The fifth adventure of Captain William Laurence and his extraordinary fighting dragon, Temeraire, as they travel from the shores of Britain to China and Africa.
Laurence and Temeraire have betrayed the British. They have foiled their attempts to inflict death upon the French dragons by sharing the cure they found in Africa with their enemy.
But following their conscience has a price. Laurence feels he must return to face the consequences, and as soon as they land they are taken into custody. Laurence is condemned to the gallows and Temeraire faces a life of captivity in the breeding grounds. None of their friends or allies can come to their aid, for every hand is needed elsewhere.
Britain is completely unprepared for Bonaparte invasion and the advanced tactics of his own celestial dragon – Temeraire's mortal enemy – Lien.
- ISBN13 9780007256754
- Publish Date 4 August 2008 (first published 1 January 2008)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 April 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint HarperVoyager
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 352
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk