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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 20
Lexile measure
1180L
Language
English
Description
Convicted of treason and transported to the prison colony at New South Wales, Will Laurence and his fighting dragon, Temeraire, encounter complications after the colony's governor, Captain William Bligh, is overthrown.
Author
Series
Temeraire volume 5
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 19
Lexile measure
1100L
Language
English
Description
As Napoleon launches an attack on Britain, Captain Will Laurence, accused of treason, escapes from his prison ship and sets out on a desperate quest to reunite with his fighting dragon, Temeraire, who has been consigned to breeding grounds in Wales.
Author
Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 20
Lexile measure
1170L
Language
English
Description
After their fateful adventure in China, Capt. Will Laurence of His Majesty's Aerial Corps and his extraordinary dragon, Temeraire, are waylaid by a mysterious envoy bearing urgent new orders from Britain. Three valuable dragon eggs have been purchased from the Ottoman Empire, and Laurence and Temeraire must detour to Istanbul to escort the precious cargo back to England. Time is of the essence if the eggs are to be borne home before hatching. Yet...
Author
Series
Temeraire volume 9
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"With the acclaimed Temeraire novels, New York Times bestselling author Naomi Novik has created a fantasy series like no other, combining the high-flying appeal of Anne McCaffrey's Pern saga and the swashbuckling derring-do of Patrick O'Brian's historical seafaring adventures. Now, with League of Dragons, Novik brings the imaginative tour de force that has captivated millions to an unforgettable finish. Napoleon's invasion of Russia has been roundly...
Author
Series
Temeraire volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking to the skies .. . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Capt. Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain future -- and an unexpected kinship with a most extraordinary creature....
Author
Series
Temeraire volume 22
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
Description
Captain Will Laurence and his noble dragon Temeraire battle against Bonaparte's invading forces. When China discovers that their rare gift, meant for Napoleon, is now in the hands of the British forces, they demand the return of the dragon.
Author
Series
Temeraire volume 8
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Captain Laurence washes onto the shores of Japan with limited memories about his life, a situation that tests the strength of his bond with the dragon Temeraire.
Shipwrecked and cast ashore in Japan with no memory of Temeraire or his own experiences as an English aviator, Laurence finds himself tangled in deadly political intrigues that threaten not only his own life but England's already precarious position in the Far East. Age-old enmities and...
Author
Series
Temeraire volume 4
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
1200L
Language
English
Description
Tragedy has struck His Majesty's Aerial Corps, as an epidemic of unknown origin and no known cure is decimating the dragons' ranks. Only Temeraire and a pack of newly recruited dragons remain uninfected and must stand as the only means of airborne defense against France's ever bolder sorties. As Bonaparte's dragons harrow Britain's ships, Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, take wing to Africa in search of a cure for the deadly contagion.