“Hobb is one of the great modern fantasy writers…What makes her novels as addictive as morphine is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics.” Martin: her characters are believable, with even villains and monsters portrayed semi-sympathetically her settings features starkly mysterious ruins, bone-aching winter rainstorms, colorful crowds of scaly ghosts, and villages built on the branches of giant trees her story lines are detailed and involving…You’ll be swept deep into them by their marvelous interplay of power, magic, and beauty, and their inhabitants’ appealing stubbornness and bravery.” “Hobb…bears comparison to fantasy star George R. In the rain wild chronicles Hobb creates an amazing and believable world of dragons which is incredibly engrossing." However once you get further into the books they are an absolute joy to read, simple but at the same time the plot and character development is intricate and fun. "Everytime I start a Hobb book it feels like a guilty pleasure, the text is extremely simple and at times it even seems as if the books are written for children. Feist, Terry Brooks, and Lois McMaster Bujold in the pantheon of fantasy fiction’s true greats. Touching, powerful, and dazzlingly inventive, Hobb’s City of Dragons is not to be missed-further proof that this author belongs alongside Raymond E. Now, as the misfit band approaches its final destination, dragons and keepers alike face a challenge so insurmountable that it threatens to render their long, difficult odyssey utterly meaningless. Continuing the enthralling journey she began in her acclaimed Dragon Keeper and Dragon Haven, Hobb rejoins a small group of weak, half-formed and unwanted dragons and their displaced human companions as they search for a legendary sanctuary. Embarking on an arduous journey that holds no promise of return, the band of humans and dragons must make its way along the toxic and inhospitable Rain Wild River-an extraordinary odyssey that will teach them lessons about themselves and one another as they experience hardships, betrayals, and joys beyond their wildest dreams.New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb returns to world of the Rain Wilds-called “one of the most gripping settings in modern fantasy” ( Booklist)-in City of Dragons. The two women share a deep kinship with the dragons: Thymara can instinctively communicate with them, and Alise, captivated by their beauty and majesty, has devoted her life to studying them. Among them is Thymara, an unschooled forest girl of sixteen, and Alise, a wealthy Trader’s wife trapped in a loveless marriage, who attaches herself to the expedition as a dragon expert. To ensure their safe passage, the Traders recruit a disparate group of young people to care for the damaged creatures and escort them to their new home. To avert catastrophe, the dragons decree a move even farther up the treacherous river to Kelsingra, their ancient, mythical homeland whose mysterious location is locked deep within the dragons’ uncertain ancestral memories. The Trader leadership fears that if it stops providing for the young dragons, the hungry and neglected creatures will rampage-or die along the river’s acidic muddy banks. But Tintaglia has vanished and the Traders are weary of the labor and expense of tending useless dragons. The few who survive cannot use their wings earthbound, they are powerless to hunt and vulnerable to human predators willing to kill them for the fabled healing powers of dragon flesh. But too much time has passed, and the newly hatched dragons are damaged and weak, and many die. ![]() ![]() In return, the Traders promised to help her serpents migrate up the Rain Wild River after a long exile at sea-to find a safe haven and, Tintaglia hopes, to restore her species. But they could not have staved off invasion without the powerful dragon Tintaglia. For years, the Trader cities valiantly battled their enemies, the Chalcedeans.
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