A great joy for any bibliophile is when they discover a new author and such is the case with Naomi Novik's 'His Majesty's Dragon'. This book combines a Napoleonic Era setting with the addition of dragons as a naturally occurring species - there's no magic here. The story begins when HMS Reliant captures a French ship carrying a dragon's egg on the verge of hatching. I won't go too much into the plotline from there, save to say that that Novik does an excellent job of creating thrilling battle scenes a la Patrick O'Brien, adding the extra dimension of aerial combat. She also fleshes out the background well, and creates compelling characters, especially the draconic ones. All in all, an excellent read - one I highly recommend, and I look forward to collecting the other books in the series.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
His Majesty's Dragon - A Book Review
A great joy for any bibliophile is when they discover a new author and such is the case with Naomi Novik's 'His Majesty's Dragon'. This book combines a Napoleonic Era setting with the addition of dragons as a naturally occurring species - there's no magic here. The story begins when HMS Reliant captures a French ship carrying a dragon's egg on the verge of hatching. I won't go too much into the plotline from there, save to say that that Novik does an excellent job of creating thrilling battle scenes a la Patrick O'Brien, adding the extra dimension of aerial combat. She also fleshes out the background well, and creates compelling characters, especially the draconic ones. All in all, an excellent read - one I highly recommend, and I look forward to collecting the other books in the series.
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