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Identify the book from my sketchy memory

  • 05-11-2011 9:15am
    #1
    JonnyMacM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 ✭JonnyMacM


    I remember reading a book(possibly a series) that was set during a large war and the main characters of the book where dragon riders who preformed air-to-air and i think air-to-ground combat against each other. it very much had a the feeling of a WW1 story following fighter pilots.


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  • #2
    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 18,003 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonriders of Pern" series perhaps?


  • #3
    MajorMax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 865 ✭✭✭MajorMax


    The book was written by Chris Bunch
    Dragonmaster Trilogy
    Storm of Wings (2002)
    Knighthood of the Dragon
    The Last Battle (2004)
    I bought an omnibus edition in Chapters used bookstore on Parnell St in Dublin


  • #4
    JonnyMacM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 ✭JonnyMacM


    MajorMax is right. I don't know where my original copies of the book went to, I must have lent them out and never seen them again. £6.99 for the trilogy and instant gratification straight to my Kindle :-)
    Thanks for the help everyone
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Bunch#Dragonmaster_Trilogy


  • #5
    Joziah Scarce Actor
    Posts: 0 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Joziah Scarce Actor


    this one's a bit earlier if you liked them

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temeraire_(series)


  • #6
    JonnyMacM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 ✭JonnyMacM


    as fan of Sharpe's exploits as well i am sure this will be right up my street, thanks bluewolf.


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  • #7
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,005 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    JonnyMacM wrote: »
    as fan of Sharpe's exploits as well i am sure this will be right up my street, thanks bluewolf.
    The Temeraire series of novels by Naomi Novik is composed of His Majesty's Dragon (released as Temeraire in the United Kingdom), Throne of Jade, Black Powder War, Empire of Ivory, Victory of Eagles, and Tongues of Serpents. The novels are works of both fantasy and alternate history: they are "a reimagining of the epic events of the Napoleonic Wars with an air force — an air force of dragons, manned by crews of aviators"


  • #8
    MajorMax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 865 ✭✭✭MajorMax


    Chris Bunch also wrote another trilogy of books called the seer King trilogy which is very very good. It's the Napoleonic wars with Magicians and monsters


  • #9
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,530 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    bluewolf wrote: »
    this one's a bit earlier if you liked them

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temeraire_(series)

    Temeraire is a great read, must get round to reading the sequels. I hope peter jackson gets around to filming it to!


  • #10
    redrums
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 72 ✭✭redrums


    Another series that sounds like it is the darkness series by harry turtledove a world 2 type story but has dragons and other beast instead of planes and tanks


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