It is an offer eagerly embraced from Asia to Africa-and even by England, whose dragons have long rankled at their disrespectful treatment.īut Laurence and his faithful dragon soon discover that the wily Napoleon has one more gambit at the ready-one that may win him the war, and the world. 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.Īware 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. 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. Napoleon’s invasion of Russia has been roundly thwarted. The ninth and final book of the Temeraire series, League of Dragons sees the conclusion of Temeraire and Captain William Laurence's story, and the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
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