With the accled Temeraire novels, New York Times bestselling
author Naomi Novik has created a fantasy series like no other,
combining the high-flying appeal of Anne McCaffrey’s Pern saga
and the swashbuckling derring-do of Patrick O’Brian’s historical
seafaring adventures. Now, with League of Dragons, Novik brings
the imaginative tour de force that has captivated millions to an
unforgettable finish.
Napoleon’s invasion of Russia has been roundly thwarted. But
even as Capt. William Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue
the retreating enemy through an unforgiving winter, Napoleon is
raising a new force, and he’ll soon have enough men and dragons
to resume the offensive. While the emperor regroups, the allies
have an rtunity to strike first and defeat him once and for
all—if internal struggles and petty squabbles don’t tear them
apart.
Aware of his weakened position, Napoleon has promised the
dragons of every country—and the ferals, loyal only to
themselves—vast new rights and powers if they fight under his
banner. It is an offer eagerly embraced from Asia to Africa—and
even by England, whose dragons have long rankled at their
disrespectful .
But Laurence and his faithful dragon soon discover that the wily
Napoleon has one more gambit at the ready—one that that may win
him the war, and the world.
Praise for League of Dragons
“Novik has accomplished something singular with her Temeraire
series. It’s long. It’s sumptuous. . . . It’s a story about
friendship that transcends not only time and class, but species.
. . . League of Dragons masterfully wraps up so many plot threads
and loose ends that had built up throughout the previous eight
books [but] Novik never forgets that, as complex as her ideas and
plot may get, the very simple notions of friendship and loyalty
lie at the heart of the series.”—NPR
“A satisfying conclusion to a remarkable series.”—Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)
“Thrilling scenes of aerial combat are interspersed with
detailed character work, moral complexities, and political
maneuvering. Novik expertly balances a myriad of plotlines and
characters and offers an extremely satisfying
resolution.”—Booklist (starred review)
“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.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Novik’s fans won’t be disappointed.”—Library Journal
“League of Dragons sticks the landing. . . . And the book also
has an abundance of the things that I love about the series:
deep and inventive worldbuilding; fabulous action scenes; so
many complex characters and relationships that have been built up
over the series; humor (I literally laughed out loud multiple
times); and the general project of taking the nineteenth century
and making it better. . . . League of Dragons is an ending to the
series, it is a definitive one, and it is a satisfying one. Go
read it.”—Tor.com
“A satisfactory sendoff to one of the most thrilling and
immersive fantasy series on today’s shelves . . . Novik packs in
plenty of what made this series a hit in the first place,
particularly acutely imagined battle scenes, high-stakes
decisions and snappy dialogue from those delightful dragons, who
have as much or more intelligence as humans, coupled with the
innocent self-interest of the average cat.”—Shelf Awareness
From the Hardcover edition.