Black Powder War

Black Powder War

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name = Black Powder War
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author = Naomi Novik
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country = United States
language = English
series = Temeraire
genre = Alternate history
publisher = Del Rey
release_date = May 30 2006
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 400 pp [cite web|url= http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Black-Powder-War/Naomi-Novik/e/9780345481306/?itm=3|accessdate= 2008-05-01|title= "Black Powder War" on Barnesandnoble.com|publisher= Barnes & Noble]
isbn = ISBN 0-345-48130-5 infobox Book |
name = Black Powder War
translator =


image_caption =
author = Naomi Novik
cover_artist =
country = United Kingdom
language = English
series = Temeraire
genre = Fiction
publisher = Voyager
release_date = August 2007
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 400 pp
isbn = ISBN 978-0-00-721917-9
followed_by = Empire of Ivory

"Black Powder War" is the third novel in the "Temeraire" alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik.

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 centers primarily on events involving Temeraire (the titular dragon) and his handler, William Laurence.

Plot summary

In "Black Powder War", Captain William Laurence and Temeraire - along with the surviving members of their crew - are ordered to make all haste and return from the mission to China to Istanbul. There, they are to pick up a collection of three dragon eggs purchased by the British Government.

Led by a guide named Tharkay, the group survives ambush in the Central Asian deserts, befriends a pack of feral dragons in the mountains of Turkestan, and makes its way to Istanbul. Once there they face betrayal and must risk their lives to bring their precious cargo back to the British Isles. Between Istanbul and Britain, however, lies the Grande Armee of Napoleon who has allied with Lien (the albino Celestial dragon) and is on the march to conquer Prussia. Surrounded by enemies, betrayed by allies, the journey is bound with action and despair, hope and anguish.

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