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“I am very happy to accept your apology,' he said, quietly but with real warmth. 'For my part, all is forgotten, I assure you, and I hope that henceforth we may be better comrades than we have been.”

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His Majesty's Dragon

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Naomi Novik
Naomi Novik

Naomi Novik is a British writer renowned for her historical fantasy novels. Her most famous work is the 'Temeraire' series, which tells the story of an officer and his dragon's adventures during the Napoleonic Wars of the 19th century. more

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