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Originally Posted by pdurrant
No dragons took part in the Napoleonic wars.  |
That is a highly contested matter of opinion, my good man, upon which the scholarship is sharply divided.
The two series do make an odd contrast in tone. Novik's books are mainly rollicking adventure, with some anachronistically progressive values here and there, but overall a pro-military, "honor and duty" mentality. Stephenson's books, on the other hand, are primarily dark comedy, with everyone's motives in question and most social or technological progress achieved largely in spite of political leadership and adherence to law, as well as in spite of great character flaws in those doing the achieving. The best way to keep similar events in similar parts of the world separate is to remember the tone and perspective with which they were related.
And/or the presence or absence of dragons.