▁of ▁E ag les ▁is ▁the ▁fifth ▁novel ▁in ▁the ▁Tem era ire ▁alternate ▁history / f ant asy ▁series ▁by ▁American ▁author ▁Na omi ▁Nov ik . ▁The ▁series ▁follows ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁William ▁Laur ence ▁and ▁his ▁drag on , ▁Tem era ire . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁hard cover ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁by ▁Vo y ager ▁Books ▁on ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁details ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁novel ▁begins , ▁William ▁Laur ence ▁is ▁g ao led ▁ab o ard ▁, ▁imprison ed ▁against ▁Tem era ire ' s ▁good ▁behavior . ▁Wh ilst ▁ab o ard ship , ▁he ▁joins ▁the ▁crew ▁in ▁fighting ▁off ▁the ▁Grande ▁Arm ée , ▁who ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Arm ée ▁d ' A ir ▁are ▁attempting ▁to ▁in va de ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁They ▁succeed , ▁and ▁Laur ence ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁when ▁G oli ath ▁is ▁s unk . ▁Tem era ire , ▁l angu ishing ▁at ▁the ▁bre eding ▁grounds ▁at ▁Pen ▁y ▁F an , ▁receives ▁this ▁intelligence ▁and ▁los es ▁any ▁desire ▁to ▁remain ▁quiet ▁and ▁well - be hav ed . ▁Instead , ▁fired ▁partially ▁by ▁patri ot ism ▁and ▁partially ▁by ▁ven ge ance , ▁he ▁organ izes ▁the ▁many ▁un har ness ed ▁drag ons ▁of ▁the ▁bre eding ▁ground ▁into ▁a ▁milit ia , ▁using ▁promises ▁of ▁pri zes ▁as ▁an ▁ent ic ement . ▁En list