Enlisting the breeding grounds' (human) supervisory staff as logistical support, he and the other dragons strike south to do what they can against Napoleon Bonaparte. Instead, fired partially by patriotism and partially by vengeance, he organizes the many unharnessed dragons of the breeding ground into a militia, using promises of prizes as an enticement. Temeraire, languishing at the breeding grounds at Pen y Fan, receives this intelligence and loses any desire to remain quiet and well-behaved. They succeed, and Laurence is reported to have been killed in action when Goliath is sunk. Whilst aboardship, he joins the crew in fighting off the Grande Armée, who supported by the Armée d'Air are attempting to invade Great Britain. Plot details Īs the novel begins, William Laurence is gaoled aboard HMS Goliath, imprisoned against Temeraire's good behavior. The book was released in hardcover in North America and the United Kingdom by Voyager Books on July 8, 2008. The series follows the actions of William Laurence and his dragon, Temeraire. Victory of Eagles is the fifth novel in the Temeraire alternate history/ fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik.
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