Black Powder War

Name: Black Powder War
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Author: Naomi Novik
ISBN: 9781415940211

Author: Naomi Novik

Series: Temeraire #3

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Random House Audio

Published: 08/28/2007

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Dragons, Epic

Synopsis

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?

About Naomi Novik

Naomi Novik, an American author, grew up in Roslyn Heights on Long Island, and is a writer in the science fiction/fantasy genre. Her works include Temeraire in a series of nine novels, His Majesty's Dragon, Uprooted, and Will Supervillains Be On The Final. Her books have all been released in audio form. She also participated in the design and development of the computer game, Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undentride.

Novik attended Brown University and Columbia University. She lives with her husband Charles Ardai, and their child, Evidence Novik Ardai in Manhattan.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Samantha on March 29, 2020

3.5 stars - while book 2 was a drag and had me questioning continuing with the series, this book returned to what I enjoy about this series! Some new dragons joined the mix that have me very intrigued.......more

Goodreads review by Kevan on February 02, 2008

This was another foray into the foreign culture and politics of the Napoleonic era, this time exploring first Istanbul and the Turkish people and then moving north to the crushing military defeat suffered by the Prussians at Napoleon's hands. I'm sorry to say I think the author fell prey to her own f......more

Goodreads review by Niki Hawkes on October 01, 2018

Mini Review: Another enjoyable installment in the Temeraire series. The military angle became a little more prominent in this book, but I didn’t mind it as much as I might have in most other circumstances because of one important thing: no matter what else is going on in the story, Novik never forge......more

Goodreads review by Nicholas on February 17, 2021

Fantastic! On to the next!......more

Goodreads review by Sofia on January 07, 2014

TEMERAIRE IS BACK, BITCHES! So yeah, my worries about this series going downhill after Throne of Jade were completely unnecessary! A few mindblowingly awesometacular things Black Powder War brough to this series: -Tharkay. That is all. Tharkay alone is enough reason to read this series. Without spoili......more

Quotes

“Naomi Novik has done for the Napoleonic Wars what Anne McCaffrey did for science fiction: constructed an alternate reality in which dragons are real in a saga that is impressively original, fully developed, and peopled with characters you care about.”—David Weber, author of the Honor Harrington series

Praise for the novels of Temeraire

“[Naomi Novik] is soaring on the wings of a dragon.”—The New York Times

“Novik has accomplished something singular with her Temeraire series. . . . At its heart, it’s a story about friendship that transcends not only time and class, but species.”—NPR

“Novik’s influences run the gamut from Jane Austen to Patrick O’Brian, with a side trip through Anne McCaffrey. Her books are completely involving and probably addictive, their central conceit explored in clever detail with a great deal of wit and historical insight.”—San Francisco Chronicle