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His Majesty's Dragon

2006 novel by Naomi Novik
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His Majesty's Dragon

Summary

His Majesty's Dragon is a literary work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • His Majesty's Dragon authored Naomi Novik[3].
  • His Majesty's Dragon received the Locus Award for Best First Novel[4].
  • His Majesty's Dragon received the Compton Crook Award[5].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's genre is alternate history[7].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's genre is fantasy[8].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's genre is historical fantasy[9].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's part of the series is recorded as Temeraire[10].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • His Majesty's Dragon was published on January 3, 2006[13].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's has edition or translation is recorded as His Majesty's Dragon[14].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's has edition or translation is recorded as Q116679475[15].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's has edition or translation is recorded as Q116679492[16].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137508359[17].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novel[18].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[19].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "His Majesty's Dragon"}[20].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Les Dragons de Sa Majesté'}[21].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Temeraire'}[22].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel[23].
  • His Majesty's Dragon's form of creative work is recorded as novel[24].

Body

Authorship and Creation

His Majesty's Dragon authored Naomi Novik[3].

Publication

His Majesty's Dragon was released on January 3, 2006[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include alternate history[7], fantasy[8], and historical fantasy[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as Temeraire[10].

Subject and Themes

His Majesty's Dragon's part of the series is recorded as Temeraire[10].

Reception

Awards received include Locus Award for Best First Novel[4], a literary award[25], in United States[26] and Compton Crook Award[5], a science fiction award[27], in United States[28], founded in 1983[29].

Why It Matters

His Majesty's Dragon has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did His Majesty's Dragon receive?

Honors received include Locus Award for Best First Novel[4] and Compton Crook Award[5].

Related Entities

literary work Naomi Novik United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → His Majesty's Dragon, Q116679475, Q116679492 +1
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  2. 20w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → novel
    Award received → —
    Nominated for → Hugo Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
    Has edition or translation → His Majesty's Dragon, Q116679475, Q116679492 +1
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