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| + | Aside from the obvious additions of dragons, the events in Temeraire follow the history of our own world quite closely. However, several differences do occur throughout the series. In "Tongues of Serpents", the following differences occur: | ||
| + | * [[William Bligh]] was removed from the office of Governor of New South Wales as described during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_Rebellion Rum Rebellion] of 1808. However, no second rebellion against [[Lachlan Macquarie]] occurred in actuality. He served as Governor of New South Wales until 1821 and was greatly influential in founding the character of the country that would later become Australia. | ||
| + | * Responsible government was not granted to New South Wales until 1855. Though [[John Macarthur]]'s talk of such and insistence on "free trade" may be a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Parkes Henry Parkes] who is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the Australian state. | ||
== Reviews == | == Reviews == | ||
Revision as of 06:57, 21 August 2010
Book 6
The sixth volume of the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik, released in the United States by Del Rey (a division of RandomHouse) on July 13, 2010. It will be released in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2010.
Story
Exiled to Australia, Laurence and Temeraire must navigate treacherous political waters to protect three dragon eggs.
Trivia
Deviations From History
Aside from the obvious additions of dragons, the events in Temeraire follow the history of our own world quite closely. However, several differences do occur throughout the series. In "Tongues of Serpents", the following differences occur:
- William Bligh was removed from the office of Governor of New South Wales as described during the Rum Rebellion of 1808. However, no second rebellion against Lachlan Macquarie occurred in actuality. He served as Governor of New South Wales until 1821 and was greatly influential in founding the character of the country that would later become Australia.
- Responsible government was not granted to New South Wales until 1855. Though John Macarthur's talk of such and insistence on "free trade" may be a reference to Henry Parkes who is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the Australian state.
