num_pages: 448
description: The war tearing Europe apart is not fought upon land and sea alone, for battalions also fill the sky. And the fiery death they bring has little to do with gunpowder - it comes from the very guts of the beasts they are flying: Dragons.Weeks out of port at Madeira, a British vessel - the Reliant, commanded by Captain William Laurence - captures a French frigate. Within its hold lies a precious dragon egg. And it's close to hatching.Once harnessed, a young dragon will accept no other master, so when the new-born ignores his chosen rider and approaches the Captain instead, Laurence's life is changed forever.
language: English
title: Temeraire
titlecomplete: Temeraire (Temeraire, #1)
characters: Temeraire, Captain Will Laurence, John Granby, Emily Roland
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Historical Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Alternate History, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Dragons, Audiobook
ratings_count: 96237
places: United Kingdom
series: Temeraire
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Compton Crook Award
publisher: Harper Voyager