Victory of Eagles

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name = Victory of Eagles
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author = Naomi Novik
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
series = Temeraire
genre = Alternate history novel
publisher = Voyager Books
release_date = July 2008
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 384 [cite web|url= http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Victory-of-Eagles/Naomi-Novik/e/9780345496881/?itm=6|accessdate= 2008-05-01|title= "Victory of Eagles" on Barnesandnoble.com|publisher= Barnes & Noble]
isbn = ISBN 9780007256754

"Victory of Eagles" is the fifth novel in the "Temeraire" alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik. The series follows the actions of William Laurence and his dragon, Temeraire.

"Victory of Eagles" was released in hardcover in North America and the United Kingdom on July 8, 2008. [cite web
url= http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345496881
accessdate= 2008-01-22
title= "Victory of Eagles" by Naomi Novik
publisher= Random House]

Plot details

The plot involves the invasion of England by the forces of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Celestial dragon Temeraire, believing his captain Will Laurence to be dead, takes it upon himself to train and command a squadron of unmanned, unharnessed dragons to fight against the French, while the King has fled to Edinburgh and Bonaparte sets himself up in London, intent on depleting the country's livestock and starving out the British armies and Aerial Corps.

References

Reviews

[http://www.sfreviews.net/novik_victory_of_eagles.html Review by Thomas M. Wagner at SF Reviews.net]