From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education
comes the fourth volume of the Temeraire series, as the Napoleonic Wars
bring Will Laurence and Temeraire to Africa in search of aid.
"Temeraire is a dragon for the ages."--Terry Brooks
Tragedy has struck His Majesty's Aerial Corps, whose magnificent fleet
of fighting dragons and their human captains valiantly defends England's
shores against the encroaching armies of Napoleon Bonaparte. An epidemic
of unknown origin and no known cure is decimating the noble dragons'
ranks--forcing the hopelessly stricken into quarantine. Now only
Temeraire and a pack of newly recruited dragons remain uninfected--and
stand as the only means of an airborne defense against France's ever
bolder sorties.
Bonaparte's dragons are already harrowing Britain's ships at sea. Only
one recourse remains: Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, must
take wing to Africa, whose shores may hold the cure for the mysterious
and deadly contagion. On this mission there is no time to waste, and no
telling what
Don't miss any of Naomi Novik's magical Temeraire series
HIS MAJESTY'S DRAGON - THRONE OF JADE - BLACK POWDER WAR - EMPIRE OF
IVORY - VICTORY OF EAGLES - TONGUES OF SERPENTS - CRUCIBLE OF GOLD -
BLOOD OF TYRANTS - LEAGUE OF DRAGONS
