About “Crucible of gold”
This 2012 novel by Naomi Novik follows Capt. Will Laurence and his dragon Temeraire, put out to pasture in Australia, dispatched to negotiate peace with the Tswana empire besieging the Portuguese royal family in Rio. Joined by dragons Iskierka and Kulingile, they embark for Brazil but meet disasters forcing an unexpected landing in the hostile Inca empire, with an old enemy's arrival tipping the mission toward ruin.
Book details
- First published
- 2012
- Latest edition
- 2012 · ISBN 9780345522863