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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.
____________ The Sunday Times bestseller! FINALIST FOR THE LODESTAR
AWARD In the start of an all-new trilogy, the bestselling author of
Uprooted and Spinning Silver introduces you to a dangerous school
for the magically gifted where failure means certain death -- until
one girl begins to rewrite its rules. ____________ Enter a school
of magic unlike any you have ever encountered. There are no
teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic, and the
odds of survival are never equal. Once you're inside, there are
only two ways out: you graduate or you die. El Higgins is uniquely
prepared for the school's many dangers. She may be without allies,
but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and
wipe out untold millions - never mind easily destroy the countless
monsters that prowl the school. Except, she might accidentally kill
all the other students, too. So El is trying her hardest not to use
it . . . that is, unless she has no other choice. With flawless
mastery, Naomi Novik creates a heroine for the ages - a character
so sharply realized and so richly nuanced that she will live on in
hearts and minds for generations to come. ____________ 'Hilarious
and wild! Take any fictional magic school, make it as over-the-top
dangerous as possible, and populate it with a bunch of snarky
teenagers; the result is pure batshit fun.' N.K. Jemisin,
three-time Hugo Award winner and author of The Fifth Season 'Novik
deliciously undoes expectations about magic schools, destined
heroes, and family legacies. A gorgeous book about monsters and
monstrousness, chockablock with action, cleverness, and wit.' Holly
Black, #1 New York Times bestselling author 'The Scholomance is the
dark school of magic I've been waiting for, and its wise, witty,
and monstrous heroine is one I'd happily follow anywhere-even into
a school full of monsters.' Katherine Arden, Sunday Times
bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale 'The wonderful
cast of characters will grab a hold of your heart and you'll never
want to leave this deadly school ... a fantasy that delights on
every level. I loved this brilliant book.' Stephanie Garber, #1
Sunday Times bestselling author of the Caraval series
'Eyeball-meltingly brilliant. Novik is, quite simply, a genius.'
Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken
'Sharp, witty, and darkly effervescent, A Deadly Education is Naomi
Novik's fresh take on the concept of the magic school. One of my
favorite reads of the year.' Rory Power, New York Times bestselling
author of Wilder Girls 'Fresh, smart, and delightfully unique. It's
Hogwarts with higher stakes and sharper claws, and I absolutely
loved it.' Alix E. Harrow 'A nightmare from which I never wished to
wake. Savage, inventive, and soulful, Novik grasps the totems of
childhood that linger in your mind-schools of magic, curses,
cutthroat classmates, monsters-only to twist them into a grand new
tale that'll make you believe in magic again.' Pierce Brown, New
York Times bestselling author of Dark Age
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Naomi Novik's stunning series of novels follow the global
adventures of Captain William Laurence and his fighting dragon
Temeraire as they are thrown together to fight for Britain during
the turbulent time of the Napoleonic Wars. Captain Will Laurence
has been at sea since he was just twelve years old; finding a
warmer berth in Nelson's navy than any he enjoyed as the youngest,
least important son of Lord Allendale. Rising on merit to captain
his own vessel, Laurence has earned himself a beautiful fiancee,
society's esteem and a golden future. But the war is not going
well. It seems Britain can only wait as Napoleon plans to overrun
her shores. After a skirmish with a French ship, Laurence finds
himself in charge of a rare cargo: a dragon egg bound for the
Emperor himself. Dragons are much prized: properly trained, they
can mount a fearsome attack from the skies. One of Laurence's men
must take the beast in hand and join the aviators' cause, thus
relinquishing all hope of a normal life. But when the newly-hatched
dragon ignores the young midshipman Laurence chose as its keeper
and decides to imprint itself on the horrified captain instead,
Laurence's world falls apart. Gone is his golden future: gone his
social standing, and soon his beautiful fiancee, as he is consigned
to be the constant companion and trainer of the fighting dragon
Temeraire...
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. Napoleon's
invasion of Russia has been roundly thwarted. But even as Capt.
William Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the retreating
enemy through an unforgiving winter, Napoleon is raising a new
force, and he'll soon have enough men and dragons to resume the
offensive. While the emperor regroups, the allies have an
opportunity to strike first and defeat him once and for all - if
internal struggles and petty squabbles don't tear them apart. Aware
of his weakened position, Napoleon has promised the dragons of
every country - and the ferals, loyal only to themselves - vast new
rights and powers if they fight under his banner. It is an offer
eagerly embraced from Asia to Africa - and even by England, whose
dragons have long rankled at their disrespectful treatment. But
Laurence and his faithful dragon soon discover that the wily
Napoleon has one more gambit at the ready - one that that may win
him the war, and the world.
