Captain Laurence is a satisfied man with a respectable commission aboard the ship Reliant. Raining fire and acid upon their enemies, they engage in a swift, violent combat with flying tooth and claw. Squadrons of aviators swarm the skies - a deadly shield for the cumbersome canon-firing vessels. ISBN: 9780007219117 SKU: 1376606 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.As Napoleon's tenacious infantry rampages across Europe and his armada lies in wait for Nelson's smaller fleet, the war does not rage on land and water alone. This 2006 HarperVoyager (UK) Paperback is in Good condition. Ignoring the young midshipman Laurence had assigned to the task, the dragon picks Laurence himself, and now his life will be changed forever. The life of an aviator is not a desirable one reviled by fashionable society, they live hard, lonely lives bound to duty and they frequently die young.
The person chosen to first harness the beast must be an aviator, for the dragon will accept no other. Hatchling dragons must be put in a harness immediately otherwise the dragon-young become hard to control â¬' fit only for the breeding colonies. Having spent months on a slow journey from Asia, the egg hatches. But months before the Battle of Trafalgar, on patrol in the Atlantic, the Reliant captures a small French frigate, storm-damaged and possessing a fierce crew unwilling to surrender as easily as they should. Captain Laurence has a respectable commission aboard the ship Reliant, a pretty but ambitious fiancée and his life all planned out. Raining fire and acid upon their enemies, they engage in a swift, violent combat with flying tooth and claw?The Dragon Air Corps. As Napoleon's infantry rampages across Europe and his armada lies in wait for Nelson's smaller fleet, the war does not rage on land and water alone. This deliciously addictive debut novel from Naomi Novik captures the Napoleonic period perfectly and skilfully layers history with imagination by adding a Dragon Air Force to the battle for England.
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