Crucible of Gold
- 372
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Crucible of Gold” takes the “Temeraire” series to South America, where a society shared by Incas and dragons is the main attraction. Naomi Novik’s seventh volume shows Laurence open to cultures that unsettle his upbringing. Some readers prefer this travelling side of the series to its Napoleonic battles and only wish the Inca chapters went further. Others find the period-proper prose heavy going or this volume more muddled than earlier ones.
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About the book
Crucible of Gold is the seventh novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik. It was first published in the United States by Del Rey. This installment features the adventures of William Laurence and his dragon, Temeraire, in South America.
Reading order · Temeraire
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 125 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 46% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 125 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Crucible of Gold?
It has 372 pages — shorter than 85% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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