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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
− | * When still in draft form, "Between Wind and Water" was the working title for the first book. It was sent to publishers under the title "Temeraire", and was later changed to "His | + | * When still in draft form, "Between Wind and Water" was the working title for the first book. It was sent to publishers under the title "Temeraire", and was later changed to "His Majestys Dragon" for the US release. |
* The dragon depicted on the cover of both versions of His Majesty's Dragon is that of a full-grown [[Temeraire]]. | * The dragon depicted on the cover of both versions of His Majesty's Dragon is that of a full-grown [[Temeraire]]. | ||
* The US edition of His Majesty's Dragon contains pictures of dragons at the back of the book. These include a [[Yellow Reaper]] with harness on, a [[Pascal's Blue]], a [[Longwing]], a [[Celestial]] and a [[Regal Copper]]. However, the images are inaccurate; the Pascal's Blue and the Longwing are depicted with six wing spines while the Celestial is shown with five, and the Celestial also has only four talons on each foot in the picture. | * The US edition of His Majesty's Dragon contains pictures of dragons at the back of the book. These include a [[Yellow Reaper]] with harness on, a [[Pascal's Blue]], a [[Longwing]], a [[Celestial]] and a [[Regal Copper]]. However, the images are inaccurate; the Pascal's Blue and the Longwing are depicted with six wing spines while the Celestial is shown with five, and the Celestial also has only four talons on each foot in the picture. | ||
* Partway through the book, Temeraire converses in French with Praecursoris, but their exchange is never translated. In English it is roughly as follows; | * Partway through the book, Temeraire converses in French with Praecursoris, but their exchange is never translated. In English it is roughly as follows; | ||
− | + | -Temeraire: Excuse me, if I have disturbed you. | |
− | + | -Praecursoris: Not at all. Allow me to present Choiseul to you; he is my Captain. | |
− | + | -Temeraire: And here is Laurence; my Captain. | |
== Deviations From History == | == Deviations From History == |