Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire #6) by Naomi Novik narrated by Simon Vance
Historical/Fantasy
Summary: Convicted of treason despite their heroic defense against Napoleon’s invasion of England, Temeraire and Laurence—stripped of rank and standing—have been transported to the prison colony at New South Wales in distant Australia, where, it is hoped, they cannot further corrupt the British Aerial Corps with their dangerous notions of liberty for dragons.
274 pages
My Rating: A-
Getting to the end of this series. This one felt a little too short to me. The journey across the outback was interesting, and the ideas of early English Australia, but I feel like we could have had so much more in this book. Hopefully the next book, which is second to the last, will be a bit more well-rounded. But it definitely feels like we are getting to the edge of this story, as Novik is struggling to tell us more. I have a feeling there was really only one more book idea, but it ended up split into three stories.
This one's fun for the ideas of early English settlement in Australia, and the native creatures on the continent. But don't expect a gigantically expansive story any more. I have a feeling that's true of the last three books, but I guess we shall see.
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