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In His Majesty's Service
In His Majesty's Service | Naomi Novik
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The first three books in the award-winning, New York Times-bestselling Temeraire series--His Majesty's Dragon, Throne of Jade, and Black Powder War--along with an original Temeraire short story are collected in this omnibus volume."
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Clare-Dragonfly
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I‘d already read the first book, but borrowed this three-book volume for efficiency and the extra short story. Frankly, it‘s that story that saves this from being a so-so. The second and third Temeraire novels are very unevenly paced, swinging wildly from exciting, deadly peril to waiting boredom… realistic, I suppose, but not that satisfying to read! A lot of threads were just dropped. After the short story, I‘m rooting for Lien and Napoleon.

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Clare-Dragonfly

Does anyone else listen to Welcome to Night Vale? I was totally delighted to hear a reference to the Temeraire novels (a character is reading them to pass the time while doing something else) while I‘m reading them! 😄 #wtnv #serendipitu

TieDyeDude I used to listen to it when it first started, even went to a live show once. I forget when I stopped, I think around the time the second book came out. I didn't like the first book, and I started to lose interest in the podcast. That's cool that they are referencing real-world books, though. 13mo
Clare-Dragonfly @TieDyeDude I read the first two books and didn‘t really like either of them. It‘s interesting that I continue to love the podcast even though the writers are the same and the media are not very different (I listened to the second book on audio). 13mo
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Audible is actually a very small portion of my audiobook obsession. Libby, Hoopla, and Scribd probably make up about 90% of what I listen to, but it's interesting to see this nonetheless. The 38 titles added is actually off by one, though, as I bought the tagged book(s) this morning.

I listened to a lot of really good audios this year, with My Lady Jane and Clanlands being among the best of them.

#audiblestats

Megabooks Fantastic!! Great listening!! 4y
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