Napoleon has finally invaded, and Temeraire takes it into his head to organize as many dragons as he can find, even those unharnessed, into an irregular fighting force for the most desperate battle Great Britain has ever faced. Victory of Eagles (2008), in which Laurence and Temeraire are separated in disgrace after the events of the previous novel note In which the British Admiralty deliberately infected Napoleon's dragons with the plague, uncaring that it would then spread to all of Eurasia Laurence and Temeraire committed treason to fly the cure to France, despite the war reaching a fever pitch.But after it becomes clear that Temeraire caught said illness during his voyage to China, and was cured of it using mushrooms unique to Africa, they are dispatched back in a desperate quest to find more. Empire of Ivory (2007), in which the reason for Britain's recent poor fortunes in the war become clear: her dragons, one and all, have caught an Incurable Cough of Death with no known cure.And then there is the matter of Lien, an albino Celestial who has decided Temeraire is her Arch-Enemy and will stop at nothing to see him defeated. After all, the war against Napoleon is going poorly, and three dragons might make all the difference. Black Powder War (2006), in which Laurence and Temeraire, still in China, receive orders to visit Istanbul and obtain there three dragon eggs, purchased by the British government.While Temeraire learns about his true heritage, Laurence must untangle the motivations of the Chinese, without offending the single most powerful empire of the age. Throne of Jade (2006), in which Temeraire, identified as a rare Chinese Celestial, is courted by a royal Chinese ambassador who wants him to return to the Middle Kingdom and is willing to separate him from Laurence to do so.His Majesty's Dragon (2006) (Published as Temeraire in the UK), in which Laurence and Temeraire must adapt to the ways of Britain's Aerial Corps, and participate in their first battle to keep Bonaparte from seizing the British Isles.He ends up harnessing the baby dragon and naming him Temeraire, after the second HMS ''Temeraire'' (there is also a reference to the first HMS Temeraire which like Temeraire himself was originally captured from the French) the books center on the pair's adventures together. Unfortunately for Laurence, the egg is very close to hatching when he takes it on board, and an "unharnessed" dragon who doesn't choose a captain within a day of hatching becomes feral and thus useless for anything but breeding stock. The series centers on William Laurence, a Navy captain who takes possession of a French ship transporting a valuable dragon egg home. This Alternate History series by Naomi Novik sets out to answer a vital question that has intrigued historians for centuries: What would The Napoleonic Wars have been like if the countries involved fought them with dragons?
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