Dragon Keeper, Robin Hobb
Dragon Keeper, Robin Hobb
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Dragon Keeper
Volume One of the Rain Wilds Chronicles

Author: Robin Hobb

Narrator: Anne Flosnik

Unabridged: 20 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper Voyager

Published: 01/07/2020

Synopsis

The first book in Robin Hobb’s New York Times bestselling Rain Wilds series, set in an immersive world full of dragons, magical ships, and unforgettable characters—reissued with beautiful cover art by renowned illustrator Jackie Morris.New York Times Bestseller | Narrated by Anne FlosnikToo 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 earth-bound dragons who were hatched weak and deformed. 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.

About Robin Hobb

Robin Hobb was born in California but grew up in Alaska. It was there that she learned to love the forest and the wilderness. She has lived most of her life in the Pacific Northwest and currently resides in Tacoma, Washington. She is the author of five critically acclaimed fantasy series: The Rain Wilds Chronicles (Dragon Keeper, Dragon Haven, City of Dragons, Blood of Dragons), The Soldier Son Trilogy, The Tawny Man Trilogy, The Liveship Traders Trilogy, and The Farseer Trilogy. Under the name Megan Lindholm she is the author of The Wizard of the Pigeons, Windsingers, and Cloven Hooves. The Inheritance, a collection of stories, was published under both names. Her short fiction has won the Asimov's Readers' Award and she has been a finalist for both the Nebula and Hugo awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Petrik on March 15, 2018

3.5/5 stars A good foundational start to a quartet but it’s 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 Hobb’s The Realm of the Elderlings serie......more

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on February 06, 2017

I feel somewhat sorry for the dragons in this. They spent the entirety of the Liveship Trader’s trilogy trying to find a place to evolve out of their basic serpent form, and when they do find it most of them die in the process. They’re too mutated and twisted to be able to develop into dragons. Only......more

Goodreads review by Becca on November 16, 2021

Content Warnings in spoilers at end A very nearly solid book from Hobb! This one absorbed me from the very first page, solidifying my preference of the Bingtown/Rain Wilds side of the world as opposed to Fitz/Six Duchies, as I find the Liveship Traders and Rain Wild chronicles have much more scope wh......more

Goodreads review by Anna [Bran. San. Stan] on October 23, 2023

A solid start to this tetralogy! To be fair, this reads like half a book – it mostly serves to set up the new characters and the ending is rather abrupt. Initially, I was a bit disappointed to meet entirely new protagonists instead of the familiar ones of the Rain Wilds (Liveship Traders trilogy), b......more

Goodreads review by Library of a Viking on February 02, 2024

This was not bad Everyone keeps telling me The Rainwild Chronicles is the worst series set in The Realm of the Elderlings. I still have 3 books to go but I quite enjoyed this one. Great characters, beautiful prose and interesting plot. I am a bit worried about the romance and can definitely imagine t......more

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