Naomi Novik TEMERAIRE First Edition
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Naomi Novik TEMERAIRE First Edition
First UK edition, first print hardback of TEMERAIRE, by Naomi Novik, and published by Voyager/ HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., London, in 2006. With number '1' on the copyright page.Illustration by Dominic Harman.The book is in near fine condition (Clean black cloth boards with decorated metallic green lettering on the spine) with minor shelf wear to the embossed dust jacket which is not price clipped. Internally, the pages are clean and tight and there are no tears and no inscriptions.
Naomi Novik was born in New York in 1973, a first-generation American, and raised on Polish fairy tales, Baba Yaga, and Tolkien. She studied English Literature at Brown University and did graduate work in Computer Science at Columbia University before leaving to participate in the design and development of the computer game Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide. Her first novel, His Majestys Dragon (released as Temeraire in the United Kingdom), was published in 2006 along with Throne of Jade and Black Powder War, and has been translated into 23 languages. Temeraire (His Majesty's Dragon) won the 2007 Compton Crook Award for best novel in the Science Fiction - Fantasy genre during 2006 by a first time author in the genre.
The book was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2007. She has also won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and the Locus Award for Best First Novel. The fourth volume of the Temeraire series, Empire of Ivory, published in September 2007, was a New York Times bestseller, and was followed by bestsellers Victory of Eagles and Tongues of Serpents. The seventh book in the series, Crucible of Gold, was published in March 2012. Eight book in the series, Blood of Tyrants will be published in August, 2013.
Temeraire novels are works of both fantasy and alternate history: they are a reimagining of the epic events of the Napoleonic Wars with an air force an air force of dragons, manned by crews of aviators. Peter Jackson, who is best known for directing the Lord of the Rings trilogy and King Kong, has optioned the rights to the series.
"Set amid the turmoil of the Napoleonic wars, Temeraire is a thrilling tale of one of the most dramatic chapters of European history with a brilliant veneer of bold fantasy.
As Napoleon's Grand Army tear Europe apart, his vast armada is poised to engage Admiral Nelson's smaller fleet and threaten Britain. But the struggle is over more than land and sea, for both sides have an air force. And the fiery death they rain down upon their enemies has nothing to do with gunpowder - it comes from the very guts of the beasts they are flying: Dragons.
Weeks out of port at Madeira, a British vessel - the Reliant, commanded by Captain William Laurence - captures a French frigate. Within its hold lies a greater prize than the ship herself: a dragon egg. And it is close to hatching.
Young dragons must be put to harness immediately or they go feral. The person who harnesses the beast should be an aviator - once a bond is formed the dragon will accept no other. Though the men of the Air Corps are honoured, theirs is not a life appealing to a respectable gentleman. To his shock the new-born ignores his chosen rider and approaches Captain Laurence - changing his life forever.
But even more astonishing than the young dragonet - named Temeraire by Laurence - are the documents with him, addressed to the French from the greatest dragon-breeders in the world: the Chinese. For the egg was meant for the Emperor Napoleon himself . . ."
'Wonderful Temeraire is a fitting companion for the brave Will Laurence. Together, they lead readers on a memorable journey.' - Terry Brooks
'Temeraire is a terrifically entertaining fantasy novel. Is it hard to imagine a cross between Susanna Clarke, of Norrell and Strange fame, and the late Patrick O'Brian? Not if you've read this wonderful, arresting novel.' - Stephen King
These are beautifully written novels, not only fresh, original and fast-paced, but full of wonderful characters with real heart - Peter Jackson
'Novik won me over with her first novel. the combination of history, sympathetic characters, and an engaging style makes this series great, intelligent fun.- The Times
Plenty of intrigue, swordplay, exotic locations, plausible invention. In short a treat - The Telegraph
330 pages.
ISBN: 0 00 721909 1
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