League of Dragons: A Novel of Temeraire

Naomi Novik

Jun 2016 · Temeraire Book 9 · Sold by Del Rey

About this eBook

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the ninth and final volume of the Temeraire series, as the Napoleonic Wars draw to a close and the final battles play out.

“An extremely satisfying resolution.” —Booklist (starred review)

The deadly campaign in Russia has cost both Napoleon and those allied against him. Napoleon has been denied his victory . . . but at a terrible price. Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the fleeing French army west but are demoralized when Napoleon makes it back to Paris unscathed. Worse, they soon learn that the French have stolen Temeraire and Iskierka’s egg. Now it is do or die, as our heroes need not only to save Temeraire’s offspring but also to stop Napoleon for good.

Don’t miss any of Naomi Novik’s magical Temeraire series
HIS MAJESTY’S 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

Ratings and reviews

Worth the read for a true fan, but I will admit that I was a little disappointed. Perhaps my expectations for an epic conclusion were slightly unrealistic, but it seemed less exciting than the previous books. That being said, I don't regret reading it at all. I mildly regret paying $13.99 for a digital copy tho...

A bombastic, verbose, and kindhearted period to a sentence of the same character. Never sycophantic, nor simple-minded, this story neatly severs each and every Gordian knot laid before it as an inheritance from its eight forebears. Thank you, Ms. Novik, for the service you have done us, and may God speed you along your way.

I wasn't ready for this series to end in 2016 and honestly, I wasn't ready for it to end now either. But the audiobook was available from my library and I wanted closure. I did read the wiki for the previous book to quickly refresh my memory since it'd been so long. Everything I wanted and expected. I LOVE Temeraire so, so very much. He the social justice warrior of my heart. I wanted to shout "DRAG HIM" when he takes down imperialist BS. My notes are basically shouting about the dragons with lots of exclamation points. But here's the 0ther notes I made between all that: --Aw, Tem with PTSD. Poor baby :( ---JANE!!! --The sex scene was adorable TBH. --Really devastated and sad for it to end, but it was concluded perfectly, brilliantly. --Jumps between Part 2 & 3, and Part 3 and 4 were discombobulating, especially when I was so used to this series describing each step of the way. --Dragonling threw me for a loop. Part of me liked her better as an egg, but she's intelligent, cunning, and a good spice up. It's too bad Tem is outshined in the manipulation and maneuvering by the female relatives of his, lol. --Good job stepping up Lawerance! He's making moves. --OMG, Tem trying to clean - lol!. --Tem's rivalry with Lien basically evaporates and was really disappointing. --If ONE thing changed towards the end, I would've turned coat for Napoleon as well TBH. --Aww Tharkey.

About the author

Naomi Novik is the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education, The Last Graduate, and The Golden Enclaves, the award-winning novels Uprooted and Spinning Silver, and the Temeraire series. She is a founder of the Organization for Transformative Works and the Archive of Our Own. She lives in New York City with her family and six computers.