We read “Temeraire: His Majesty’s Dragon” by Naomi Novik, the first book in a series of alternative history novels where the Napoleonic Wars are fought with Dragons. We join Captain Will Laurence as he reluctantly forms a bond with a newly hatched dragon and instantly becomes the “I’ve only had temeraire for a day and a half but if anything happened to him i would kill everyone on this boat and then myself” meme.
If you like the premise go read it, we’ll wait! (Definitely read it.)
We loved this book so much we made it a two parter!
Part 1: The plot
Part 2: A Deeper Dive
Content Warnings
Abuse/neglect of a dragon (dragons are sentient, and the abusive relationship is somewhere between a parent/child or owner/pet situation)
Warfare
Mild Sexism
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