If you gave me a passage from either, I would not be able to recognise who the voice belongs to.

My only complaint is that I wish there was an obvious distinction between the voices of Lawrence and Temeraire.

The story continues, and I found myself swept away by it, as well as by the words of Novik, who suits this genre of historical fiction. Having said that, as someone who adores historical fiction, I really enjoyed this instalment of the series. The issues that occur in the story are military based and more in line with problems arising in historical fiction rather than in a fantasy story. However, the dragons themselves have their own personalities and histories. Yes, there are dragons, a completely fantastical element that is the focal point in the storytelling. If anything, I will recommend this series to historical fiction readers. I will never recommend this series to fantasy readers. With each book, I have a clearer understanding about what kind of series this is. But can the French aggressors be well and truly routed, or will a treacherous alliance deliver Britain into the hands of her If only they can be reunited, master and dragon might rally Britain's scattered forces and take the fight to the enemy as never before - for king and country, and for their own liberty. Separated by their own government and threatened at every turn by Napoleon's forces, Laurence and Temeraire must struggle to find each other amid the turmoil of war and to aid the resistance against the invasion before Napoleon's foothold on England's shores can become a stranglehold. Napoleon's prime objective: the occupation of London. Have breached the Channel and successfully invaded English soil. For Britain, conditions are grimmer still: Napoleon's resurgent forces On the heels of his mission to Africa, seeking the cure for a deadly contagion, he has been removed from military service - and his captain, Will Laurence, has been condemned to death for treason. It is a grim time for the dragon Temeraire. Now in the latest novel, they soar to new heights of breathtaking action and brilliant imagination. Naomi Novik's triumphant debut, His Majesty's Dragon, introduced a dynamic new pair of heroes to the annals of fantasy fiction: the noble fighting dragon Temeraire and his master and commander, Capt.

Victory of eagles by naomi novik