Cav's Place

It does seem a whole lot like The Lord of the Rings, but the author says quite clearly that it was his inspiration, so he never claims to be anything more. That said, it’s pretty darn good. Rating: 4/5 Original review date lost. Assuming the same as that for the first three Temeraire books, as […]

Perhaps the best book of the series? I’m not entirely sure, but I think I’d call it that. Most humans portrayed are still as rotten as ever, because that’s how humans really are, but there are some truly interesting characters in addition to the different dragons and good action parts. The multiple locations also give […]

I think this might have been a little worse than the others in the series, even if only because it features more interaction with humans, a traditionalistic society and all the associated filth, but it is nevertheless a necessary part of the entire story, bringing added depth to the dragons, plus some of the few […]

Such series tend to start out rather slow, and that’s what this does too, but that doesn’t make you lose interest or focus. It paints the characters and develops the story rather well, and I keep finding myself wishing to just do without all the other annoying humans and focus on the dragons, and perhaps […]

Interesting book, but not much more than that. Too short to be deep… Rating: 7/10