Author: Naomi Novik
Word around the campfire is this is Peter Jackson's next project. If you don't know who Peter Jackson is, you can jump right back on your spaceship and go back to your home planet, freak. I know I would fork over ten bucks to see Mr. Jackson bring this particular tale to the big screen. It's got everything: Epic battles? Check. A likeable hero? Check. Stuffy French guys getting their asses handed to them? A big glowing check with sprinkles on top. Naomi Novik places us in the midst of the Napoleonic wars with the French about to make a play for Britian. At this point you might be afraid that you are about to learn a long, boring history lesson. Well, you would if it were true that dragons were real and badass pilots rode them into battle like giant, talking fighter planes. Cool? You bet. The monkeys had as much fun re-writing this as I did reading it.
Score: 11/12 monkeys
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