Throne of Jade

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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 history, sympathetic characters, and an engaging style makes this series great, intelligent fun.’
The Times

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

‘Novik has stirred the passions with a genre-busting historical fantasy of the first order’
Sunday Sport
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History takes flight in the second book of Naomi Novik's deliciously addictive series which captures the Napoleonic period perfectly and skillfully layers the timeline with imagination by adding a Dragon Air Force to the battle for England. Captain William Laurence of the British Air Corps and his dragon, Temeraire, begin their slow voyage to China, fearful that upon landing they will be forced to part by Imperial decree. Temeraire is a Celestial dragon, the most highly-prized of all draconic breeds; famed for their intelligence, agility and most of all for the Divine Wind - their terrible roar capable of shattering the heavy timbers of war ships, shattering woodland and destroying other dragons mid-flight. Temeraire's egg was captured and claimed by the British at sea, but he was meant to be the companion of the Emperor Napoleon and not captained by a mere officer in the British Air Corps. The Chinese have demanded his return and the British cannot refuse them - they cannot afford to provoke the asian super-power into allying themselves with the French - even if it costs them the most powerful weapon in their arsenal and inflicts the most unimaginable pain upon Laurence and his dragon.

Detaljer

Forlag: HarperVoyager
Innbinding: Paperback
Språk: Engelsk
ISBN: 9780007258727
Utgivelsesår: 2007
Format: 20 x 13 cm

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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 history, sympathetic characters, and an engaging style makes this series great, intelligent fun.’
The Times

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

‘Novik has stirred the passions with a genre-busting historical fantasy of the first order’
Sunday Sport
»

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-ikorn – 19.04.2009

– Kaptein Laurence og dragen Temeraire har bare flydd sammen i noen måneder, men de er allerede uadskillelige. Men når kineserne krever å få Temeraire tilbake, må de sammen legge ut på en reise som vil utfordre dem begge på mange måter. "Throne of Jade" er en spennende bok, full av både storpolitikk og små, dagligdagse hendelser. Blandingen fører til at boka aldri blir kjedelig, siden den er full av variasjon, og språket har en flyt som gjør at det er en glede å lese. Det er interessant å se hvordan Laurence blir utfordret i sin lojalitet til England og sin oppfatning av andre lands underlegenhet. Jeg gleder meg til neste bok!