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One of the finest pleasures in life is to discover a complete series of novels as an adult, to devour them through to the end, and to arrive at that end to discover that, while you'd have happily inhabited the author's world for many more volumes, you are *eminently* satisfied with the series' conclusion.
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@pluralistic Well put and I would add that these books are tremendously well suited to reading aloud. Not all good books are, but wow. I just barely discovered this series in time to be able to read it to my children at bedtime. Aloud, the narrative voice reminds me of E Nesbit in its intimate charm and the deep affection for the characters that it evokes. Also Iskierka freaking rocks every scene she is in!
#NaomiNovik #Temeraire
@dendroica Well that is a recommendation! I wonder if my daughter would be into it. @pluralistic