His Majesty's Dragon
Registered by locker-monster of Calgary, Alberta Canada on 12/17/2010
This book is in a Controlled Release!
This book is in a Controlled Release!
8 journalers for this copy...
From the publisher:
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain’s defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Capt. Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain future–and an unexpected kinship with a most extraordinary creature. Thrust into the rarified world of the Aerial Corps as master of the dragon Temeraire, he will face a crash course in the daring tactics of airborne battle. For as France’s own dragon-borne forces rally to breach British soil in Bonaparte’s boldest gambit, Laurence and Temeraire must soar into their own baptism of fire.
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain’s defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Capt. Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain future–and an unexpected kinship with a most extraordinary creature. Thrust into the rarified world of the Aerial Corps as master of the dragon Temeraire, he will face a crash course in the daring tactics of airborne battle. For as France’s own dragon-borne forces rally to breach British soil in Bonaparte’s boldest gambit, Laurence and Temeraire must soar into their own baptism of fire.
I absolutely love this series. It's an interesting take on the Napoleonic Wars and the dragons are wonderful characters. The other books are worth checking out.
Journal Entry 3 by locker-monster at Olive Garden in Calgary, Alberta Canada on Friday, December 17, 2010
Released at the Calgary BookCrossing Christmas party dinner. Enjoy!
Journal Entry 4 by megami-no-ushi at Cravings Market Restaurant in Calgary, Alberta Canada on Saturday, January 9, 2016
Released 8 yrs ago (1/9/2016 UTC) at Cravings Market Restaurant in Calgary, Alberta Canada
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Taking to the January meet up for the "Queens and Knights" theme - though I have included kings and earls and ladies and such in my reading of this theme! This book was awesome and I wish I had read it sooner! I'll be on the lookout for the next ones in the series!
To the finder:
Calgary has an active group of BookCrossers that meet to swap books and discuss book crossing every second Saturday of the month at 11am at Cravings Market on Fairmount Drive SE. We always love to meet new crossers, so please join us any time you like!
To the finder:
Calgary has an active group of BookCrossers that meet to swap books and discuss book crossing every second Saturday of the month at 11am at Cravings Market on Fairmount Drive SE. We always love to meet new crossers, so please join us any time you like!
picked this up at the Calgary January 2016 meeting
intriguing mix of history and fantasy, and loved the interaction between the naïve young dragon and his reluctant new handler
Somehow I missed journaling this book when I brought it home a year ago! Going to take this set of 3 books to Hawaii to read on my holiday. Might be a good one to then have my husband read.
Well - the daunting 3 package finally made it with me on our Hawaii vacation as I thought it would be good for my husband also. Made as error and accidentally had book 2 in my carryon and my husband snaffled it from me after a few pages. He discovered I had made the mistake and read them out of order. SO I have now clearly marked it as book 2. Loved the addition of dragons to the wars between France and England. Nice combination.
I am taking this to the March meetup at Cravings.
Missed registering this one.
Picked up at the March meeting.
Picked up at the March meeting.
This was a fun book. A high seas adventure but with Dragons!
Looking forward to the next books in this series.
Looking forward to the next books in this series.
Bringing to the January Calgary BookCrossing meetup.
Picked up at the monthly Book Crossing meeting at Cravings Market Restaurant
This was a great read, I am hesitant to pick up an alternate history book, due to the fact that I'm not the biggest historical fiction fan, but apparently I just needed some dragons to make it more interesting. Love love love Laurence and Temeraire's relationship!!
Will release at the monthly book crossing meeting at Cravings Market Restaurant.
Caught at local meetup.
Handoff to fellow book-crosser.
Caught privately through a referral from a member
Passed off to local bookcrosser
Passed off to local bookcrosser
Released off to local bookcrosser
Received back from fellow bookcrosser, TBR.
Next reader / RTO
