Book Review

Black Powder War (2006)

EW's GRADE
B

Details Release Date: May 30, 2006; Writer: Naomi Novik; Genres: Fiction, Sci-fi and Fantasy; Publisher: Del Rey

The third volume in the Temeraire series finds British ex-naval officer Captain Laurence and his faithful dragon returning from their Chinese adventure only to be diverted to Istanbul, ostensibly to escort valuable dragon eggs back to Britain.

Genre Mash
Lawrence of Arabia meets Dragonheart.

Lowdown
Still enjoyable, but this faithful reader wanted less travelogue and more of the intricately rendered life-of-an-aviator derring-do that shone in the first book.

Originally posted Jun 02, 2006 Published in issue #880-881 Jun 09, 2006 Order article reprints

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