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Epilogue



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From the Sketchbook of Sir Edward Howe

Selected extracts from Observations on the Order Draconia in Europe, with Notes on the Oriental
Breeds

Acknowledgments

Praise for His Majesty’s Dragon

Here is an excerpt from the second adventure in the Temeraire series: Throne of Jade

RIDE ALONG WITH THE TEMERAIRE SERIES BY NAOMI NOVIK

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for Charles
sine qua non




Chapter 1



THE DECK OF the French ship was slippery with blood, heaving in the choppy sea; a stroke might as
easily bring down the man making it as the intended target. Laurence did not have time in the heat of the
battle to be surprised at the degree of resistance, but even through the numbing haze of battle-fever and
the confusion of swords and pistol-smoke, he marked the extreme look of anguish on the French
captain’s face as the man shouted encouragement to his men.

It was still there shortly thereafter, when they met on the deck, and the man surrendered his sword, very
reluctantly: at the last moment his hand half-closed about the blade, as if he meant to draw it back.
Laurence looked up to make certain the colors had been struck, then accepted the sword with a mute

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