![]() ![]() One of Laurence's men must take the beast in hand and join the aviators' cause, thus relinquishing all hope of a normal life.īut when the newly-hatched dragon ignores the young midshipman Laurence chose as its keeper and decides to imprint itself on the horrified captain instead, Laurence's world falls apart. Dragons are much prized: properly trained, they can mount a fearsome attack from the skies. It seems Britain can only wait as Napoleon plans to overrun her shores.Īfter a skirmish with a French ship, Laurence finds himself in charge of a rare cargo: a dragon egg bound for the Emperor himself. ![]() Rising on merit to captain his own vessel, Laurence has earned himself a beautiful fiancée, society's esteem and a golden future. Naomi Novik’s stunning series of novels follow the global adventures of Captain William Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire as they are thrown together to fight for Britain during the turbulent time of the Napoleonic Wars.Ĭaptain Will Laurence has been at sea since he was just twelve years old finding a warmer berth in Nelson's navy than any he enjoyed as the youngest, least important son of Lord Allendale. ![]()
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