num_pages: 365
description: Picking up where book two left off (in China, Macau) Captain Will Laurence and his extraordinary dragon, Temeraire, are ordered to retrieve and escort a precious cargo of valuable dragon eggs from Istanbul to England. They take the Old Silk Road from China to Istanbul, crossing deserts and mountains. En route to England, they help the beleaguered Prussians battle Napoleon.
language: English
title: Black Powder War
titlecomplete: Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3)
characters: Captain Will Laurence, Temeraire, Iskierka (dragon), Tenzing Tharkay, John Granby, Emily Roland
genres: Audiobook, Historical Fiction, Historical, Historical Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Dragons, Adventure, Fiction, Alternate History
ratings_count: 37808
series: Temeraire
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Del Rey