Empire of Ivory (Temeraire Series #4)

Fourth book in the series starring Temeraire, the fighting dragon, and Capt. Will Laurence. The series has been optioned by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson!

An illness is striking down England's Aerial Corps dragons one by one. Even many of the strongest have died, and the surgeons have no cure. When Temeraire and his ragtag band of fellows return from their desperate flight across Asia and Europe, they are kept sequestered for their own safety?--but Izkierka, their valuable Turkish fire-breathing dragon, is stricken. In desperate hopes of finding a cure before Napoleon realizes that England is vulnerable, Temeraire, Laurence, and a small group journey to Africa in search of aid.