Introduction: Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire #6) A dazzling blend of military history, high-flying fantasy, and edge-of-your-seat adventure, Naomi Novik鈥檚 Temeraire novels, set in an alternate Napoleonic era in which intelligent dragons have been harnessed as weapons of war, are more than just perennial bestsellers鈥攖hey are a worldwide phenomenon. Now, in Tongues of Serpents, Naomi Novik is back, along with the dragon Temeraire and his rider and friend, Capt. Will Laurence....