naomi novik

We're back after the summer break, and are joined by Anne Perry, the publishing director at Jo Fletcher Books, to talk about Naomi Novik's 2015 fantasy bestseller, Uprooted. Based upon aspects of rural Polish folklore, Uprooted follows Agnieszka, a plain village girl who is shocked to learn that...

Spinning Silver

Uprooted is a tale that, in many ways, is very familiar. Rooted (hee hee, I made a pun!) in Eastern European folk-lore, it has a fairy-tale quality that will feel almost natural to many readers. The story also deals with common themes: an apprentice chafing under a close-minded master, good...

I was going to make this a single post in the "what are you reading" thread - then I thought better of it and feel that I'll do my little bit to getting Naomi a spot in the "featured authors" section*. :) For me I've been kind of dipping in and out of reading things for the past year or more...

I will admit, I was firmly set in my ways, when I heard of this book I had the following thoughts: [the following must be read in the voice of Lord Flashheart]: I'm a manly, man's man who reads books about guns and swords and death and battle and grrr man stuff. Dragon riders!? Pfft. Sounds...

His Majesty’s Dragon Naomi Novik Del Rey, Apr 2006, $7.50, 384 pp. ISBN 0345481283 British navy Captain Will Laurence of the HMS Reliant stands on the deck of the French vessel the Amitie in shock; he cannot understand why the veteran captain chose to fight when his crew was undermanned and ill...

Black Powder War Naomi Novik Del Rey, Jun 2006, $7.50 ISBN: 0345481305 His Majesty’ Aerial Corps Captain Will Laurence and his partner HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON Temeraire the dragon relax after their Chinese escapades (see THRONE OF JADE). However, their R&R is cut short, when an envoy informs the...

Throne of Jade Naomi Novik Del Rey, May 2006, $7.50 ISBN: 0345481291 The Chinese leadership is irate that not only does upstart Englishman Will Laurence bond until death with a rare Chinese Celestial Dragon Temeraire; he turned the intellectual dragon into a war beast of burden. Not wanting an...

Empire of Ivory Naomi Novak Del Rey, Oct 2007, $7.99 ISBN: 9780345496874 The war against Napoleon has turned bad for the English forces since a deadly disease has ravaged the dragon corps. Desperate to find a cure before they lose the aerial war, the English leadership learns the elixir may...

Victory of Eagles Naomi Novik Del Rey, Jul 2008, $25.00 ISBN: 9780345496881 The war rages on between England and France, but Napoleon’s forces have landed on English soil. At the same Will Laurence knows he did the right moral thing when he betrayed his country but also feels anguish for doing...

Tongues of Serpents Naomi Novik Del Rey, Jul 13 2010, $25.00 ISBN 9780345496898 Considered traitors for saving French dragons from a deadly plague while his country is at war with France, English Captain Will Laurence and his Chinese-British dragon Temeraire are exiled to New South Wales...

Crucible of Gold Naomi Novik Del Rey, Mar 6 2012, $25.00 ISBN 9780345522863 In 1809 British aviator William Laurence and Temeraire his dragon companion remain exiled in New South Wales for their treasonous act of saving French dragons from a plague. Their saving England from Napoleon kept them...

Hello all! I have been handed down to me 2 of this authors books, but they seem to be part 3, and 5 of a series. Does anyone know if they can be read out of order? Are they like the Sharpe books where I'll have a general idea what's going on? Or is it like picking up book Judas Unchained by...

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NAOMI NOVIK, author of His Majesty's Dragon and the rest of the wonderful Temeraire series, will be touring at the locations below to sign the newest volume, Victory of Eagles! NEW YORK, NY Wednesday, July 9 @ 7:30pm Barnes & Noble 396 Avenue of the Americas (8th Street) BOSTON, MA Thursday...

Naomi Novik The Temeraire Trilogy Temeraire Throne of Jade Black Powder War Published 06/08/2007 HarperCollins The Napoleonic Wars...

A thread for discussion of June's bookclub pick, The King's Dragon/Temeraire, by Naomi Novik. I have it, and I've started reading it, but unfortunately I'm about to start renos at home which will see me unable to log on here for maybe as long as a week. But I will be back! In the meantime, feel...

His Majesty's Dragon is a quite entertaining look at what a small portion of the Napoleonic wars would be like if dragons were involved. Despite the setting and premise, I found this to be less of an alternate history and more of a character study. The character being studied would be both...

I just read a mini-review of His Majesty's Dragon. " Master and Commander meets Dragonheart in a gripping adventure full of rich detail and the impossible wonder of guilded Fantasy." It sounds intriguing. I'm not familiar with the author, and was interested in hearing any comments from our...