire's own perspective。 I also feel that the treason from the last book was not overlooked or forgotten， but fed into a lot of Laurence's decision making - it was really important character development for him。 On to #6！ 。。。more
Kristina
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This one had me so stressed almost the whole time！ I loved having chapters from Temeraire’s perspective， though， and he gave me some good laughs。 It was good to spend some time back at “home” in England and with familiar characters， but I am excited to explore a new country and its associated dragon-lore in the next one！！
Karen
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It is my 2nd favorite Temeraire novel， next to number 1， His Majesty’s Dragon。 The battle scene near the end is extraordinary in its depiction of warfare。
Karen
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My favorite Temeraire novel so far。
Lizz
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This book was a slightly different vibe than the last few。 But I loved the departure。 She gave Temeraire more agency and room to shine。 And she showed off her ability to craft considerate， deceptively heart-wrenching stories。 What I read was a perfect distillation of the past book’s themes: honor/loyalty， friendship， military custom， righteousness。 The time period threw me for a little bit but make no mistake: TGIS IS LOW FANTASY。 Novik blends fantasy fantastically with history and military hist This book was a slightly different vibe than the last few。 But I loved the departure。 She gave Temeraire more agency and room to shine。 And she showed off her ability to craft considerate， deceptively heart-wrenching stories。 What I read was a perfect distillation of the past book’s themes: honor/loyalty， friendship， military custom， righteousness。 The time period threw me for a little bit but make no mistake: TGIS IS LOW FANTASY。 Novik blends fantasy fantastically with history and military history。 It’s tough to make a low fantasy novel with DRAGONS but Novik does it well。I got lost in Novik’s vivid sea-swept 1800s world。 I love her Africa and her England equally。Note: I’ve never read a series so committed to globetrotting。 Not even the 39 clues can match up。 Book 1 - EnglandBook 2 - Imperial ChinaBook 3 - Turkey/Ottoman EmpireBook 4 - Ivory Coast / AfricaBook 5 - back home / ScotlandEnd quote:“nothing changed outwardly， and yet in his essentials he felt as wholly altered as if he had been reborn， since the last time he had set foot upon the deck of a ship: a tide coming in， high and fast， which had swept clean the sand。” 。。。more
Arinn Dembo
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*ahem* The plot of these Napoleonic dragon adventure novels is always so hectic that it's difficult to describe。 This one begins aboard a prison ship， with our hero convicted of treason after having saved the world from a sweeping， devastating dragon plague。 It ends with the invasion of Britain by Napoleonic dragon forces--not really a spoiler， because this invasion has been threatened for several books at this point。Ripping adventure novels as always， and a continuing theme of exploring the rel *ahem* The plot of these Napoleonic dragon adventure novels is always so hectic that it's difficult to describe。 This one begins aboard a prison ship， with our hero convicted of treason after having saved the world from a sweeping， devastating dragon plague。 It ends with the invasion of Britain by Napoleonic dragon forces--not really a spoiler， because this invasion has been threatened for several books at this point。Ripping adventure novels as always， and a continuing theme of exploring the relationships between humankind and dragons--both as individuals and as actors in a culture。 。。。more
Last
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Dieser Band beschreibt einige Schrecken des Krieges sehr gut。
Robin
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When last we saw Capt。 Will Laurence， of His Majesty's Aerial Corps， and his dragon companion Temeraire， they had just committed an unpardonable act of treason – bringing the cure for a deadly dragon plague to Napoleon， after the Admiralty purposely allowed an infected enemy dragon to return home。 Of course， both of them believe they did what was right， but their reward for it is that Laurence is dismissed the service， stripped of his honor and sentenced to hang。 The last part of his punishment When last we saw Capt。 Will Laurence， of His Majesty's Aerial Corps， and his dragon companion Temeraire， they had just committed an unpardonable act of treason – bringing the cure for a deadly dragon plague to Napoleon， after the Admiralty purposely allowed an infected enemy dragon to return home。 Of course， both of them believe they did what was right， but their reward for it is that Laurence is dismissed the service， stripped of his honor and sentenced to hang。 