To whoever might be offput by the mention of dragons when considering Naomi Novik’s latest Temeraire novel, I can only say: trust me. This is much more than the average dragon fantasy. For those initially attracted to the dragons? ...
At the end of the Empire of Ivory, Temeraire and Laurence became traitors to England. Now, they are paying for it; Temeraire has been confined to the breeding grounds in Wales and is bored while Laurence is a prisoner aboard the warship Goliath.
Sun, Jan 10 | from Bright Lilim's journal