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Author: Naomi Novik

📘 In his majesty's service by Naomi Novik

In *In His Majesty's Service*, Captain Will Laurence of the Royal Navy discovers a dragon egg aboard a captured French frigate. When the egg hatches, he becomes the master of the dragon Temeraire, entering Britain’s fledgling Aerial Corps. Together they face French threats, a perilous journey to China where a rival emperor seeks the dragon, and the looming menace of Napoleon’s forces across Europe. Their alliance tests military strategy, personal loyalty, and the course of history during the Napoleonic Wars.

First publish date: 2009

Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy

Authors: Naomi Novik

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