- Science Fiction, Alternate history, High fantasy, Fantasy Fiction
Shipwrecked and cast ashore in Japan with no memory of Temeraire or his own experiences as an English aviator, Capt. William 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.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and plot-driven.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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- Author
- Naomi Novik
- First published
- 2013
- Pages
- 440
- Publisher
- Pocket, Del Rey, HarperCollins Publishers
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781452665610
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