March Book Club Meeeting - His Majesty's Dragon

Thanks to Deedra's great suggestion, this month we'll be discussing "His Majesty's Dragon" a book by Naomi Novik.

Please come and join us and remember you can post other book ideas on the discussion thread here (https://www.meetup.com/SF-Fantasy-Lovers-Book-Club/messages/boards/thread/10449233).

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The Wikipedia synposis:

His Majesty's Dragon, published in the UK as Temeraire, is the first novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik first published in 2005.

His Majesty's Dragon won the 2007 Compton Crook Award for best novel in the Science Fiction/Fantasy genre during 2006 by a first time author in the genre.

The book was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2007, but lost out to Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge.

Plot introduction

The story is set during an alternate history version of the Napoleonic Wars, in which dragons not only exist but are used as a staple of aerial warfare in Asia and Europe. The dragons of the story are portrayed as sentient and intelligent, capable of logical thought and human speech. The series centres primarily on events involving Temeraire (the titular dragon) and his handler, Will Laurence. The first book of the series centers on how Laurence, formerly a Captain in the Royal Navy, becomes Temeraire's handler, and their early training in preparation for battles against Napoleon's aerial fleet.