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angrywombat 's review for:
Empire of Ivory
by Naomi Novik
Well. I finished this so fast because of sitting in waiting rooms for hours on end. Normally this would have taken much longer.
Its.... OK? As a book it is relatively well plotted, and the pace is much faster than most of the other Temeraire books so far in the series. It also is the one that diverges wildly from "history" in its 18th century with dragons setting. We get a whole african nation, ruled by dragons that think they are reincarnated african rulers - and that nation ruthlessly eradicates the colonial holdings of european powers on the shores of Africa :)
But this has the same problems as the rest - the characters are very dry I need to keep an eye on who is talking as most seem to express themselves in the same way - making any conversation with more than 2 or 3 characters at once a bit painful to read.
But nonetheless, its probably the most enjoyable of the series so far - so if you liked the others in this series, it works really well.
Its.... OK? As a book it is relatively well plotted, and the pace is much faster than most of the other Temeraire books so far in the series. It also is the one that diverges wildly from "history" in its 18th century with dragons setting. We get a whole african nation, ruled by dragons that think they are reincarnated african rulers - and that nation ruthlessly eradicates the colonial holdings of european powers on the shores of Africa :)
But this has the same problems as the rest - the characters are very dry I need to keep an eye on who is talking as most seem to express themselves in the same way - making any conversation with more than 2 or 3 characters at once a bit painful to read.
But nonetheless, its probably the most enjoyable of the series so far - so if you liked the others in this series, it works really well.