Novik expertly balances a myriad of plotlines and characters and offers an extremely satisfying resolution.” - Booklist (starred review) “Thrilling scenes of aerial combat are interspersed with detailed character work, moral complexities, and political maneuvering. “A satisfying conclusion to a remarkable series.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) League of Dragons masterfully wraps up so many plot threads and loose ends that had built up throughout the previous eight books Novik never forgets that, as complex as her ideas and plot may get, the very simple notions of friendship and loyalty lie at the heart of the series.” -NPR It’s a story about friendship that transcends not only time and class, but species. “Novik has accomplished something singular with her Temeraire series. It is an offer eagerly embraced from Asia to Africa-and even by England, whose dragons have long rankled at their disrespectful treatment.īut Laurence and his faithful dragon soon discover that the wily Napoleon has one more gambit at the ready-one that that may win him the war, and the world.

While the emperor regroups, the allies have an opportunity to strike first and defeat him once and for all-if internal struggles and petty squabbles don’t tear them apart.Īware of his weakened position, Napoleon has promised the dragons of every country-and the ferals, loyal only to themselves-vast new rights and powers if they fight under his banner. William Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the retreating enemy through an unforgiving winter, Napoleon is raising a new force, and he’ll soon have enough men and dragons to resume the offensive. Napoleon’s invasion of Russia has been roundly thwarted.

Now, with League of Dragons, Novik brings the imaginative tour de force that has captivated millions to an unforgettable finish. With the acclaimed Temeraire novels, New York Times bestselling author Naomi Novik has created a fantasy series like no other, combining the high-flying appeal of Anne McCaffrey’s Pern saga and the swashbuckling derring-do of Patrick O’Brian’s historical seafaring adventures.

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