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His Majesty's Dragon
Published 2006 by Del Rey · 356 pages
Hugo · 2007
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5 award entries · 3 books · 1 wins · 2007–2019
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Synopsis
Captain Will Laurence of the British Navy captures a French ship carrying a rare dragon egg, which hatches and bonds with him. Forced to leave the navy for the Aerial Corps, Laurence and his dragon Temeraire enter the Napoleonic Wars from the air in this alternate history where dragons are the ultimate weapon of war.
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Details
- Series
- Temeraire · Book 1
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780345481283