Tongues of Serpents
- 364
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Tongues of Serpents” is the travel book of the “Temeraire” series: a long trek across an unexplored Australia. Some readers enjoy the sense of an unknown continent, others Naomi Novik’s game of mixing real history with invention. Some find the middle of the journey slow and short of purpose until the pace returns near the end, and rank this sixth volume below its predecessors.
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About the book
Tongues of Serpents is the sixth novel in the Temeraire alternate history/fantasy series by American author Naomi Novik. This installment follows William Laurence and his dragon, Temeraire's adventures in Australia.
Reading order · Temeraire
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.0 across 162 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 52% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.5 | 8 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 7.1 | 154 | 95% |
Frequently asked
How long is Tongues of Serpents?
It has 364 pages — shorter than 85% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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