![]() ![]() Now the airmen’s slack ways are finally working on him and he’s learning to have fun. He was such an uptight stick in the mud that he wasn’t much fun in the first book. Laurence has finally learned to loosen up. But I mostly accepted it and just read this for a good yarn. Don’t ask me why I’m willing to believe that a dragon can fly around with a crew of something like 15-20 men running around on his back, but I draw the line at this. It’s not supposed to be funny, but I find the whole idea so ludicrous that it’s funny to me. Temeraire’s special fighting ability continues to crack me up. ![]() Novik came up with this whole different dragon culture that fit in with my vague ideas of Chinese culture. ![]() ![]() It was really cool to read about how the dragons and people interact in China. All of that was mostly pretty interesting, but the best part was the part that takes place in China–only the last third of the book. The whole point is supposed to be resolving this conflict, but most of the book is taken up with the journey. But it was such fun filler that I didn’t really mind. To resolve the issue, Laurence, Temeraire, their flight crew and a diplomatic delegation are sent on a journey to China. The Chinese people are not happy when they find out that Temeraire is a mere captain’s pet and he’s being used to wage war on France. Temeraire was meant to be a gift from the Chinese emperor to Emperor Napoleon. Captain Will Laurence and his dragon, Temeraire–or is it the other way around?–are in something of a bind. ![]()
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