Empire of Ivory

Synopsis

Naomi novik’s stunning series of novels follow the adventures of captain william laurence and his fighting dragon temeraire as they travel from the shores of britain to china and africa. Laurence and temeraire made a daring journey across vast and inhospitable continents to bring home a rare turkish dragon from the treacherous ottoman empire. Kazilik dragons are firebreathers, and britain is in greater need of protection than ever, for while laurence and temeraire were away, an epidemic struck british shores and is killing off her greatest defence – her dragon air force is slowly dying.