The release date for the English version of 'Black Powder War' by
Naomi Novik is May 2006. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Captain Will Laurence and his amazing dragon, Temeraire, are tasked with retrieving and escorting a priceless consignment of expensive dragon eggs from Istanbul to England, continuing where book two left off (in China, Macau). From China to Istanbul, they travel the Old Silk Road, which passes through mountains and deserts. They support the embattled Prussians in their fight against Napoleon while traveling to England.