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Tongues of Serpents - Naomi Novik
Tongues of Serpents
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Convicted 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 Australia—and into a hornet’s nest of fresh complications. The colony is in turmoil after the overthrow of military... show more
Convicted 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 Australia—and into a hornet’s nest of fresh complications. The colony is in turmoil after the overthrow of military governor William Bligh—aka Captain Bligh, late of HMS Bounty. And when Bligh tries to enlist them in his bid to regain office, the dragon and his captain are caught in the middle of a political power struggle.

Their only chance to escape the fray is accepting a mission to blaze a route through the forbidding Blue Mountains and into the interior of Australia. But the theft of a precious dragon egg turns their expedition into a desperate recovery operation—leading to a shocking discovery and a dangerous new complication in the global war between Britain and Napoleon.
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Format: ebook
ISBN: 9780345521750 (0345521757)
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Pages no: 369
Edition language: English
Series: Temeraire (#6)
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YouKneeK
YouKneeK rated it
4.0 Review: Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire Book 6 of 9)
Tongues of Serpents is the sixth book in the Temeraire series. For me, this was the weakest in the series so far. It wasn’t a bad book, and there wasn’t any particular aspect of it that I disliked, but it didn’t hold my attention as well as the previous books. I think one big reason was because I...
Grimlock ♥ Ultra Magnus
Grimlock ♥ Ultra Magnus rated it
4.0 Yaaaaay!
It took me two months to read this, because comics, depression, anxiety, and the fact that for a huge chunk of this comic everyone gets really hot. And I'm not talking sexy, here. No robot dragons. Just a whole lot of sweating and thirst. And I mean, obviously hyperbole, but jeebus, I needed...
The English Student
The English Student rated it
3.5 Tongues of Serpents - Naomi Novik
Another pleasant entry in Novik's Temeraire series to start the reading year off. Tongues of Serpents sees disgraced Regency aviator William Laurence and his Celestial dragon Temeraire transported to Australia, mainly to keep them out of trouble. With them go three dragon eggs, intended as a foundat...
Rrain Reads
Rrain Reads rated it
3.0 Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire Series #6)
I had to let this one marinate a bit before I was sure how I felt about it, but despite some slow pacing in parts, and a few things I would have liked to have seen explored a little more thoroughly (like the aboriginal cultures, and several of the characters), I'm generally happy with it. I mean, it...
Telynor's Library, and then some
Telynor's Library, and then some rated it
4.0
I enjoyed this very much, albeit that it is very similar to a previous novel in the series. Still, great fun to read, and downright creepy in some areas. I do hope that there will be more books to come, as I suspect that Laurence and Temeraire's adventures are not over yet. For the longer review, pl...
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