Black Powder War

Temeraire, Book 3

De: Naomi Novik

Narrado por: Simon Vance

Temeraire, Book 3

After their fateful adventure in China, Capt. Will Laurence of His Majesty’s Aerial Corps and his extraordinary dragon, Temeraire, are waylaid by a mysterious envoy bearing urgent new orders from Britain. Three valuable dragon eggs have been purchased from the Ottoman Empire, and Laurence and Temeraire must detour to Istanbul to escort the precious cargo back to England. Time is of the essence if the eggs are to be borne home before hatching.

Yet disaster threatens the mission at every turn - thanks to the diabolical machinations of the Chinese dragon Lien, who blames Temeraire for her master’s death and vows to ally herself with Napoleon and take vengeance. Then, faced with shattering betrayal in an unexpected place, Laurence, Temeraire, and their squad must launch a daring offensive. But what chance do they have against the massed forces of Bonaparte’s implacable army?

Dragon tales: don't miss the rest of the Temeraire series.©2006 Naomi Novik (P)2007 Books on Tape

Reseñas de la Crítica

• Locus Award, 2007

"Novik's magical 18th century, peopled with sympathetic characters, induces avid reading. Long may she write!" (Booklist)

Exciting adventure across Europe

This series of books are wonderful with mixing history and fantasy. With Simon's voice added into it just makes the characters come that much more to life.

Dragons and Simon Vance!

The stories are fun as well as thought provoking, the characters well drawn and again Simon Vance. Nothing else needs to be said.

Good continues

Interesting to see where the story goes based on historical Napoleonic record. Looking forward to the next chapters.

Temeraire

Simon Vance as narrator does not disppoint and the series by Naomi Novik is very good!

Another wonderful chapter in the Temeraire series

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I am loving the entire series of books, and was thrilled to learn Peter Jackson has bought the wrights to make "His Majesty's Dragon" into a film! This book his hard on Temeraire and Captain Lawrence, but their love and dedication carry them through. It's colorful and brilliantly plotted out, and we get to see more of the world in which they live.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Lawrence - he always does the right thing

Which scene was your favorite?

The birth.

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

Danger at every turn.

Absolutely Fantastic must read for any dragon fan.

This book was just fantastic. Compared to the rather slow moving throne of jade I must say this book had me hooked from the very beginning. The book in general is still very much a man and his dog story, oviously the dog being a dragon, but the added action of a wartime setting and the fight for dragons rights that Temeraire is after captivated me greatly.
As for the reading itself I must say Simon Vance did an amazing job, the amount of difference cadences and accents he uses is great. I can not wait to hear more of him in the later readings.

Most excellent

A delightful continuation of this series. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Simon Vance gives a wonderful performance.

Black Powder War

Well written and expertly narrated. Full of excitement and intrigue. 10/10 will recommend to friends and family.

really enjoyed the book

It gets a bit long in the descriptions, but I really enjoyed the story. Makes me want a dragon of my own.

Great book. Great quality.

Finished in 3 days though. Wish the books were cheaper. These books and audible itself is going to make me broke at this rate!