Description: D’ARTAGNAN BOOKS This is a first edition in good condition. It was published by Voyager in 2006. 'As Napoleon's tenacious infantry rampages across Europe and his armada lies in wait for Nelson's smaller fleet, the war does not rage on land and water alone. Squadrons of aviators swarm the skies - a deadly shield for the cumbersome canon-firing vessels. Raining fire and acid upon their enemies, they engage in a swift, violent combat with flying tooth and claw . . . for these aviators ride dragons. Captain Laurence is a satisfied man with a respectable commission aboard the ship Reliant. His career is born from a love for the sea and he takes his duty very seriously. Months before the battle of Trafalgar, on patrol in the Atlantic, The Reliant takes a small French frigate, storm-damaged and possessing a fierce crew unwilling to surrender as easily as they should. On board Laurence finds a dragon egg - a great prize as England is in sore need. Having spent months on a slow journey from Asia, the egg hatches. A sinewy new-born emerges from the fragmented shell, ignores his harness-bearer, approaches Laurence and changes his life. Hatchling dragons must be put in a harness immediately otherwise the dragon-young become hard to control - fit only for the breeding colonies. The person chosen to first harness the beast must be an aviator, for the dragon will accept no other captain. The life of an aviator is not a desirable one; reviled by fashionable society, they live hard, lonely lives bound to duty and they frequently die young. Laurence must now join them; duty demands it, though his heart is broken. But, more astonishing than the dragonet - named Temeraire by Laurence - are the documents found with him, documents addressed to Napoleon from the greatest, most skilled dragon-breeders in the world - the Chinese. The dragon Temeraire was meant for the Emperor Napoleon himself and promises to grow into no ordinary creature.' This is a 1st Edition / 1st Printing (The number string is: 1). Condition: Book - Very Good - rubbing/bumping/wear to the corners and edges, a spine lean, v.slight marking and discolouration to the page edges and soft tanning to the pages. Dust Jacket - Good - rubbing/bumping/wear to the corners and edges, a couple of v.small nicks/tears and some marking, scratches, fading, discolouration and creasing. The DJ is not price clipped. The DJ is in a protective plastic sleeve (non-adhesive). Photos/scans are always of the actual book for sale, and more can be supplied upon request. I specialise in First Editions and in particular Signed First Editions. Please visit my eBay shop as I have a large range of books and some interesting ephemera.Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, especially about the displayed book or postage costs.I do combine P&P costs, and I do post Worldwide!
Price: 64.95 GBP
Location: Haslemere
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Year Printed: 2006
Modified Item: No
Fiction Subject: Fantasy
Binding: Hardback
Author: Naomi Novik
Language: English
Character Family: Temeraire
Publisher: Voyager
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
