{"id":621,"date":"2008-07-27T20:19:22","date_gmt":"2008-07-27T20:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/steelypips.org\/weblog-test\/?p=621"},"modified":"2024-01-30T20:25:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T01:25:29","slug":"novik_05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steelypips.org\/weblog\/2008\/07\/novik_05\/","title":{"rendered":"Novik, Naomi: (05) Victory of Eagles<\/cite>"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Naomi Novik’s Victory of Eagles<\/cite><\/strong>, the fifth Temeraire book, Napoleon has finally invaded England. While I was thrilled with the wider view of the world that Empire of Ivory<\/cite><\/a> provided, and was initially unenthused about a return to a tight focus on the Napoleonic Wars, I was won over pretty quickly.<\/p>\n

First, there’s the characterization: this book adds Temeraire’s point-of-view, and it’s a pleasure to see his growth—and, of course, Laurence’s after the end of the last book. Second, there’s the improved pacing: Napoleon lands at the end of the first chapter, and it seems to me that the rest of the book also moves at a brisk clip. This is particularly welcome since much of the book is not exactly cheerful, as would be expected from the subject matter.<\/p>\n

My only quibble is that there’s one character that I don’t have a good handle on, whose importance is out of proportion to the amount of page time, and so ends up feeling a little more . . . convenient, I guess . . . than is ideal. Perhaps I should re-read the relevant bits of the series to see if that helps. Other than that small matter, though, I found this quite a satisfying and enjoyable book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Naomi Novik’s Victory of Eagles, the fifth Temeraire book, Napoleon has finally invaded England. While I was thrilled with the wider view of the world that Empire of Ivory provided, and was initially unenthused about a return to a tight focus on the Napoleonic Wars, I was won over pretty quickly. First, there’s the … <\/p>\n

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