Temeraire Books in Order

Diverted from home, Laurence and Temeraire trek overland from China toward Istanbul to collect three precious dragon eggs for Britain. Ambushes, shifting alliances, and the vengeful dragon Lien drag them into a brutal campaign on the fringes of the Napoleonic war.

Captain Will Laurence seizes a French ship and finds a rare dragon egg that hatches in his hands, bonding him to the dragon Temeraire. Drawn into the disreputable Aerial Corps, he must learn airborne warfare as Napoleon prepares an invasion of Britain.

After saving Britain, Laurence and Temeraire are sent by sea to Imperial China so diplomats can argue over who truly owns a Celestial dragon. The long voyage, political intrigue, and attempts on Laurence's life test their loyalty to each other and to their country.

Back in England, a mysterious disease is killing the dragons of the Aerial Corps, leaving the country almost defenseless. Laurence and Temeraire travel to Africa in search of a cure and discover a very different relationship between dragons, humans, and empire.

Condemned for treason and separated by their own government, Laurence and Temeraire watch as Napoleon invades and occupies parts of Britain. To fight back, they must build a ragged dragon army from castoffs and prove that loyalty to country is not blind obedience.

Exiled to the penal colony of New South Wales, Laurence, Temeraire, and a small group of officers are ordered to establish a new covert and escort dragon eggs inland. Colonial power struggles and the theft of an egg send them deep into dangerous, unmapped Australia.

Restored to duty, Laurence and Temeraire are sent from Australia to South America to keep France from winning new allies. Caught between the Inca, the Portuguese court in exile, and the powerful Tswana empire, they must negotiate peace before the war spreads further.

A shipwreck leaves Laurence in Japan with no memory of Temeraire or his years in the Aerial Corps. While he struggles to understand who he has become, Temeraire pushes on through China and Russia, as new alliances and old grudges shape the next phase of the war.

The defeat of Napoleon's army in Russia has not ended the war, and the emperor still courts dragons across Europe with promises of better treatment. Chasing a stolen egg and a shifting battlefield, Laurence and Temeraire face final choices about duty, justice, and home.

This collection of Temeraire stories revisits key moments and explores what might have been, including an alternate first meeting between Laurence and his dragon. Side adventures, fan inspired tales, and brief vignettes deepen the sense of a wide, dragon filled world.