A good continuation of the plot. I missed the secondary cast of English Aviators, but their want was supplied by new characters and locations. The murder plot was perhaps a bit too obvious, but the frustration of the lack of proof kept my interest. But what I loved most of all was the descriptions of dragon life in China. Novik came up with a really imaginative system, and the contrast to the English coverts is enormous. Poor Temeraire, to know how good life can be, yet choose to go back anyway!

 2024 reread: very interesting to see Lien here.