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by Naomi Novik
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Traditional Fantasy
Traditional Fantasy rated it 8 years ago
I loved that this story started right after the previous one ended. Temeraire and his crew are still in China, but both weather and a problem with the ship are preventing their return to England, when they get an urgent missive to transport some eggs. A dragon can fly distances over land, but there ...
Book Haunt
Book Haunt rated it 8 years ago
See review at Book Haunt
YouKneeK
YouKneeK rated it 8 years ago
Black Powder War is the third book in the Temeraire series. I enjoyed this one at about the same level as the previous two books. I was particularly happy when the story didn’t quite go in the direction I had expected it to based on the end of the last book, as described in more detail in the below...
Grimlock ♥ Ultra Magnus
Grimlock ♥ Ultra Magnus rated it 8 years ago
Given, I only had like fifteen pages and finished early in the day. Still, if it hadn't been Temeraire, it's doubtful I would have done even that much non-fandom reading. (And, no, I don't quite consider this fandom because it has books only; I feel fangirl-y about this, but Fandom Wednesday is ...
Dang Rover: Cover to Cover
Dang Rover: Cover to Cover rated it 9 years ago
Not stopping now, happily moving on to book 4! The Value of a Star: Ratings Explained
The English Student
The English Student rated it 10 years ago
Black Powder War, the third in Novik's Temeraire series, sees Laurence, Temeraire et al get caught up in the Napoleonic Wars on the Continent as they fly an urgent mission from China to collect some eggs from the Government of Turkey. (Confused yet?) Perhaps it's because I read Throne of Jade only...
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
I love this series which could be described as a mix of McCaffrey's Pern (dragons!) and Horatio Hornblower daring do (Napoleonic wars). I gave this novel "only" four and a half stars only because it's slightly less amazing than the first two books. The first book marked it as unique among dragon fan...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
This is an excellent sequel. Temeraire is an interesting character in his own right without Will. With Will he's more interesting. You can see the love between the two of them developing and I have to wonder if there's more space in either of their lives for anyone else. Will and Temeraire are ...
AnimeJune's Obsessions
AnimeJune's Obsessions rated it 12 years ago
Good but a bit episodic.
The BiblioSanctum
The BiblioSanctum rated it 12 years ago
I'm still enjoying this series, but I think the spark, that initial sense of magic and wonderment I first felt when I read His Majesty's Dragon, has faded. I believe the ongoing war against Napoleon and the action-filled aerial dragon battles are meant to be the focus and highlight of these books, a...
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