His Majesty's Dragon
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His Majesty's Dragon is a historical fantasy novel by Naomi Novik that reimagines the Napoleonic Wars fought with an air force of intelligent dragons and their human captains.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical fantasy novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Naomi Novik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
Compton Crook Award
NERFINISHED
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Locus Award for Best First Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
NERFINISHED
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John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralRelationship | bond between Captain William Laurence and the dragon Temeraire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dragonBreedOfTemeraire | Celestial ⓘ |
| features |
aerial corps
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intelligent dragons ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| followedBy | Throne of Jade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | none ⓘ |
| genre |
alternate history
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fantasy ⓘ historical fantasy ⓘ |
| hasDragonCharacter | Temeraire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
duty and honor
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friendship ⓘ loyalty ⓘ military strategy ⓘ warfare with dragons ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Temeraire
NERFINISHED
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William Laurence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending meticulous historical detail with fantasy elements
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integrating dragons into Napoleonic-era naval and aerial warfare ⓘ |
| originalTitle | His Majesty's Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Temeraire series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| protagonistLaterOccupation | Aerial Corps captain ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Royal Navy captain ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Del Rey Books
NERFINISHED
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Voyager Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Temeraire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | alternate history version of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
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