Naomi Novik’s stunning series of novels follow the escapades of Cpt Laurence and his dragon Temeraire as they travel through the shores of Britain to China and Africa.

Laurence and Temeraire made a daring trip across vast and inhospitable continents to buying a rare Turkish dragon through the treacherous Ottoman Empire.

Kazilik dragons are firebreathers, and Britain is in greater want of protection than ever, for even though Laurence and Temeraire were apart, an epidemic struck British shores and it is killing off her greatest defence – her dragon air flow force is slowly dying.

The dreadful truth should be kept from Napoleon at all costs. Allied with the white Chinese dragon, Lien, he’d not really hestitate to take advantage of Britain’s weakness and start a devasting invasion.

Hope lies with the only staying healthy dragon – Temeraire cannot stay in the home, but must once again opportunity in to the unknown to help his friends and seek out a remedy in darkest Africa.