Victory of Eagles (Temeraire)
by Naomi Novik
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Author: Naomi NovikEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-05-19
ISBN: 0345512251
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Del Rey
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- ISBN13: 9780345512253
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Victory of Eagles (Temeraire)
Book Review: A Dragon as a Sensitive Hero (Includes Spoiler for Earlier Books)
Summary: 4 Stars
Temeraire is one of the most intriguing heroes in fantasy today. And this book, fifth in Naomi Novik's wonderful series, marks an interesting reversal in the relationship between the dragon Temeraire and his human captain, William Laurence. In the previous four books, Laurence has struggled to understand the point of view of his dragon charge and has done so with loyalty and winning affection.
So much so, that at the end of book IV, Laurence yields to his dragon's urging and the pair of them take an antidote to France to stem the epidemic of a dragon-killing disease. For this action, Laurence is condemned as a traitor. Although events in the war soon free Laurence and reunite dragon and captain, now Temeraire has to grapple with the despair Laurence feels over being ostracized and the guilt and depression from betraying his country. This book is packed with great battles and sweeping action, but the heart of it lies in Temeraire's inability to understand the abstract concepts like honor, duty, devotion to country that are the motivating forces in his human's life.
My main complaint with this author is her inability to write a clean ending. In five novels, each time she fails to resolve important questions, trying to ensure that the reader will sign up to buy the next book. She needs to revisit the work of an author who has obviously influenced her concept of dragons: Anne McCaffrey. McCaffrey successfully kept a longer and much more complex series going and managed excellent upbeat endings for all of her books. I think with a little effort Novik could give us a little more resolution than she does.
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