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L'écriture de Naomi Novik se distingue par son mélange harmonieux d'éléments fantastiques et d'une profonde appréciation de l'histoire, particulièrement de l'époque napoléonienne. Elle crée des récits riches en détails descriptifs, offrant des aperçus psychologiques approfondis de ses personnages. À travers ses histoires captivantes, Novik explore des thèmes intemporels tels que l'identité, la nature du bien et du mal, et la résilience de l'esprit humain. Son œuvre séduit les lecteurs en quête d'aventures palpitantes et de profondeur littéraire stimulante.







Boxed Set includes Bk1 His Majesty's Dragon Bk2 Throne of Jade Bk3 Black Powder War
A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin story, from the bestselling author of Uprooted.
Sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling and Lodestar award-nominated A Deadly Education 'The dark school of magic I have been waiting for' Katherine Arden, author of The Bear and the Nightingale 'Fantasy that delights on every level' Stephanie Garber, author of Caraval ____________ Return to the Scholomance - and face an even deadlier graduation - in the stunning sequel to the ground-breaking, Sunday Times bestselling A Deadly Education. The dark school of magic has always done its best to devour its students, but now that El has reached her final year -- and somehow won herself a handful of allies along the way -- it's suddenly developed a very particular craving . . . For her. As the savagery of the school ramps up, El is determined that she will not give in; not to the mals, not to fate, and especially not to the Scholomance. But as the spectre of graduation looms -- the deadly final ritual that leaves few students alive -- if she and her allies are to make it out, El will need to realise that sometimes winning the game means throwing out all the rules. _______________________________ Wry, witty, endlessly inventive, and mordantly funny -- yet with a true depth and fierce justice at its heart -- this enchanting novel reminds us that there are far more important things than mere survival.
With the acclaimed Temeraire novels, New York Times bestselling author Naomi Novik has created a fantasy series like no other. Now, with LEAGUE OF DRAGONS, Novik brings the imaginative tour-de-force that has captivated millions to an unforgettable finish.
Saving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the Sunday Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate. The one thing you never talk about while you're in the Scholomance is what you'll do when you get out - not even the richest enclaver would tempt fate that way. But that impossible dream has somehow come true for El and her classmates. And what's more, she didn't even have to become the monstrous dark witch she's prophesised to become to make it happen. Instead of killing enclavers, she saved them, and now the world is safe for all wizards. Peace and harmony have enveloped all the enclaves of the world. Just kidding. Instead, someone else has picked up the project of destroying enclaves in El's stead, and everyone she saved is at risk again with a full-scale enclave war on the horizon. And so, the first thing El needs to do after miraculously escaping the Scholomance, is to turn straight around and find a way back in.
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors ride mighty fighting dragons, bred for size or speed. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes the precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Captain Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain future – and an unexpected kinship with a most extraordinary creature. Thrust into the rarified world of the Aerial Corps as master of the dragon Temeraire, he will face a crash course in the daring tactics of airborne battle. For as France’s own dragon-borne forces rally to breach British soil in Bonaparte’s boldest gambit, Laurence and Temeraire must soar into their own baptism of fire.
Separated and condemned by their own allies, Laurence and Temeraire face the deadly onslaught of Napoleon's armies. http://www.temeraire.org/index.cgi?pagetype=writing.
This thrilling collection features thirteen short stories from the New York Times bestselling author of the Scholomance Trilogy, including a sneak peek at her next novel's setting. Spanning the dragon-filled Temeraire series, the gothic halls of the Scholomance trilogy, and the fairy tale realms of Spinning Silver and Uprooted, the stories traverse fairy tales, fantasy, myth, history, mystery, and science fiction. In "Buried Deep," we journey through ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, and into modern times, encountering figures like Mark Antony, Sherlock Holmes, and Elizabeth Bennet in unexpected ways. The collection transports readers to exotic fantasy cities and alien civilizations, all connected by a central theme: the quest to find and seize one's destiny, whether by becoming a pirate, captaining a fighting dragon, or shifting from marriage to pursue one's fate with a sword. Additionally, two original tales offer fresh insights into the remade Scholomance post-El’s revolution, revealing life for the new students. The collection also provides a glimpse into Novik’s upcoming series, set in a deserted land inhabited by silent, enigmatic architectural giants whose secrets await discovery.
Tragedy has struck His Majesty’s Aerial Corps, whose magnificent fleet of fighting dragons and their human captains valiantly defend England’s shores against the encroaching armies of Napoleon Bonaparte. An epidemic of unknown origin and no known cure is decimating the noble dragons’ ranks–forcing the hopelessly stricken into quarantine. Now only Temeraire and a pack of newly recruited dragons remain uninfected–and stand as the only means of an airborne defense against France’s ever bolder sorties.Bonaparte’s dragons are already harrowing Britain’s ships at sea. Only one recourse remains: Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, must take wing to Africa, whose shores may hold the cure to the mysterious and deadly contagion. On this mission there is no time to waste, and no telling what lies in store beyond the horizon or for those left behind to wait, hope, and hold the line.