by Naomi Novik · Del Rey · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780345481283
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«His Majesty's Dragon» is the historical fantasy novel by Naomi Novik, published by Del Rey in paperback (384 pages, in English).
In an alternate Napoleonic war, Britain defends itself with combat dragons ridden by the Aerial Corps. Captain Will Laurence captures a French frigate whose cargo includes a dragon egg; when it hatches, Temeraire chooses him as master and drags him into an aerial war against Bonaparte's forces.
First installment of the Temeraire saga. Originally published in 2006 and winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel.
For readers of historical fantasy and alternate history, especially those who enjoy dragons, Napoleonic battles, and adventure novels.
Naomi Novik is an American author of speculative fiction. She is known for the Temeraire series (2006–2016), an alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars involving dragons, and her Scholomance fantasy series (2020–2022). Her standalone fantasy novels Uprooted (2015) and Spinning Silver (2018) were inspired by Polish folklore and the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale respectively. Novik has won many awards for her work, including the Alex, Audie, British Fantasy, Locus, Mythopoeic and Nebula Awards.
