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Dragons with feathers!

June 25, 2016 by borisanne Leave a Comment

Though I’m writing reviews for Books 4-7 all at once, and posting separately, I haven’t mentioned until now that the regular cast of characters besides Temeraire and his human buddy Will Laurence has really grown to a large group of familiars. I have to give giant props to Naomi Novik for building a world of details easy to absorb and remember, and still read super quickly. This book, number 7 of the series, brings us to South America, one of the few continents not yet visited […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: British navy, CBR8, dragons, fantasy, historical fiction, inca, Naomi novik, napoleon, Novik, south america, Temeraire

borisanne's CBR8 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: British navy, CBR8, dragons, fantasy, historical fiction, inca, Naomi novik, napoleon, Novik, south america, Temeraire ·
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