Black Powder War Audiobook

" The next installment of the Temeraire series! Temeraire and Lawrence and the rest of their crew face a new danger - they have been given orders to pick up some dragon eggs, requiring an unexpected across-land journey that ends up leading them right to Napoleon's battlefield. "

" This is the 3rd book in the Temeraire series. Most of my comments are with "His Majesty's Dragon." This one moved a bit slowly, but it was still entertaining and the last part of the book was a lot of fun. "

" While I still definitely think that Naomi Novik is a great story-teller, I have to agree with some of the other reviewers: this is definitely not her strongest effort. While in theory a lot takes place due to the amount of locations presented, not a lot 'actually' happens as far as character growth. The whole novel is spent more or less rushing from one location to the next whether in pursuit of Turkish dragon eggs, fending off Napoleon with the Prussians, or high-tailing it out of some situation. The series as a whole is still great, but this particular volume isn't quite up to par. I guess we will see as regards the following books. I have great faith that they get better! "

" This one was somewhat transitional to the overall story arc, but still interesting in that they land right in the middle of the Napoleonic Wars on the Continent. "

" This one got a little tedious in places, especially their travels from China to Turkey and then up through Prussia. That said, I really enjoy the series, so it was still fun traveling with Will and Temeraire. "

" 3rd book in this series and it's a good one! Historical fantasy I would call it, or history with dragons thrown in. "

" Black Powder War, the third book in the Temeraire series, was not quite as well written as His Majesty's Dragon or Throne of Jade (the two earlier books in the series). Although Black Powder War was very well action-packed, the essence of the story did not bring as much dynamic to the series other then the loss of Prussia and the fight for London (in the next book). Certainly a good read though, and I would recommend it to anyone continuing the series. "

" Book 2 had some slow parts, but this one has even more. Instanbul was not that interesting and it was a bit annoying to see them end up in a Prussian camp. But I am curious how this will continue anyway "

" Continuing the adventures of Temeraire and Laurence, this book feels a bit like a bridge between larger stories, but was fast and thrilling all the same. "

" Not bad. Dragons were a little goody goody, some reasonable intrigue to perk things up. "

" Once again. It was good, but with the "F" word making its appearance again I think I will stop reading this series... "

" A pretty good book, but had some lulls in the middle and didn't seem to have much of a plot. I do like how although this is the third book, each one has been different from the previous ones. "

" a mixture of fantasy and history, dragons used as air force in the Napoleonic expansion. Great dynamics with them going to china and seeing nearly the entire world during that time. It leaves you hanging though waiting to find out if they survive their last leg of the race home. "

" This wasn't as nuanced and interesting as the first two, but still thoroughly enjoyable. "

" I enjoy this series, but its awkward main character doesn't do much for it. I'd rather see more of Temeraire v. the British government, and less of Lawrence telling him to shut up and do his duty. "

" I feel like there's more badass dragon-ry in this one, which is all to the good. I'm also really looking forward to the philosophical/political issues surrounding dragons in British society coming to a head - the conceit of Temeraire as gradually disenchanted naif works well. "

" Not as good as the first two, but still a rollicking good read. "

" The whole series is very slow-paced. with few action scenes to keep up interest. If i hadn't purchased the first 3 books as a boxed set, I never would have read the 2nd o 3rd. However this 3rd book was much better paced and I enjoyed it "

" Sort of slow in some parts put over all ok bood "

" Loved it! I was a little worried after the last book's slowing down towards the end that these books would start to lose their edge, but this book was entertaining and exciting pretty much the whole way through! Not to mention meeting some very interesting new characters! "

" I didn't like this one as much as the first and second, or as much as I'm liking the 4th. Too many battles. "

" I do not care for Napoleon! "

" The third book in the Temeraire series does not disappoint. Temeraire's adventure involves the collection of three dragon eggs from the Netherlands, where he needs to get to from China. It is a thrilling journey with high stakes. "

" Too bad it ended with a too happy ending "

" good beginning and end with tedious slog through infantry war in the middle "

" Gets depressing towards the end but still very enjoyable. "

" Makes me want to go to Istanbul. "

" For me it's the best of the series. Temeraire is on fire in this one, funny,innocent, outraged and endlessly entertaining. The best lines were the ones relating to what he was doing in the stream! "

" I didn't like this one as much as the first and second, or as much as I'm liking the 4th. Too many battles. "

" This was as good as the first book in the series, and was filled with adventures and action. It was hard to put down. "

" Loved it! This went from peril to peril in a way that kept me on the edge of my seat. The alternative history of Napoleon's campaign on Russia is a fascinating. And the end was such a cliffhanger! I went out the very next day and bought the next two books in the series. "

" Temeraire's so naively cute and Laurence's still so staid.^^^^Well-paced... hmmm made me wonder how closely Novik followed our course of history during that period (but been too lazy to really follow up on the passing curiosity). "