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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.
Former Aerial Corps captain Will Laurence and his faithful dragon, Temeraire, have been put out to pasture in Australia – and it seems their part in the war has ended just when they are needed most.
The French have invaded Spain, forged an alliance with Africa’s powerful Tswana empire, and brought revolution to Brazil. With Britain’s last desperate hope of defeating Napoleon in peril, the government that sidelined Laurence swiftly offers to reinstate him, convinced that he’s the best man to enter the fray and negotiate peace. So the pair embark for Brazil, only to meet with a string of unmitigated disasters that forces them to make an unexpected landing in the hostile territory of the Incan empire.
With the success of the mission balanced on a razor’s edge, an old enemy appears and threatens to tip the scales toward ruin. Yet even in the midst of disaster, opportunity may lurk – for one bold enough to grasp it.
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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