A dark enchantment blights the land in the award-winning Uprooted -
a enthralling fantasy inspired by fairy tales, by Naomi Novik,
author of the Temeraire series. Winner of the Nebula Award for Best
Novel Winner of the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel Winner of
the British Fantasy Society Award for Best Novel Agnieszka loves
her village, set deep in a peaceful valley. But the nearby
enchanted forest casts a shadow over her home. Many have been lost
to the Wood and none return unchanged. The villagers depend on an
ageless wizard, the Dragon, to protect them from the forest's dark
magic. However, his help comes at a terrible price. One young
village woman must serve him for ten years, leaving all they value
behind. Agnieszka fears her dearest friend Kasia will be picked at
the next choosing, for she's everything Agnieszka is not -
beautiful, graceful and brave. Yet when the Dragon comes, it's not
Kasia he takes. Shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award for Best
Novel Shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Novel 'A great
heroine, new takes on old myths and legends, and surprising twists
and turns. A delight.' - Cassandra Clare, author of The Mortal
Instruments
Naomi Novik has once again been influenced by classic folktales, following Uprooted - her standalone novel. Taking Rumpelstiltskin as her starting point, Spinning Silver is rich, original and a joy to read.
Will dark magic claim their home?
Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father’s too kind-hearted to collect his debts. They face poverty, until Miryem hardens her own heart and takes up his work in their village. Her success creates rumours she can turn silver into gold, which attract the fairy king of winter himself. He sets her an impossible challenge – and if she fails, she’ll die. Yet if she triumphs, it may mean a fate worse than death. And in her desperate efforts to succeed, Miryem unwittingly spins a web which draws in the unhappy daughter of a lord.
Irina’s father schemes to wed her to the tsar – he will pay any price to achieve this goal. However, the dashing tsar is not what he seems. And the secret he hides threatens to consume the lands of mortals and winter alike. Torn between deadly choices, Miryem and Irina embark on a quest that will take them to the limits of sacrifice, power and love.
The fifth instalment of the New York Times bestselling series,
Temeraire. Laurence waits to be hanged as a traitor to the Crown,
and Temeraire is confined to the breeding grounds as Napoleon
invades Britain, and takes London. Laurence and Temeraire have
betrayed the British. They have foiled their attempts to inflict
death upon the French dragons by sharing the cure they found in
Africa with their enemy. But following their conscience has a
price. Laurence feels he must return to face the consequences, and
as soon as they land they are taken into custody. Laurence is
condemned to the gallows and Temeraire faces a life of captivity in
the breeding grounds. None of their friends or allies can come to
their aid, for every hand is needed elsewhere. Britain is
completely unprepared for Bonaparte invasion and the advanced
tactics of his own celestial dragon - Temeraire's mortal enemy -
Lien.
Naomi Novik's stunning series of novels follow the global
adventures of Captain William Laurence and his fighting dragon
Temeraire as they are thrown together to fight for Britain during
the turbulent time of the Napoleonic Wars. Former Aerial Corps
captain Will Laurence and his faithful dragon, Temeraire, have been
put out to pasture in Australia - and it seems their part in the
war has ended just when they are needed most. The French have
invaded Spain, forged an alliance with Africa's powerful Tswana
empire, and brought revolution to Brazil. With Britain's last
desperate hope of defeating Napoleon in peril, the government that
sidelined Laurence swiftly offers to reinstate him, convinced that
he's the best man to enter the fray and negotiate peace. So the
pair embark for Brazil, only to meet with a string of unmitigated
disasters that forces them to make an unexpected landing in the
hostile territory of the Incan empire. With the success of the
mission balanced on a razor's edge, an old enemy appears and
threatens to tip the scales toward ruin. Yet even in the midst of
disaster, opportunity may lurk - for one bold enough to grasp it.
