Tongues of Serpents: A Novel of Temeraire

ISBN: 0345496906

Author: Novik, Naomi

Condition: New

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the sixth volume of the Temeraire series, as Will Laurence and Temeraire are exiled to Australia in the ever expanding war between Napoleon and Britain.Temeraire and his fellow dragons are surely Noviks finest accomplishment.-BookPageConvicted of treason despite their heroic defense against Napoleons invasion of England, Temeraire and Captain Will Laurence have been transported to a prison colony in distant Australia-and into a hornets nest of fresh complications. The colony is in turmoil after the overthrow of military governor William Bligh-aka Captain Bligh, late of HMS Bounty. And when Bligh tries to enlist them in his bid to regain office, the dragon and his captain are caught in the middle of a political power struggle. Their only chance to escape the fray is accepting a mission to blaze a route through the forbidding Blue Mountains and into the interior of Australia.But the theft of a precious dragon egg turns their expedition into a desperate recovery operation-leading to a shocking discovery and a dangerous new complication in the global war between Britain and Napoleon.Dont miss any of Naomi Noviks magical Temeraire seriesHIS MAJESTYS DRAGON THRONE OF JADE BLACK POWDER WAR EMPIRE OF IVORY VICTORY OF EAGLES TONGUES OF SERPENTS CRUCIBLE OF GOLD BLOOD OF TYRANTS LEAGUE OF DRAGONS