League of Dragons
A Novel of Temeraire
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4.6 • 182 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the ninth and final volume of the Temeraire series, as the Napoleonic Wars draw to a close and the final battles play out.
“An extremely satisfying resolution.” —Booklist (starred review)
The deadly campaign in Russia has cost both Napoleon and those allied against him. Napoleon has been denied his victory . . . but at a terrible price. Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the fleeing French army west but are demoralized when Napoleon makes it back to Paris unscathed. Worse, they soon learn that the French have stolen Temeraire and Iskierka’s egg. Now it is do or die, as our heroes need not only to save Temeraire’s offspring but also to stop Napoleon for good.
Don’t miss any of Naomi Novik’s magical Temeraire series
HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON • THRONE OF JADE • BLACK POWDER WAR • EMPIRE OF IVORY • VICTORY OF EAGLES • TONGUES OF SERPENTS • CRUCIBLE OF GOLD • BLOOD OF TYRANTS • LEAGUE OF DRAGONS
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Novik's ninth draconic alternate history of the Napoleonic wars concludes the series with a bang. It opens where 2013's Blood of Tyrants left off, with Napoleon's staggering losses in the Russian winter of 1813. The allied forces are demoralized by Napoleon's escape back to France, but nothing could have provoked the English dragon Temeraire more than the news that his egg has been stolen from China where it was left in trust and may well be destroyed by his grave enemy, the Chinese celestial dragon Lien. Only once the safety of his egg is assured will Temeraire turn his keen intelligence and unique perception to the problem of Napoleon's regrouping forces, and to thwarting a scheme to turn the feral dragons of the continent against the allies. This thrilling installment is packed with action and excitement, drawing the series to a delightful and satisfying close with plenty of twists, misadventures, and aerial combat along the way.
Customer Reviews
League of Dragons
Fabulous combination of history and fantasy, with a Jane Austin -like look at the mores and habits of the humans of the early eighteen hundreds. This is a nine series set of novels, and I think is best read from start to finish. Both the characters of the dragons and the humans that populate this series are wonderfully fleshed out and complex. Kudos to Naomi Novik !
Wonderful
A truly fascinating series that is filled with adventure, history and love. I thought it certainly worth my time and money.
Very Good
A very good ending to this series. My only regret there seemed to be a small hole in part of the ending.
*Spoiler below*
For instance did Jane and Laurence get together in the end. I felt they should have it seemed they enjoyed each other's company greatly and should have wed or even projected a little into the future saying they did wed and had children and everything was going great for them as politicians.