Tag: Naomi Novik

Book Review: Black Powder War

Title: Black Powder WarAuthor: Naomi NovikPublication Date: 2006Publishing House: Del Rey Books This is book three in the Temeraire series. When I first started reading this series I thought there were five books, but no, there are nine. That is just a general heads up for those that are interested in the story of Temeraire

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Paperback Perils: Throne of Jade

Title: Throne of JadeAuthor: Naomi NovikPublication Date: 2006Publishing House: Ballantine Books This is the second book in the Temeraire series and it has been sitting on my shelves for years. I’m glad to have finally read it. Read the review for the first book in the series here. Synopsis from Goodreads When Britain intercepted a

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Paperback Perils: His Majesty’s Dragon

Title: His Majesty’s DragonAuthor: Naomi NovikPublication Date: 2006Publishing House: Ballantine Books I have known about this series since high school when a friend gave me the second book in the series but Throne of Jade has sat on my bookshelf for years, never read. More recently I read Spinning Silver and Uprooted, which are also

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January Book Haul

I believe that I have discussed the it before on this blog but I love Recycled Books in Denton, Texas. Three stories and a maze of shelves. Perfect for the reader that likes to get lost among the books. Once a year Recycled has their pre-inventory sales. Everything is 20% off; I don’t normally make

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Paperback Perils: Uprooted

Title: Uprooted Author: Naomi Novik Publication Date: 2015 Publishing House: Del Rey Recently for my Book of the Month I selected Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik and I loved it. I had to read more of her work and the one that I heard the most about was Uprooted.  Quick synopsis: Agnieszka loves her quiet home despite the

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Paperback Perils: Spinning Silver

Title: Spinning Silver Author: Naomi Novik Publication Date: 2018 Publishing House: Del Rey I absolutely loved this book, couldn’t put it down. I lost sleep reading Spinning Silver. The question is: where to begin. There is a lot going on in this book and it is all wonderful. If you read a synopsis online then

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