His Majesty's Dragon

     I have been reading a lot. If you know me at all, this should not surprise you. As a result, I have a recommendation. Actually several, but this is one of the best:
     I highly recommend the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik. The best phrase to describe the genre is probably historical fantasy. Starting with His Majesty's Dragon, it is an account of the Napoleonic Wars- except everyone has dragons. What, you expected something not about dragons? Anyway, the plot is that Will Laurence, captain of the British ship Reliant, captures a French ship and along with it, a valuable dragon egg. To prevent it going feral, as hatched dragons do without masters, he hatches, harnesses, and raises the dragon, and joins the British Air Force. What follows are his many and exciting adventures with his dragon, Temeraire.
     The general mood/vibe of the book is, as a quote on the back of the book from Time magazine says, "Like Jane Austen playing Dungeons & Dragons with Eragon's Christopher Paolini." Personally, I very much enjoyed the book and am looking forward to reading the sequels, Throne of Jade and Black Powder War, one of which my mother has already read.

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  1. UnknownJuly 29, 2019 at 8:42 PM

    That sound so interesting! I recently became a history lover, and one of my favorite things to research is France under Napoleon. The only things that could make a French and British rivalry better are dragons!

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    1. RiverJuly 29, 2019 at 9:05 PM

      Absolutely. Both history and dragons are amazing.

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