and it came out that this King Arthur and his knights had done nothing of real note but to kill innocent dragons all around Britain: almost certainly a pack of lies, as Forthing admitted they had not possessed even any guns at the time, and unpleasant lies at that.”, “They are ours,” he said, “although not properly the sailors: they are only along because we would not leave them to drown, and ought to be more grateful for it than they are. Naomi Novik has created an alternate history / alternate biological world that is recognizable but different and interesting. What are you looking for Book "Crucible Of Gold The Temeraire Series Book 7 " ?Click "Read Now PDF" / "Download", Get it for FREE, Register 100% Easily. I always find Laurence's POV to be much less interesting. The previous book was a little slow but this one really gets the series back on track, and I enjoyed every minute of it. The bars still hung upon Hammond’s palm before him: small and unadorned to represent as they did the lifting of a blot upon his name and his family, whose shame he had with so much effort learned not to think of, as he could do nothing to repair it. This one deals with certain hard questions, like the dragons' behavior toward their people, and vice versa. Crucible of Gold. Crucible of Gold is another solid book in the series, exploring another continent (it's refreshing to see a series where the main characters visit almost every continent in the world) and adding more complexity to the war affecting a large part of the globe. I will finish the series, because Temeraire and the other dragons are still such wonderful creations, and the preview of 'Blood Of Tyrants' provided at the end of this book seems to show the next plot will be refreshingly different (if no less light on the travel writing). Novik's alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars that involves dragons is just plain fun. I haven’t cared much for him since his conflicts with Laurence in the earlier books. Though Laurence was unable to value either so high as the honor which he had sacrificed, Temeraire had proven unable to accept his assurances on that score: perhaps for the greater chance which the former had, of ever being recovered. The French have invaded Spain, forged an alliance with Africa’s powerful Tswana empire, and brought revolution to Brazil. AmazonUIPageJS : P).when('goldboxDealDetailPage').execute(function(){ We are sorry. 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Do not purchase the audible version. I hope you can imagine that cooler minds have regarded the prospect of outright war with China, which Captain Willoughby’s—out of courtesy, I will not say folly—which Captain Willoughby’s intentions would have induced, as shear madness, and not in any accord with the spirit of his orders.” “An absorbing adventure.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) Former Aerial Corps captain Will Laurence and his faithful dragon, Temeraire, have been put out to pasture in Australia—and it seems their part in the war has ended just when they are needed most. I just hope it isn't too long until the next one. Novik is a co-founder of the Organization for Transformative Works.   As always the best parts of the Temeraire series are the chapters that are Temeraire's POV. Read "Crucible of Gold A Novel of Temeraire" by Naomi Novik available from Rakuten Kobo. Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2020. 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