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A dazzling blend of military history, high-flying fantasy, and edge-of-your-seat adventure, Naomi Novik’s Temeraire novels, set in an alternate Napoleonic era in which intelligent dragons have been harnessed as weapons of war, are more than just perennial bestsellers—they are a worldwide... read more

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There were few streets in the main port of Sydney which deserved the name, besides the one main thoroughfare, and even that bare packed dirt, lined only with a handful of small and wretched buildings that formed all the permanence of the colony.

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This is book 6 of 7 in Temeraire. (standard series)

Preceded by Victory of Eagles, and followed by Crucible of Gold.

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  1. Naomi Novik (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Del Rey
Country: USA
Publication Date: July 13, 2010
ISBN: 0345496892
Page Count: 288

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  • Library of Congress: PS3614.O93 T68 2010
  • Dewey: 813.6

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Reading Level: Young Adults

Some violence


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