{"id":404,"date":"2008-01-20T22:48:41","date_gmt":"2008-01-20T22:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/ubalblog\/2008\/01\/20\/his-majestys-dragon-a-quick-review\/"},"modified":"2012-10-19T04:52:45","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T04:52:45","slug":"his-majestys-dragon-a-quick-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/ubalblog\/2008\/01\/20\/his-majestys-dragon-a-quick-review\/","title":{"rendered":"His Majesty&#8217;s Dragon &#8211; A Quick Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>[<\/strong>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/images\/weblogs\/mood_love.gif\" alt=\"In Love\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" border=\"0\" \/> <strong>Mood:<\/strong> In Love&nbsp;<strong>]<\/strong><br \/><strong>[<\/strong>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/bb\/images\/weblogs\/action_watch.gif\" alt=\"Watching Canadian Figure Skating Championships\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" border=\"0\" \/> <strong>Currently:<\/strong> Watching Canadian Figure Skating Championships&nbsp;<strong>]<\/strong><br \/>In fantasy the dragon is almost iconic.  It shows up everywhere and has been used in so many ways, hero, pet, villain, plot device, you name it.  And I have read many of them.<\/p>\n<p>Let me tell you, this is the most original use of dragons I have seen in a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Mixing Napoleonic Naval warfare with dragonback aerial battle is genius.  Laurence is a British captain who is lucky enough to capture a dragon egg from a French vessel.  When it hatches, the dragon bonds with Laurence and he has to leave behind his life on the sea to become a member of the Dragon Corps.<\/p>\n<p>It is hard to believe that this is Naomi Novak&#8217;s first novel.  It is original and good.  It most likely owes a bit to McCaffrey, but Novak has done something so new with dragons that you can&#8217;t tell.  The story is gripping, well written, full of battle scenes that leave you breathless.  I tore through this in a couple days.  The next one has been requested from the library.<\/p>\n<p>Go get this.  You won&#8217;t be disappointed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[&nbsp; Mood: In Love&nbsp;][&nbsp; Currently: Watching Canadian Figure Skating Championships&nbsp;]In fantasy the dragon is almost iconic. It shows up everywhere and has been used in so many ways, hero, pet, villain, plot device, you name it. 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