"Blood of Tyrants" -Naomi Novik

It's finally here. I've recommended this series multiple times for both Adult and Children's books. This is book 8 and still going strong... Temeraire, where dragons are tame. Lawrence, a naval captain, inadvertantly is bonded with a dragon upon it's hatching. He then becomes an aviator, fighting Napoleon and traveling all over the world.

The last 2 books weren't as good as the first books but Blood of Tyrants starts out strong: Lawrence has amnesia and can't remember Temeraire. Oh, and he's also washed ashore in Japan. It comes back to him piecemeal, as they travel to Russia to be present for Napoleon's invasian. And remember the scorched earth policy, one of the few things I remember from social studies class? Yup, in the book!

Read Also:

Patrick O'Brien's Master and Commander series, though I've never read it, sounds like it reads the same. The writing style is a little more sophisticated. Also, Napoleon, naval ships, it's all there except the dragons.

E. M. Forester's Hornblower series is also same sans dragons.

For the kids, How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell.