Empire of Ivory
(Temeraire 4)
Naomi Novik
Dates Read
Dec 21 - 22
2024
Listened to audio courtesy of PRH Audio
11 hrs 7 min
Blurb:
Tragedy has struck His Majesty's Aerial Corps, whose magnificent fleet of fighting dragons and their human captains valiantly defends 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 for the mysterious and deadly contagion. On this mission there is no time to waste, and no telling what
Favorite Quote
"Might I"
"No, you may not"
"Very well then but, if you are unpleasant to Catherine, I will throw you in the ocean myself."
Pre Read Thoughts:
So they made it back to Scotland with a motley crew of feral dragons. Plus, a fire breathing baby dragon.
Part 1
So we have all the dragons sick, Roland now an admiral. Temeraire making babies. And Laurence dad thinking emily is his child. And now we're off to Africa with the whole crew.
Part 2
Africa, it was an interesting look at tribe warfare and another view of a different Dragon culture. Plus catherine being pregnant is interesting because I was wondering How the dragons would handle that. And I like it.
End
Oh, well that's terrible,
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