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Crucible of Gold: Book Seven of Temeraire Audiobook
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From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the seventh volume of the Temeraire series, as the Napoleonic Wars bring Will Laurence and Temeraire to South America.
“An absorbing adventure.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
The French have invaded Spain, forged an alliance with Africa’s powerful Tswana empire, and brought revolution to Brazil. Captain Will Laurence and his indefatigable fighting dragon, Temeraire, must travel to South America to negotiate with the Incas, who are also being wooed by the French.
If they fail, Napoleon may conquer yet another continent in his campaign for world domination, and the tide of the war may prove impossible to stop.
Don’t miss any of Naomi Novik’s magical Temeraire series
HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON • THRONE OF JADE • BLACK POWDER WAR • EMPIRE OF IVORY • VICTORY OF EAGLES • TONGUES OF SERPENTS • CRUCIBLE OF GOLD • BLOOD OF TYRANTS • LEAGUE OF DRAGONS
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"If you have made it this far through the Temeraire books, you don't need much of a sales pitch to read this one. I will say this is MUCH more interesting than Tongues of Serpents. It is also delightfully funny. I can't wait for the next book to come out."
— Thomas (5 out of 5 stars)
Crucible of Gold Listener Reviews
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" Nice to visit with Captain Laurence and company again. I very much enjoy the old world gentleman's dialog. I think this book should have been split up into several short stories though. Ending seemed rather uneventful. "
— Les, 2/11/2014 -
" A good book, but after being blown away by the first 5 books in this series the last two have left me feeling unsatisfied. Novik has set-up a number of intersting plot points in the last 2 books, but they haven't really gone anywhere. Her pacing in upcoming books will really need to improve to bring me back to my former level of excitement for this series. I liked the book, but it had so much more potential than was realized here. Lawerence and Temeraire are fascinating characters, and Novik's love for fantasy and Napoleonic history is obvious. The potential will bring me back for an 8th adventure. "
— Jason, 2/8/2014 -
" As good as the other best books in the series. The stubborn nature of dragons is called into question and tamped down a bit, as was highly necessary after letting them run wild for the past six books. "
— Rick, 2/3/2014 -
" Wasn't as good as some of the early books but always fun to read about Temeraire. "
— Jennifer, 1/22/2014 -
" This is the best series ever! The only bad thing now is the wait for the next book! "
— Foggygirl, 1/10/2014 -
" A lot of travel log, but Novik has a really impeccable grasp of the setting in which this alternate history takes place. This book is looking like a return to the kind of book the first five were, and which the last wasn't. I really enjoy the flavor. "
— David, 1/9/2014 -
" Temeraire's back! This book departs from the depressing trend of the last few in the series. Laurence is reinstated and they sail off to Brazil with many familiar characters. So good, I even find Iskierka charming. "
— Brenda, 12/12/2013 -
" Maybe the series is wearing thin for me but I found it hard to get into this book and the almost Yoda-ish ponderous way of speaking. "
— Jody, 11/18/2013 -
" A good entry into the series "
— Lancem, 3/20/2013 -
" much improved from the previous outing, crucible of gold takes a little while to get going, but once it does, it soars. the occaisonal dash of humorous was very welcome and overall, I was very pleased with this book. "
— Argent, 3/7/2013 -
" They finally leave Australia!!! Much closer in feel to the earlier books, though not as good as the first one. Overall a good and quick read. Lots of great moments with old lovable characters and several new interesting characters as well. Looking forward to the next one. "
— Cathryn, 12/13/2012 -
" Would have been four stars, but it just sort of ends abruptly. "
— Jag, 11/14/2012 -
" cool book. kinda worried about them going into north america though.... "
— Jessica, 9/15/2012
About Naomi Novik
Naomi Novik is the New York Times bestselling author of the Scholomance trilogy, the Temeraire series, and the award-winning novels Uprooted and Spinning Silver. She is a founder of the Organization for Transformative Works and the Archive of Our Own.
About Simon Vance
Simon Vance (a.k.a. Robert Whitfield) is an award-winning actor and narrator. He has earned more than fifty Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration thirteen times. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and has been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. He is also an actor who has appeared on both stage and television.