When the HMS Reliant captures a French ship and its priceless cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, Captain Will Laurence is swept into an unexpected kinship with an extraordinary creature and joins the elite Aerial Corps as a master of the dragon Temeraire, in which role he must match wits with the powerful dragon-borne forces of Napoleon Bonaparte.

"In the first-ever comprehensive survey of the world’s female buccaneers, Pirate Women tells of the women, both real and legendary, who through the ages sailed alongside—and sometimes in command of—their male counterparts. These women came from all walks of life but had one thing in common: a desire for freedom. History has largely ignored these female swashbucklers, until now. Here are their stories, from ancient Norse warriors...

An historical fantasy with bite. This debut novel from Naomi Novik is set in the Napoleonic period and layers history with imagination and fantasy by adding the Dragon Air Force to the battle for England.

Three years past, Matt had found a fateful scrap of parchment in the college library... Cross the void of time and space! Seek and find your proper place! The runes were a spell - and they had whisked Matt away to a world where reciting verse worked magic. There Matt's talent for poetry had won him fame, power, and the heart of the woman he loved, the beautiful Queen Alisande ... Winning Alisande's heart had been easy; winning her hand was going to...

"Unhindered by the efforts of Thomas Walpish, late of His Majesty's Cavalry, and Skara Bethany, a newly-made wyvern, mage Vistos continues to convert 'followers' by offering them poisoned sweets. Thomas and Skara have sworn an oath to rid the world of the cursed mage but he has a powerful ally. What price are they willing to pay for their honor? And will it be enough? Alain Casman and his centaur sister, Lisette Marie, are released on the Jasram Plains...