Captain Will Laurence has been at sea since he was just twelve years old Rising on merit to captain his own vessel, Laurence has earned himself a beautiful fiancee, society's esteem and a golden future But the war is not going well It seems Britain can only wait as Napoleon plans to invade After a skirmish with a French ship, Laurence finds himself in огслф charge of a rare cargo: a dragon egg bound for the Emperor himself Dragons are much prized: properly trained, they can mount a fearsome attack from the skies One of Laurence's men must take the beast in hand and join the aviators' cause, thus relinquishing all hope of a normal life But when the newly-hatched dragon decides to imprint itself on Laurence, the horrified captain's world falls apart Gone is his golden future: gone his social standing, and soon his beautiful fiancee, as he is consigned to be the constant companion and trainer of the fighting dragon Temeraire Формат: 13 см х 19,5 см Автор Наоми Новик Naomi Novik.  Сборник освещаетИздательство: Harper, 2007 г Мягкая обложка, 352 стр ISBN 978 0 00 725871 0, 978-0-00-725871-0 Язык: Английский.