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Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book condition is good. Front of book block has pink texture. in big writing. Spine intact. Clean text body. Overall very readable copy. Throne of Jade is the second novel in the acclaimed Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series written by American author Naomi Novik. Published in 2006, the book seamlessly blends the military strategy of the Napoleonic Wars with the majestic presence of a Dragon Air Force. Plot Overview: Following the events of the first book (His Majesty's Dragon), Captain Will Laurence and his bonded Celestial dragon, Temeraire, face a devastating diplomatic crisis. The Chinese Imperial court discovers that a rare dragon egg intended as a gift for Napoleon Bonaparte has instead hatched into British hands. An angry Chinese delegation arrives in Britain, fiercely demanding the return of their highly prized Celestial beast. To prevent the Asian superpower from forming an alliance with France, a reluctant Laurence is forced to accompany Temeraire on a long, perilous voyage to China aboard an allegory of the old East Indiaman ships. The journey is fraught with: Untold terrors of the deep and ocean storms. Political intrigue and sabotage from opposing factions. Searing court drama once they arrive at the Chinese Emperor's palace.

Soft cover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. The one thing you never talk about while you're in the Scholomance is what you'll do when you get out. Not even the richest enclaver would tempt fate that way. But ¡t's all we dream about: the hideously slim chance we'll survive to make ¡t out the gates a.