The Blood of Tyrants
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Naomi Novik’s beloved Temeraire series, a brilliant combination of fantasy and history that reimagines the Napoleonic wars as fought with the aid of intelligent dragons, is a twenty-first-century classic.
Shipwrecked and cast ashore in Japan with no memory of Temeraire or his own experiences as an English aviator, Laurence finds himself tangled in deadly political intrigues that threaten not only his own life but England’s already precarious position in the Far East. Age-old enmities and suspicions have turned the entire region into a powder keg ready to erupt at the slightest spark – a spark that Laurence and Temeraire may unwittingly provide, leaving Britain faced with new enemies just when they most desperately need allies instead.
For to the west, another, wider conflagration looms. Napoleon has turned on his former ally, the emperor Alexander of Russia, and is even now leading the largest army the world has ever seen to add that country to his list of conquests. It is there, outside the gates of Moscow, that a reunited Laurence and Temeraire – along with some unexpected allies and old friends – will face their ultimate challenge . . . and learn whether or not there are stronger ties than memory.
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Naomi Novik

Naomi Novik s-a nascut in 1973, la New York, intr-o familie de imigranti polonezi. A studiat literatura engleza la Universitatea Brown, pe care a absolvit-o in 1995. A urmat un masterat in informatica la Universitatea Columbia si a lucrat o vreme ca programator. Scris in doar doua luni, la inceputul anului 2004, primul ei roman, Dragonul Maiestatii Sale, care deschide seria Temeraire, a fost publicat in martie 2006. A fost urmat de Throne of Jade (Tronul de jad), Black Powder War, Empire of Ivory (2007) si Victory of Eagles (2008) (in pregatire la Editura Nemira). In iulie 2010 va aparea Tongues of Serpents, dupa care sunt proiectate inca trei volume. In anul 2007, Naomi Novik a obtinut Premiul John W. Campbell pentru cel mai bun tanar autor, precum si premiile Compton Crook si Locus, pentru cel mai bun roman de debut. In acelasi an, a fost nominalizata si pentru Premiul Hugo. Cartile sale au fost traduse in 23 de limbi si vandute in milioane de exemplare. Inca din anul 2006, Peter Jackson, cunoscutul regizor al trilogiei Stapanul inelelor, a achizitionat drepturile de adaptare cinematografica pentru seria Temeraire. Naomi Novik locuieste in Manhattan, impreuna cu sotul ei, scriitorul si editorul Charles Ardai, si cu un numar impresionant de computere – opt pana in prezent.
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Simon Vance
