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Black Powder War

The third volume of the Temeraire series

Laurence and Temeraire travel to Istanbul for a priceless cargo of dragon eggs, but disaster threatens their mission.

"I took a jaundiced view of "cute dragon" books until Novik won me over with her first novel. The combination of military history, sympathetic characters, and engaging style makes this series great, intelligent fun. This book, involving a perilous expedition from China to Turkey, climaxing at the siege of Danzig in 1807, is possibly the most exciting yet."
The Times (UK)

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US Paperback (400 pages, Del Rey)
Cover art by Dominic Harman
Released: May 30, 2006
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UK Hardcover (400 pages, HarperCollins UK)
Cover art by Dominic Harman
Released: January 2, 2007
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