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2019/14: Temeraire -- Naomi Novik
Thursday, March 7th, 2019 08:05 am2019/14: Temeraire -- Naomi Novik
First read as an ARC in 2005, acquired at the Worldcon. Reread because after seeing How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World I wanted a cheering story about human/'animal' friendship and partnership, and this seemed to fit the bill. ( minor spoilers )
Certainly no man not raised to the life could be easy at the prospect of suddenly becoming an aviator, and he loathed the necessity of asking his officers to face it. It meant, after all, an end to any semblance of ordinary life. It was not like sailing, where you might hand your ship back to the Navy and be set ashore, often whether you liked it or not. Even in times of peace, a dragon could not be put into dock, nor allowed to wander loose... [p. 11]
First read as an ARC in 2005, acquired at the Worldcon. Reread because after seeing How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World I wanted a cheering story about human/'animal' friendship and partnership, and this seemed to fit the bill. ( minor spoilers )
