Tongues of Serpents

Temeraire, Book 6

By: Naomi Novik

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

A dazzling blend of military history, high-flying fantasy, and edge-of-your-seat adventure, Naomi Novik’s Temeraire novels, set in an alternate Napoleonic era in which intelligent dragons have been harnessed as weapons of war, are more than just perennial bestsellers—they are a worldwide phenomenon. Now, in Tongues of Serpents, Naomi Novik is back, along with the dragon Temeraire and his rider and friend, Capt. Will Laurence.

Convicted of treason despite their heroic defense against Napoleon’s invasion of England, Temeraire and Laurence—stripped of rank and standing—have been transported to the prison colony at New South Wales in distant Australia, where, it is hoped, they cannot further corrupt the British Aerial Corps with their dangerous notions of liberty for dragons. Temeraire and Laurence carry with them three dragon eggs intended to help establish a covert in the colony and destined to be handed over to such second-rate, undesirable officers as have been willing to accept so remote an assignment—including one former acquaintance, Captain Rankin, whose cruelty once cost a dragon its life.

Nor is this the greatest difficulty that confronts the exiled dragon and rider: Instead of leaving behind all the political entanglements and corruptions of the war, Laurence and Temeraire have instead sailed into a hornet’s nest of fresh complications. For the colony at New South Wales has been thrown into turmoil after the overthrow of the military governor, one William Bligh—better known as Captain Bligh, late of HMS Bounty. Bligh wastes no time in attempting to enlist Temeraire and Laurence to restore him to office, while the upstart masters of the colony are equally determined that the new arrivals should not upset a balance of power precariously tipped in their favor.

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Critic reviews

"The characters are as riveting as ever, the setting is new but convincing, and the plot, with its first-class balancing of Laurence's and Temeraire's internal and external struggles, shows Novik's continued excellence as a novelist." ( Booklist)

Temeraire is Transported

Temeraire and Mr. Lawrence find themselves under sentence of Transportation to colonial Australia. And of course they land smack in the middle of more trouble!

Throughly enjoying this series

Great fun and an interesting take on an alternate history. Looking forward to the next in the series.

AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY

love this series

I've been listening to this whole series and have really enjoyedf the world of Temeraire. The books scratch an itch i didn't even know was there. I loved Simon Vance's American voice in this one, being an American myself and being so used to his English accent it was a surprise and made me chuckle a little bit. This book in particular may seem like it has nothing to do with the story of the series as a while but I found that it didnt mattetr to me much, I still enjoyed the hell out of it!

Could not stop listening.

I really enjoyed listening to Simon Vance reading the series. I have read the complete series myself but he really bring every character to life. I could not help listening every free moment I had.

loved it. always have always will.

Simon does the best reading I've ever heard. and I love how he uses different voices for the characters. makes it a lot easier to follow who's speaking at the moment. lol

I love the story development

What made the experience of listening to Tongues of Serpents the most enjoyable?

I really liked the expansion to the story in regards to the dragons and the history

What was one of the most memorable moments of Tongues of Serpents?

too many to mention

Have you listened to any of Simon Vance’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

yes, this is a great performance

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

War, Dragons, what's not to like?

An excellent addition to the series

After reading several customer reviews I was expecting to be disappointed. Instead I found it an engaging addition to the series. It moves at a slower pace but is full of dragon/human and dragon/dragon interaction that makes this series as appealing as it is. Battle scenes are easy to come by in other books if you're looking for mindless action. If you want something more, this book is a good choice. I love the series and was not at all disappointed in this volume. Cindy

Another perfect addition.

Can't get enough of Vance's performance or Novik's tale. She provides flawless environments with details she took time to admire before describing. And treats the emotions of her characters with the same reverence.

Another awesome novel!

In case I haven't, let me praise the voice artist. Great stories, great characters along with amazing writing!

Great Adventure Story

I felt previous two Books had a drop in quality. this is back to Books 1 & 2.