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A new writer is soaring on the wings of a dragon.”-The New York TimesEnthralling reading-its like Jane Austen playing Dungeons & Dragons with Eragons Christopher Paolini.”-Time, on His Majestys DragonTragedy has struck His Majestys Aerial Corps, whose magnificent fleet of fighting dragons and their human captains valiantly defend Englands shores against the encroaching armies of Napoleon Bonaparte. An epidemic of unknown origin and no known cure is decimating the noble dragons ranks-forcing the hopelessly stricken into quarantine. Now only Temeraire and a pack of newly recruited dragons remain uninfected-and stand as the only means of an airborne defense against Frances ever bolder sorties.Bonapartes dragons are already harrowing Britains ships at sea. Only one recourse remains: Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, must take wing to Africa, whose shores may hold the cure to the mysterious and deadly contagion. On this mission there is no time to waste, and no telling what lies in store beyond the horizon or for those left behind to wait, hope, and hold the line.A gripping adventure full of rich detail and the impossible wonder of gilded fantasy.”-Entertainment Weekly, on His Majestys DragonA thrilling fantasy . . . All hail Naomi Novik.”-The Washington Post Book World, on His Majestys Dragon

Heir to the ivory work of the ancient world, this art developed in the Eastern Christian world in particular. As the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire from the 4th ...