Just finished reading In His Majesty's Service by Naomi Novik, which collects the first three books in her Temeraire series, and I am thoroughly impressed.
When I thought of how to describe these books, the first thing that came to mind was Anne McCaffrey + Patrick O'Brian (and just a dash of Jane Austen in the first book). And I guess I wasn't the only one with this impression since the blurb on Amazon describes the series with McCaffrey and O'Brian as well.
If you've ever wondered what the world would have been like if dragons existed during Napoleonic era, then you've got to give these books a chance. Oh so well written, and utterly believable.
The good news for me is that books 4 and 5 are already out, and book 6 will be out in July. The bad news is that there are only 3 more books for me to read, and I'll be sad indeed to leave her world.
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