His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik

November 15th, 2006 · 4 Comments

Synopsis:
The setting is the Napoleonic wars, in a world where dragons exist and are part of military operations. An English naval captain captures a French vessel, and on board is a particularly valuable treasure: a dragon’s egg, and joins the Aerial Corps with Temeraire, a very rare Celestial breed, and together they join the [...]

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Robin Hobb - 3 Trilogies, One Love

October 14th, 2006 · 6 Comments

Robin Hobb’s Farseer Trilogy and the follow up trilogy called The Tawny Man are medievalist fantasy fiction are among the best books I’ve ever read in any genre. I lost myself in these six books, missing my subway stop more than once. I would actually get excited when my alarm went off in the morning [...]

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Tags: American Literature