Black Powder War (2006)

Another entry in an amazing series. It's an incredible blend of alternate history, warfare, relationships and adventure. All the dragon stuff is just fantastic, I love how Novik portrays different cultures treating dragons differently and how different breeds are used in various ways for warfare. The visual concept of a dragon crew firing at each other mid-air while their dragons duke it out HAS to be made into a movie someday, no? ( )

This is a much better book than the previous one, once the crew gets back to Europe and fight Napoleon again the story gets engaging again.

I like very much how pissed off Lien is with Temeraire. ( )

Such a great concept, and such poor execution. The characters of Laurence and Temeraire don't make any sense and aren't believable, and the writing style is cringe worthy. ( )

These books read like a mingling of Patrick O'Brien and Anne MacCaffrey. Well imagined fantasy and meticulously researched history focusing on the Napoleonic Wars. Excellent stuff! ( )

The feral dragons and Iskeirka were welcome additions to the series. ( )