#temeraire liveblogs

[sunlitmcgee]

temeraire my baby termeraire

[onawhimsicot]

the way in BPW Temeraire goes "NO, none of the people I care about can go on this dangerous mission to get the eggs because they might get themselves killed" and Tharkay's all smug like "checkmate haha, imagine having a dragon worry over you like that, couldn't be me, guess I'm going after all :3" and Temeraire's like "bitch you aren't going either??????????" and Tharkay's like

[more-better-words]

Me, almost finished with Blood of Tyrants: So, Russian Revolution a century early, courtesy of Temeraire?

[elvencantation]

oh temeraire i missed you!!

[grumpyoldsnake]

I am inordinately delighted by all the hatchlings of eggs that Temeraire has managed to talk to being, just. FIRMLY opinionated slskdjfh

(Reading Tongues of Serpents; the first hatchling hatched all of 60 seconds ago in my audiobook and I have no idea how this will play out in even just the next few paragraphs. But. For the moment? Yes. Delighted 😂)

[asmolbirb]

Birb liveblogs the final Temeraire trilogy: Crucible of Gold

OH MY GOD THE ALLEGIANCE??????

Wait oh my god I’m so sad about this D: like I know Riley was a bit of a scrub, at the end of things, but still I was fond of him. And him and Laurence were friends for so long… and just to make things worse, Novik is rubbing salt in the wound by explaining just how shameful Riley’s reputation is going to be now T.T like ma’am just take a knife directly to my heart why don’t you

[jeonghoneyss]

just over halfway through and they have got there. a fraught journey on the allegiance and has harcourt got together with riley just so that he and laurence would have to be civil... much to think about. obsessed with the way laurence immediately ranked his fellow captains on learning she was pregnant (and decided none of them particularly caught his eye lmao). we have demane and sipho! and they are all trapped in a cave being smoked out, dragonless. what a place to leave off

~100 pages into empire of ivory and. hello i'd forgot all the dragons had the plague. this is the one where they go to africa right??? laurence has sent the red vase to his dad i am anxious to learn what will become of that

[theblackknightofworcestershire]

Entering your invox to tell you I have started temeraire. I AM LOVING IT!!!!!! On chapter 6 I think? Laurence is bathing temeraire with the cadets for the first time!! I would say more but i truly need to sleep.....

Enjoy your evening/night!!

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This is incredibly exciting!! I'm so glad you're liking it PLEASE keep me updated!

I actually just started book 4 today, so I am all in on the Temeraire train right now.

Also I'm gonna be liveblogging book 4 like I did the others, so please please block #empire of ivory liveread, so I don't spoil you!

[darlingofdots]

my apologies to any and all of my followers who are here for like, literally anything that isn't temeraire, unfortunately you are only witnessing a regression to my blog circa 2013 and you should be grateful that Temeraire liveblogs and occasional Doctor Who gifsets are the only bits of that time I am resurrecting

[sunlitmcgee]

temeraire wanting to keep the harness because what if he looks Uncivilized. dragon worried he look nakey

[onawhimsicot]

I've been rereading the Temeraire series by listening to the audiobooks, which works out very well for me as I'm prone to skimming when the text gets dense, much to the detriment of my reading comprehension lol. At first, I was put off by Simon Vance's Temeraire voice because when I first read the books, Temeraire sounded so graceful, but I'll admit it's grown on me and I think it's so cute now lol like YEAH thats a creature right there.

Anyway I started listening to Black Powder War and due to the aforementioned skimming, I had forgotten how/when exactly Tharkay was introduced. So it was like

Narration: "a mysterious man has stormed in the room—"

me: wow i dont remember this part! a mysterious man, who could it be!!

Narration: "—with an eagle on his arm!"

Me: THARKAY THE MYSTERIOUS MAN?!?!!

[lindseybyrd]

I've enjoyed reading your liveblogging posts on the Temeraire books, and it's reminded me I should probably reread them. thanks~

So happy to spread the joy!!!

[elvencantation]

HAHAHAHA I LOVE THEM

[foxboyclit]

The drawing of the dragons you reblogged, Izzy (Iskierka) and Tem (Temeraire), are from the series! If you ever do get around to reading them I would love to hear your thoughts! : )

oh thats a cool coincidence! if i get into it ill be sure to liveblog it <3

[asmolbirb]

Birb liveblogs the final Temeraire trilogy: League of Dragons

Overseas travel edition! I devoured this book on a 15hr flight without the ability to update my reactions live, so here they are all in one go, with much less screaming in the tags

So obvs I’m devastated that Tharkay is gone again but it’s tickling me pink that Laurence is like “oh we’re cuddling on dragonback? It’s Tharkay or bust for me uwu”. And it’s undeniably hysterical that in the middle of The Most Important War Effort So Far, Novik is taking extra time to discuss dragonback cuddle logistics. Truly zero notes

Naomi Novik stop killing off everyone Laurence cares about challenge ToT ToT ToT

Laurence screaming and thrashing while Hammond and Temeraire play dress up with him might be the funniest running gag in the entire series

I LIED the funniest running gag in the series is every single description of Temeraire “heroically” expressing 1 singular generosity

The Miss Merkelyte romcom C plot is absolutely sending me. What the fuck is happening lmao

CALL THARKAY A FUCKIN WHACKAMOLE THE WAY HE’S ALWAYS POPPING UP OUT OF RANDOM-ASS HOLES IN EVERY WRETCHED SWATH OF BACKCOUNTRY ON THE PLANET

“I’m soooo over my act of treason it doesn’t bother me at all” <- words dreamed up by the utterly deranged (someone who is not over his act of treason even a little bit)

Awwww baby’s first PTSD��….. :(

This will not surprise anyone but I’m immediately obsessed with Ning. Big fan of a character whose primary narrative purpose is to tell everyone they’re being big old idiots

Hoo boy the way Laurence handles his authority, particularly when reprimanding rude subordinates, sets off my competency kink like no one’s business. And he’s built like a linebacker on top of that?? *fans self* I’m so so glad we get to see him be a proper captain again, it’s a lovely bit of closure to finish out the series

“My dear, that is the Temeraire, herself” PARDON ME I MUST SQUEAL, I’m so unbelievably soft for this owo

Laughing my ass off at Laurence turning his raggedy band of ferals into a bunch of crypto bros

Man remember in the first few books when the divine wind was this mighty and rare thing? And now it seems Temeraire is loosing the thing twice a chapter. I love *clenches fist* a tangible depiction of growth over the length of a narrative

Crying screaming gnashing my teeth over Tharkay showing up out of nowhere at the end of everything and saying “hey. Do u wanna retire with me while ur dragon menaces the government? Do u wanna do that maybe forever? Haha jk……. unless…..?” They’re both so silly and speaking in so much euphemism. It’s gonna take them 10 years to even kiss each other. I’m coming apart at the seams about it

[mbrainspaz]

I just started reading “His Majesty’s Dragon” and I can’t stop cheering for Laurence.