This probably seems a little odd, but Laurence is a rather uptight, upper-class Brit, who adheres to his class’ sense of morality. Novik captures the Victorian manners and sensibilities, especially in Captain Laurence. In many ways, this is a quiet book about a man’s journey into a new relationship, a new career, and a new lifestyle. I found the relationship between Captain Laurence and Temeraire endearing. I love dragons, so I immediately fell in love with Temeraire, an intelligent dragon who speaks to humans. I was enchanted with His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik.

Her wonderful Temeraire is a dragon for the ages.'-Terry Brooks 'Just when you think you've seen every variation possible on the dragon story, along comes Naomi Novik. For as France's own dragon-borne forces rally to breach British soil in Bonaparte's boldest gambit, Laurence and Temeraire must soar into their own baptism of fire. Thrust into the rarified world of the Aerial Corps as master of the dragon Temeraire, he will face a crash course in the daring tactics of airborne battle. Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain future-and an unexpected kinship with a most extraordinary creature. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Capt. not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons. 'A terrifically entertaining fantasy novel.' -Stephen KingĪerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking to the skies. In the first novel of the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, a rare bond is formed between a young man and a dragon, and together they must battle in the Napoleonic Wars.

His majesty's dragon