His Majesty's Dragon
core novel 2006 Temeraire
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.07 (114,537 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 356 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345481283 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Temeraire
- Series: Temeraire core; position 1 of 9 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Naomi Novik
Awards (verified)
- Compton Crook Award, 2007: won; Baltimore Science Fiction Society award for best first SF/F novel.
- Locus Award (Best First Novel), 2007: won; Locus reader-poll winner (1st place). Some sources credit the omnibus title form 'Temeraire: In Service of the King'; registered under the novel.
- Hugo Award (Best Novel), 2007: nominated; Lost to Vernor Vinge's Rainbows End.
Notes
- US first edition (Del Rey, March 2006) precedes the UK edition (August 2006, published as 'Temeraire'), registered under the US first-edition title, with 'Temeraire' recorded as the UK variant title.
- 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 1 of 9: next Throne of Jade (2006)
Sources
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