Novik, Naomi: His Majesty's Dragon

[kate_nepveu]

(My booklog is down and I'm just waiting for it to come back up long enough to get the most recent database dump and move to a new host. In the meantime, I'm going to post entries here; they'll eventually be reposted at the booklog.)

Naomi Novik's His Majesty's Dragon is being talked of as "Patrick O'Brian with dragons," which may, combined with

Comments

[richboye]

Now *these* look interesting.

[kate_nepveu]

I feel reasonably secure in saying that you, personally, _NEED_ this book. And it's even in mass-market so it's cheap!

[kate_nepveu]

I forgot you don't like mass-markets; but three for less than the price of one hardcover is still fine by me.

[hedda62]

Thanks for the heads-up; I'll definitely look for this.

[kate_nepveu]

Do let me know what you think if you read it!

[kate_nepveu]

Yeeeesss?

[kate_nepveu]

Try the sample chapter and see what you think.

The movie did a nice job of capturing Jack and some, but not all, of Stephen.

[jenfullmoon]

I know I'm going to pick all of them up. I wonder if I should wait until they all come out and read them in one go, though...

[kate_nepveu]

Tough call--on one hand, that's always fun, but on the other, joining discussions just as books come out is also fun and I don't think they're that closely related.

[annathepiper]

I just finished reading this book myself, and enjoyed it immensely. Recommendation heartily seconded. ^_^

[kate_nepveu]

New one in a week!

[annathepiper]

I know! *BEAM* After reading the preview chapter in HMD, I'm most eager for it!