In His Majesty's Service (Hardcover) by Naomi Novik

from jenspirko

Novik's engrossing series (of which this is the first three books in a combined edition) combines the best of historical adventure with high fantasy. It's an irresistible setup: Dragons are real, and are routinely used (as a sort of specialized aerial cavalry) on the battlefields of the world. Sh...

from Mendoza

I can't say enough about how much I enjoy these stories. I found myself comparing the prose to Master and Commander and while not trying in any way to compare these two authors I really enjoyed the imagery. As an alternate reality to the Napoleanic War involving Dragons I found the story 'believa...

from picardyrose

How did she ever think of this?? Book 2 was a bit of a drag, and the exciting climax came out of midair -- midair! Ha-ha, they fly, they're dragons!! But that's probably the minus of reading them back-to-back-to-back. I see why they were published that way, though. Good for her, good job, Naomi N...

from GT-M

I have read different reviews about this author's writing. Some say it's not up to par - no character development or not enough, or just lacking. Then there are those that say the complete opposite. With character development, I'd say its right down the middle...But. Putting it simply, the charac...

from HeatherMOConnor

This book, which presents the first three Temeraire novels in one omnibus volume, grabbed me from the first pages. It's military historical fantasy set in Napoleonic times. Think Horatio Hornblower with dragons. Absolutely brilliant.I'm so delighted that Naomi Novik has written half a dozen more....