Naomi Novik's beloved Temeraire series, a brilliant combination of
fantasy and history that reimagines the Napoleonic wars as fought
with the aid of intelligent dragons, is a twenty-first-century
classic. Shipwrecked and cast ashore in Japan with no memory of
Temeraire or his own experiences as an English aviator, Laurence
finds himself tangled in deadly political intrigues that threaten
not only his own life but England's already precarious position in
the Far East. Age-old enmities and suspicions have turned the
entire region into a powder keg ready to erupt at the slightest
spark - a spark that Laurence and Temeraire may unwittingly
provide, leaving Britain faced with new enemies just when they most
desperately need allies instead. For to the west, another, wider
conflagration looms. Napoleon has turned on his former ally, the
emperor Alexander of Russia, and is even now leading the largest
army the world has ever seen to add that country to his list of
conquests. It is there, outside the gates of Moscow, that a
reunited Laurence and Temeraire - along with some unexpected allies
and old friends - will face their ultimate challenge . . . and
learn whether or not there are stronger ties than memory.
Naomi Novik's stunning series of novels follow the global
adventures of Captain William Laurence and his fighting dragon
Temeraire as they are thrown together to fight for Britain during
the turbulent time of the Napoleonic Wars. Convicted of treason and
stripped of rank and standing, Temeraire and Lawrence are
transported to the prison colony at New South Wales. With them
travel three dragon eggs destined to be handed over to second-rate
officers willing to accept so remote an assignment - including one
former acquaintance, Captain Rankin, whose cruelty once cost a
dragon its life. They arrive at a young Australian colony in
turmoil after the overthrow of the military governor, William Bligh
- formerly Captain Bligh, late of HMS Bounty. Eager to escape the
political quagmire, Laurence and Temeraire accept a mission to
pioneer a route through the forbidding Blue Mountains and into the
interior of Australia. But when one of the dragon eggs is stolen,
the surveying expedition becomes a desperate race to recover it
before the dragonet hatches - a race that leads to a shocking
discovery and a dangerous new obstacle in the global war between
Britain and France.
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.
History takes flight in the second book of Naomi Novik's
deliciously addictive series which captures the Napoleonic period
perfectly and skillfully layers the timeline with imagination by
adding a Dragon Air Force to the battle for England. Captain
William Laurence of the British Air Corps and his dragon,
Temeraire, begin their slow voyage to China, fearful that upon
landing they will be forced to part by Imperial decree. Temeraire
is a Celestial dragon, the most highly-prized of all draconic
breeds; famed for their intelligence, agility and most of all for
the Divine Wind - their terrible roar capable of shattering the
heavy timbers of war ships, shattering woodland and destroying
other dragons mid-flight. Temeraire's egg was captured and claimed
by the British at sea, but he was meant to be the companion of the
Emperor Napoleon and not captained by a mere officer in the British
Air Corps. The Chinese have demanded his return and the British
cannot refuse them - they cannot afford to provoke the asian
super-power into allying themselves with the French - even if it
costs them the most powerful weapon in their arsenal and inflicts
the most unimaginable pain upon Laurence and his dragon.
Naomi Novik's stunning series of novels follow the adventures of
Cpt Laurence and his dragon Temeraire as they travel from the
shores of Britain to China and Africa. Before Captain Will Laurence
can prepare his crew for the slow voyage home from China, new
orders arrive for him and his dragon, Temeraire: they must fly home
immediately, stopping only in Istanbul to collect three priceless
dragon eggs, purchased by the British government from the Ottoman
Empire. But the cross-continental journey is fraught with danger;
not only will they have to scale mountains and traverse vast
hostile deserts, but a Machiavellian herald precedes them,
spreading political menace in her wake. Holding Temeraire
responsible for the death of her princely companion, Lien has
absconded from China consumed by vengeance. If she can, she will
destroy everything and everyone Temeraire loves.
Naomi Novik's stunning series of novels follow the adventures of
Captain William Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire as they
travel from the shores of Britain to China and Africa. Laurence and
Temeraire made a daring journey across vast and inhospitable
continents to bring home a rare Turkish dragon from the treacherous
Ottoman Empire. Kazilik dragons are firebreathers, and Britain is
in greater need of protection than ever, for while Laurence and
Temeraire were away, an epidemic struck British shores and is
killing off her greatest defence - her dragon air force is slowly
dying. The dreadful truth must be kept from Napoleon at all costs.
Allied with the white Chinese dragon, Lien, he would not hestitate
to take advantage of Britain's weakness and launch a devasting
invasion. Hope lies with the only remaining healthy dragon -
Temeraire cannot stay at home, but must once again venture into the
unknown to help his friends and seek out a cure in darkest Africa.
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