Victory of Eagles
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| Author | Naomi Novik |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Temeraire |
| Genre | Alternate history novel |
| Publisher | Voyager Books |
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July 8, 2008 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 352 |
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| Preceded by | Empire of Ivory |
| Followed by | Tongues of Serpents |
Victory of Eagles is the fifth novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik. The series follows the actions of William Laurence and his dragon, Temeraire.
The book was released in hardcover in North America and the United Kingdom on July 8, 2008.
As the novel begins, William Laurence is gaoled aboard the HMS Goliath, imprisoned against Temeraire's good behavior. Whilst aboardship, he joins the crew in fighting off the Grande Armée, who supported by the Armée d'Air are attempting to invade Great Britain. They succeed, and Laurence is reported to have been killed in action when the Goliath is sunk. Temeraire, languishing at the breeding grounds at Pen y Fan, receives this intelligence and loses any desire to remain quiet and well-behaved. Instead, fired partially by patriotism and partially by vengeance, he organizes the many unharnassed dragons of the breeding ground into a militia, using promises of prizes as enticement. Enlisting the breeding grounds' (human) supervisory staff as logistical support, he and the other dragons strike south to do what they can against Napoleon Bonaparte. This, of course, results in a merry chase: Laurence, who did not perish aboard the Goliath, is mustered by Tharkay, now commissioned in the Aerial Corps, to bring Temeraire back under harnass, and he arrives at Pen y Fan perhaps half a day after the dragons move out. The two are reunited outside of Harlesden, where Temeraire has already staged and won a decisive victory against a group of Marshal Lefebvre; in fact, Laurence is intercepted by a courier who is seeking out the commander of the militia (that is, Temeraire) with a colonel's commission.
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