Naomi Novik

A Novel of Temeraire';A new writer is soaring on the wings of a dragon.' The New York Times ';Enthralling readingit's like Jane Austen playing Dungeons & Dragons with Eragon's Christopher Paolini.' Time, on His Majesty's Dragon  Tragedy has struck His Majesty's Aerial Corps, whose...

A Novel of Temeraire';A splendid series.' Anne McCaffrey ';Naomi Novik has done for the Napoleonic Wars what Anne McCaffrey did for science fiction: constructed an alternate reality in which dragons are real in a saga that is impressively original, fully developed, and peopled with characters you care about.'...

Together in one volume, here are the first three novels in Naomi Noviks New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, combining the gripping history of the Napoleonic era, the thrill of Anne McCaffreys Dragonriders of Pern books, and the excitement of Patrick OBrians seafaring adventures. In His Majestys Service also includes an exclusive original...

A Novel of Temeraire';An absorbing adventure.'Publishers Weekly (starred review) Former Aerial Corps captain Will Laurence and his faithful dragon, Temeraire, have been put out to pasture in Australiaand it seems their part in the war has ended just when they are needed most. The French have invaded Spain, forged an...

A Novel of TemeraireConvicted of treason despite their heroic defense against Napoleon's invasion of England, Temeraire and Capt. Will Laurence have been transported to a prison colony in distant Australiaand into a hornet's nest of fresh complications. The colony is in turmoil after the overthrow of military governor William Blighaka...

In the past sixty years, oral history has moved from the periphery to the mainstream of academic studies and is now employed as a research tool by historians, anthropologists, sociologists, medical therapists, documentary film makers, and educators at all levels. The Oxford Handbook of Oral History brings together forty authors on five continents...