Crucible of Gold
core novel 2012 Temeraire
Record
| First published | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.99 (19,828 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 325 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345522863 |
| Internal chronology | 7 |
Synopsis
Crucible of Gold continues the Temeraire series after Tongues of Serpents, drawing Laurence and Temeraire out of a peaceful retirement in New South Wales when word arrives that Portuguese-held Brazil is under siege by forces allied with Napoleon. Accompanied by the diplomat Arthur Hammond, Captain Granby and the dragon Iskierka, the pair sail to South America to help secure Brazil, only to find that Napoleon has forged an alliance with the Tswana people, who control large parts of Africa and are seeking the return of enslaved Africans taken from their lands. British efforts to negotiate with the Inca Empire grow complicated when Napoleon personally proposes marriage to the Incan empress, while Rio de Janeiro itself falls under Tswana occupation, leaving Laurence to try to broker an uneasy peace between Brazilian, Tswana and British interests before the conflict spreads further.
Where it sits
- Universe: Temeraire
- Series: Temeraire core; position 7 of 9 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Naomi Novik
Notes
- From the series record (Temeraire): 9-novel completed historical-fantasy sequence (2006-2016): the Napoleonic Wars in a world where an intelligent-dragon aerial corps supplements every nation's military. One continuous linear narrative; publication order equals in-story order. Unusual debut cadence: the first three novels were all published in 2006 (Del Rey rapid-succession launch).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Temeraire: position 7 of 9: previous Tongues of Serpents (2010) · next Blood of Tyrants (2013)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temeraire_(series)
- https://www.sfadb.com/Naomi_Novik
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucible_of_Gold
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