HarperVoyager Black Powder War, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Paperback, Naomi Novik
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Price: £9.99
Brand: HarperVoyager
Description: Naomi Novik's stunning series of novels follow the adventures of Cpt Laurence and his dragon Temeraire as they travel from the shores of Britain to China and Africa. HarperVoyager Black Powder War, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Paperback, Naomi Novik - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: Harper Collins
Product ID: 9780007219179
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Dimensions: 129x198mm
Keywords: uprooted,the bear and the nightingale,naval,military,napoleonic wars,dragon,jonathan strange and mr norrell
ISBN: 9780007219179
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Author: BookWorm
Rating: 5
Review: 'Black Powder War' picks up shortly after 'Throne of Jade' finished - William Laurence and dragon Temeraire are waiting to leave China and return to their military life in the UK, fighting Napoleon. New orders send them on a fantastic flight across central Asia to Istanbul, and from there northwards across war torn Europe. Along the way they encounter all sorts of perils, thrills and adventures, new friends and old enemies. This novel is third in a series, and they should be read in order. I found it my favourite of the series so far - now the world and characters are well established you can get straight on with enjoying the story. The relationship between Temeraire and Laurence is the strong core of the book and is always touching. It's nice to read a book based on non-romantic relationships, showing the value of friendship and comradeship. Temeraire is a really loveable character, and often unintentionally very funny, and Laurence continues to grow and develop. They are joined by good supporting characters too, including an interesting new character who acts a guide in their cross-Asia trek but is of dubious motives. The scope of the story is quite impressive, taking in the steppes of central Asia, the politics of the Ottoman court, and the battlefields of Prussia. Personally I find the battle sequences less interesting, although Novik does write them well - that's just my taste, I've never been particularly interested in fight scenes. But her writing is always very readable, even in the parts that are less aligned to my interests, and I felt in this instalment she is most recognisable as the author of the brilliant 'Uprooted' and 'Spinning Silver'. I am looking forwards to the next instalments in the series (5 more to go) as if they continue to get better with every book then the last will be a true triumph. I'd recommend the series to anyone who enjoys fantasy adventure, and if you like a bit of historical battle writing (Bernard Cornwell type novels) as well then you won't find a better book.
Author: kezmez
Rating: 3
Review: I ordered this book along with the second in the series, and whilst the second book came within the usual time I have come to expect when ordering off Amazon, this book - the third one took a very long time to be dispatched even though when I ordered it it was in stock. Im loving the series, but the service fir this book was slower than a snail trying to go backwards
