The second of Naomi Novik's Temeraire novels. The Chinese government, furious over a mere captain commanding a rare breed of dragon, demands the return of Temeraire. Of course, his rider Captain Lawrence, comes along, and of course, adventures are had, before everything comes out all right in the end. Novik's concept of dragon "culture" (since I can't think of another way to put it right now) is pleasantly complicanted, in that there are different ways that different human cultures interact with dragons, and also in that her dragon protagonist, Temeraire, demands a different relationship with his rider after observing how dragons are treated in China. Temeraire is not just a source of endless reassurance for his captain, which puts "Throne of Jade" a cut above most fantasy novels.
Unfortunately, soon after finishing the book, I had a conversation with an acquaintance in which she revealed that the stories were based on "Master and Commander" fanfiction and the dragon is supposed to be the guy who wasn't Russell Crowe in the movie.
DWAGGINS.
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