The last part of his punishment has been delayed， however， until Temeraire's spirit may be sufficiently broken that he'll accept Laurence's death。 Meanwhile， the strong-willed dragon tries to make his new nest， in a breeding ground for unharnessed ferals and retired veterans， as comfortable as possible – only to be challenged， almost immediately， by the biggest dragon around。If you're worried that Temeraire loses his mojo， or Laurence his life， take comfort from the fact that this is （currently） the midpoint of a nine-book series。 It has a lot in common with the age of Napoleon， Nelson and Wellington – all three of whom， in fact， figure in this book – but history has taken a tight left turn， thanks to the involvement of dragons in the affairs of nations， warfare in particular。 Already， history has been changed to the extent that Nelson survived the battle of Trafalgar， while Napoleon attempted to invade British soil – a strategem that Temeraire was instrumental in thwarting， way back in Book 1。 Also， the slave trade has not so much been abolished as utterly destroyed by an uprising from within Africa， led by dragons。 And now， instead of fighting his way up the Iberian Peninsula to destroy Napoleon's military forces， Gen。 Arthur Wellesley （the Duke of Wellington， to you） has to organize a desperate defense after Napoleon tries again， more successfully this time， to invade England。For a goodly part of this book， Laurence and Temeraire are forced to act separately。 The dragon thinks his man his dead; the man fears his dragon has escaped the breeding grounds and tried to flee the country， with little chance of survival。 But actually， Temeraire has come into his own as a military leader， organizing a militia of unharnessed dragons and attacking the flanks of the French army。 When they are finally reunited， they must move forward in a service where Laurence stands in disgrace; take part in a claw-biting retreat from an already conquered London; regroup in Scotland and then， at a little more cost to Laurence's already wounded conscience， wreak savagery upon the French scouts who are foraging for supplies。 It all builds up to a colossal battle on which hangs all hope of continuing British resistance in Napoleon's bid for mastery over all Europe。I have seen critical blurbs by other writers， comparing this series to Dragonslayer and Eragon on the dragon side， and to Jane Austen and Patrick O'Brian （Master and Commander） on the historical period side。 A reference by Stephen King to Susannah Clarke， author of Jonathan Strange and Mr。 Norrell， is perhaps the most intelligent comparison I've spotted， as it covers both fantasy and the Napoleonic period。 After reading this book， however， I think the hero of Napoleonic war fiction who best compares to Will Laurence is C。S。 Forester's creation， Horatio Hornblower: A man tormented by his own estimate of what his honor is worth， by a conscience too exacting for even the best of men to live up to – although， in Laurence's case， other men share his low opinion of himself。 Nevertheless， when his sense of honor is reawakened in this book， it is an emotionally wrenching turning point after which anything that happens is a bonus adventure， in which one follows along with breathless enjoyment。I love these characters。 I love this period。 I love what Novik is doing with them。 And although I don't know what the next books have in store for Laurence and Temeraire， I'm already a little sad to be past the hump and on the downhill stretch。 This is the fifth of （at present） nine books in the "Temeraire" sequence， coming just after Empire of Ivory and before Tongues of Serpents。 Naomi Novik's other novels include Uprooted， Spinning Silver and A Deadly Education， which is due to have a sequel， The Last Graduate， published in July 2021。 。。。more
Allison
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 After the disappointment of the fourth book in the series， Empire of Ivory， I was a little leery about starting this fifth book。 But boy howdy was this book a wonderful read。 I have fallen in love with Laurence and Temeraire all over again！Getting to read events from Temeraire's point of view—brilliant！ Especially the beginning of the book， when he was separated from Laurence and then thought Laurence was dead。 The reunion of man and dragon was easily as moving as any between human hero and hero After the disappointment of the fourth book in the series， Empire of Ivory， I was a little leery about starting this fifth book。 But boy howdy was this book a wonderful read。 I have fallen in love with Laurence and Temeraire all over again！Getting to read events from Temeraire's point of view—brilliant！ Especially the beginning of the book， when he was separated from Laurence and then thought Laurence was dead。 The reunion of man and dragon was easily as moving as any between human hero and heroine。 This book has restored my faith in the series and I will continue reading。 。。。more
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