Temeraire worldbuilding

So, I have reread His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik (2006), as preparation for possibly writing a Temeraire fusion with Flight of the Heron. I thought, as I did the first time I read it, that it is great page-turny entertainment! Since it's the first book, it has that fun element of the reader discovering aspects of the worldbuilding along with the main character. Which the other books do have as well, by turning it into map exploration, but it's especially good here. I also like Laurence making social blunders among the aviators based on his previous expectations, but doing his best to repair them. I had forgotten that Granby disliked him at first! Aww, and the development of the bond between Laurence and Temeraire is great.

( Notes on worldbuilding )