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Loading... Crucible of Gold (2012)by Naomi Novik
None. We're entering the third act of the Temeraire series and things are starting to come to a head. William Laurence has been restored to the list and sent on a mission that will change everything for England. The resulting series of events is as full of wit as it is of adventure. The world and the characters continue to be developed wonderfully. Although I wouldn't recommend that readers begin anywhere but the beginning with this series, it continues to be perfect for fans of the Aubrey-Maturin series who also enjoy fantasy. (  ) EstelleChauvelin | May 18, 2013 |  onefinemess | May 18, 2013 | Quite possibly my favourite of the series so far--exciting and game-changing and giving me the depth I wanted from the world. And it promises great things to come in the last couple of books. Writing honestly about this era in human history is a tricky balance, even--or maybe especially--in a speculative fiction series, and I think she handles it reasonably well here. rrainer | Apr 30, 2013 | Better than the previous book, but still didn't have a focus. I enjoy the characters very much, particularly dour, straight-laced Lawrence, and I enjoyed each little adventure, but it seems more like a string of beads than a novel. (  ) veracite | Apr 5, 2013 | I don't think anything will top the first three Temeraire books, but the around-the-world adventures continue to be entertaining. I particularly enjoy the various examples of different ways humans and dragons can live successfully together, and, in this case, two starkly contrasted views on people-as-property. I remain a little eager to see things properly wrapped up - I much prefer a series to a serial - but I'll keep reading Temeraire for a while yet. (  )1  JeremyPreacher | Mar 30, 2013 | no reviews | add a review
No descriptions found. "Naomi Novik's beloved series returns, with Capt. Will Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire once again taking to the air against the broadsides of Napoleon's forces and the friendly--and sometimes not-so-friendly--fire of British soldiers and politicians who continue to suspect them of divided loyalties, if not outright treason. For Laurence and Temeraire, put out to pasture in Australia, it seems their part in the war has come to an end just when they are needed most. Newly allied with the powerful African empire of the Tswana, the French have occupied Spain and brought revolution and bloodshed to Brazil, threatening Britain's last desperate hope to defeat Napoleon. So the British government dispatches Arthur Hammond from China to enlist Laurence and Temeraire to negotiate a peace with the angry Tswana, who have besieged the Portuguese royal family in Rio--and as bait, Hammond bears an offer to reinstate Laurence to his former rank and seniority as a captain in the Aerial Corps. Temeraire is delighted by this sudden reversal of fortune, but Laurence is by no means sanguine, knowing from experience that personal honor and duty to one's country do not always run on parallel tracks. Laurence and Temeraire--joined by the egotistical fire-breather Iskierka and the still-growing Kulingile, who has already surpassed Temeraire in size--embark for Brazil, only to meet with a string of unmitigated disasters that leave the dragons and their human friends forced to make an unexpected landing in the hostile territory of the Inca empire, where they face new unanticipated dangers. Now with the success of the mission balanced on a razor's edge, and failure looking more likely by the minute, the unexpected arrival of an old enemy will tip the scales toward ruin. Yet even in the midst of disaster, opportunity may lurk--for one bold enough to grasp it"--… (more) |
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