His Majesty's Dragon
By Naomi Novik
This series is another from my list of top ten favorites. Set in Europe during the Napoleonic War, this series is given a unique twist by Naomi Novik. Yes there are soldiers, boats and guns, but there's also dragons. Yes. Dragons.
Centered around a British sea captain named Will Laurence, his ship captures one of Napoleon's own warships. Inside the hull, packed carefully in a padded crate, is a dragon egg. Then Laurence is forced to make a tough decision: stay as captain of his ship -a position he's worked years to earn- or help his country by taming the dragon that hatches.
Fans of Christopher Paolini's Inheritance series will instantly fall in love with this action-packed tale of high-speed areal battles and unique characters.
Naomi Novik's website contains the first few chapters to read, for anyone curious about this epic tale:
Oh, and did I mention the legendary Peter Jackson (creator of the Lord of The Rings movies) fell in love with the series and bought movie rights to it? Yep that's right. Movie rights.
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