![]() ![]() One is almost tempted to believe that the Napoleonic Wars were waged partly with dragons. It's such intelligent fantasy, and feels realistic because it is grounded in historical events. But I still found it an absorbing read, downing the book in two days. Maybe it was the setting that wasn't as vivid and exciting, or maybe the novelty is wearing off a bit. This installment, while good, didn't have quite the same draw for me as the first two. And that's one of the things I like so much about these books: there's lots of action, sure, but it is undercut with real questions of loyalty and justice and personal freedom. Temeraire, loyal to the core to the British, nevertheless cannot help but be divided as he contemplates the backward attitude of the British authorities regarding dragons. ![]() ![]() ![]() For Napoleon is integrating dragons into French culture just as in China, tearing up large sections of Paris to widen the streets to accommodate the dragons and keeping Lien close in every war council and decision. She's joined Napoleon and his enthusiastic acquiescence to her demands only intensifies the dilemma of dragons' rights for Temeraire. Lien, the albino dragon whose master was killed by Temeraire in the previous book, is working hard to undermine the British Aerial Corps by whatever means possible. Show More about their orders, and though they find the eggs, escaping alive becomes a dangerous business. ![]()
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