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| Title | : | The Dragon Keeper (The Rain Wild Chronicles #1) |
| Author | : | Robin Hobb |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 553 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 2009 by Voyager |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Dragons. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. High Fantasy. Science Fiction Fantasy. Adventure |
Robin Hobb
Hardcover | Pages: 553 pages Rating: 3.94 | 32373 Users | 1756 Reviews
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Too much time has passed since the powerful dragon Tintaglia helped the people of the Trader cities stave off an invasion of their enemies. The Traders have forgotten their promises, weary of the labor and expense of tending earthbound dragons who were hatched weak and deformed by a river turned toxic. If neglected, the creatures will rampage--or die--so it is decreed that they must move farther upriver toward Kelsingra, the mythical homeland whose location is locked deep within the dragons' uncertain ancestral memories. Thymara, an unschooled forest girl, and Alise, wife of an unloving and wealthy Trader, are among the disparate group entrusted with escorting the dragons to their new home. And on an extraordinary odyssey with no promise of return, many lessons will be learned--as dragons and tenders alike experience hardships, betrayals . . . and joys beyond their wildest imaginings.Present Books Toward The Dragon Keeper (The Rain Wild Chronicles #1)
| Original Title: | The Dragon Keeper |
| ISBN: | 0007273746 (ISBN13: 9780007273744) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Rain Wild Chronicles #1, Les cités des Anciens #1-2, Realm of the Elderlings #10 , more |
| Characters: | Thymara, Sintara/Skymore, Alise, Sedric, Tintaglia |
| Literary Awards: | David Gemmell Ravenheart Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Cover Art (2010), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy (2010) |
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Ratings: 3.94 From 32373 Users | 1756 ReviewsColumn Regarding Books The Dragon Keeper (The Rain Wild Chronicles #1)
It took me a little bit to get into this one, which isn't unheard of for a Robin Hobb book since she is so thorough with her characterization. However, I still didn't enjoy this one nearly as much as her other series' so I reduced it a star.Her characters are still decent, but I found that I have not connected with any yet, which was disappointing. The story is interesting enough to keep me turning those pages, but not much was accomplished in this one. Hopefully that will not be the case with3.5/5 starsA good foundational start to a quartet but its also the weakest start within any of Hobb's series so far.Dragon Keeper is the first book in the Rain Wild Chronicles quartet, which also marks the beginning of the fourth out of five subseries within Hobbs The Realm of the Elderlings series. The entire storyline in this book took place in the Rain Wild section of the world and plot-wise, the first book has a very simple premise. The Dragon Keepers have to herd the dragons to find their
Review from Tenacious Reader: http://www.tenaciousreader.com/2015/1...It took me a while to get to this series, and Im not entirely sure why since I count Robin Hobb as one of my favorite authors. I also have to confess to reading the different series that make up The Realm of the Elderlings in the wrong order as I was ignorant of how much interconnection there is between all of them. So, lesson learned. Going into this series (The Rain Wilds Chronicles), I have read all the other published
It's always a pleasure to read more from the world of the Elderlings and this book was no exception. Journeying along the Rain Wilds we see a whole new cast of characters. They are such strongly written and so individual in nature that they come alive off the page. While there are so many characters to love, there are also quite a few that I love to hate. This is Robin Hobb afterall, she knows how to write those villains. It was also such a treat to have those little moments of meeting up with
3.5 stars. Great, but not my favorite of Hobb's books. Definitely seems like a big set-up book though and I've heard good things about the rest of the series. So here's to book 2!
Three stars for dragons, everything else sucked.
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