Madame Askew and The Grand Arbiter

Sunday, Jaunary 19th, at 4:3o PM Pacific (Seattle) — 7:30 PM Eastern (Montreal)

Start the year off with a roar and delve into the wonderful world of “His Majesty’s Dragon” by Naomi Novik. Adventure in the skies awaits as we soar into the alternative history events of the Napoleonic Wars.

Book club meets on Sunday, January 19th, at 4:30 PM Pacific (Seattle) — 7:30 PM Eastern (Atlanta). You do not need to finish the book in order to attend book club but there may be spoilers.

Bookshop.org blurb:

In the first novel of the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, a rare bond is formed between a young man and a dragon, and together they must battle in the Napoleonic Wars.

“A terrifically entertaining fantasy novel.”–Stephen King

Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain’s defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons.

When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Capt. Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain future-and an unexpected kinship with a most extraordinary creature. Thrust into the rarified world of the Aerial Corps as master of the dragon Temeraire, he will face a crash course in the daring tactics of airborne battle. For as France’s own dragon-borne forces rally to breach British soil in Bonaparte’s boldest gambit, Laurence and Temeraire must soar into their own baptism of fire.

“Just when you think you’ve seen every variation possible on the dragon story, along comes Naomi Novik. . . . Her wonderful Temeraire is a dragon for the ages.”–Terry Brooks

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We stream book club live to YouTube, but I highly encourage you to join us in the virtual tea parlour whenever possible. The conversation with our comrades in books and the convivial atmosphere is so lovely! A link to our virtual tea parlour is posted to Patreon, Discord, and our Facebook event page.

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