Empire of Ivory

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‘These are beautifully written novels, not only fresh, original and fast-paced, but full of wonderful characters with real heart’
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‘Novik won me over with her first novel. the combination of military history, sympathetic characters, and engaging style makes this series great, intelligent fun’
The Times

‘Plenty of intrigue, swordplay, exotic locations, plausible invention. In short a treat’
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Naomi Novik's stunning series of novels follow the adventures of Captain William Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire as they travel from the shores of Britain to China and Africa. Laurence and Temeraire made a daring journey across vast and inhospitable continents to bring home a rare Turkish dragon from the treacherous Ottoman Empire. Kazilik dragons are firebreathers, and Britain is in greater need of protection than ever, for while Laurence and Temeraire were away, an epidemic struck British shores and is killing off her greatest defence -- her dragon air force is slowly dying. The dreadful truth must be kept from Napoleon at all costs. Allied with the white Chinese dragon, Lien, he would not hestitate to take advantage of Britain's weakness and launch a devasting invasion. Hope lies with the only remaining healthy dragon -- Temeraire cannot stay at home, but must once again venture into the unknown to help his friends and seek out a cure in darkest Africa. Lead title / Imaginative historical adventure, perfect for all fans of Robin Hobb, Philip Pulman and CS Forrester's Hornblower series / Peter Jackson, Director of Lord of the Rings, has bought film and game rights for all books in the series / Temeraire was shortlisted for the Hugo Award for the Best First Novel and won the John Campbell Award for the Best New Writer in the World SF Awards / Publication to be supported by digital activity including relaunch of the Voyager website / Competition: Pullman, Rowling, Paollini, Canavan

Medlemsvurdering:
Laurence og Temeraire har endelig kommet tilbake til England etter reisen deres til Kina. De regner med å få en varm velkomst, men blir sørgelig skuffet. Det viser seg nemlig at en epidemi har angrepet de engelske dragene, og de står alle i fare for å dø. Dermed blir Laurence og Temeraire nok en gang sendt ut, denne gangen til Afrika for å lete etter en kur mot sykdommen. "Empire of Ivory" er godt skrevet med slående vakre beskrivelser og bygget på en solid grunn av fakta. Den er til tider både munter og mørk, med en original historie og de samme sterke, troverdige personene som i tidligere bøker. Virkelig en kvalitetsbok.

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Detaljer

Forlag: HarperVoyager
Innbinding: Paperback
Språk: Engelsk
ISBN: 9780007256747
Utgivelsesår: 2008
Format: 20 x 13 cm

Om forfatteren

Naomi Novik was born in New York in 1973, a first-generation American, and raised on Polish fairy tales, Baba Yaga, and Tolkien. She studied English Literature at Brown University and Computer Science at Columbia University before leaving to work in the games industry. Over the course of a brief winter sojourn working on a game in Canada, she realized she preferred the writing to the programming, and, on returning to New York, decided to try her hand at novels. Temeraire is her first.

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«
‘These are beautifully written novels, not only fresh, original and fast-paced, but full of wonderful characters with real heart’
Peter Jackson

‘Novik won me over with her first novel. the combination of military history, sympathetic characters, and engaging style makes this series great, intelligent fun’
The Times

‘Plenty of intrigue, swordplay, exotic locations, plausible invention. In short a treat’
The Telegraph

'In the best tradition of fantasy, historical fiction and nautical novels'
Guardian
»

Medlemmers vurdering

-ikorn – 13.07.2009

– Laurence og Temeraire har endelig kommet tilbake til England etter reisen deres til Kina. De regner med å få en varm velkomst, men blir sørgelig skuffet. Det viser seg nemlig at en epidemi har angrepet de engelske dragene, og de står alle i fare for å dø. Dermed blir Laurence og Temeraire nok en gang sendt ut, denne gangen til Afrika for å lete etter en kur mot sykdommen. "Empire of Ivory" er godt skrevet med slående vakre beskrivelser og bygget på en solid grunn av fakta. Den er til tider både munter og mørk, med en original historie og de samme sterke, troverdige personene som i tidligere bøker. Virkelig en kvalitetsbok.