7th book in the beloved }Temeraire{ series, a reimagination of the Napoleonic Wars as fought with the aid of intelligent dragons. Laurence and his dragon had been sidelined to Australia, but with France occupying Spain and in alliance with Africa's powerful Tswana empire, and Brazil in revolution, he is reinstated as the best man to negotiate peace 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.