As I mentioned a few years ago, I love Naomi Novik's Temeraire books. Horatio Hornblower with dragons about summarizes the general theme (the lead character is quite Hornblower-like), but of course ...

Peter Weir did more than just read Patrick O’Brian’s books when he began pre-production on his seagoing adventure film, “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.” For more practical advice, ...

I just reread Victory of Eagles, one of my favorite books in Naomi Novik's excellent nine-book Temeraire series, and thought I'd briefly blog again about how much I like them. The books are set in ...