![]() ![]() At the end of Throne of Jade, the British party, including Temeraire, is free to return to England. Indeed, Temeraire, or Lung Tien Xiang, is an imperial prince. Temeraire is a Celestial, hence among the very finest of dragons. In Throne of Jade (2006), the admiralty want sent Temeraire to China with Laurence. He and Temeraire, the hatchling, are a team now. “Captain Laurence had commanded a ship in the Royal Navy (see His Majesty’s Dragon, 2006) but was relegated to the aviator corps after bonding with the hatchling from the dragon egg his ship found aboard a French prize his ship had seized. But what chance do they have against the massed forces of Bonaparte’s implacable army? PRAISE FOR BLACK POWDER WAR: ![]() Then, faced with shattering betrayal in an unexpected place, Laurence, Temeraire, and their squad must launch a daring offensive. Yet disaster threatens the mission at every turn–thanks to the diabolical machinations of the Chinese dragon Lien, who blames Temeraire for her master’s death and vows to ally herself with Napoleon and take vengeance. ![]() Time is of the essence if the eggs are to be borne home before hatching. Three valuable dragon eggs have been purchased from the Ottoman Empire, and Laurence and Temeraire must detour to Istanbul to escort the precious cargo back to England. Will Laurence of His Majesty’s Aerial Corps and his extraordinary dragon, Temeraire, are waylaid by a mysterious envoy bearing urgent new orders from Britain. After their fateful adventure in China, Capt. ![]()
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