City of Dragons (The Rain Wild Chronicles, Book 3)

Robin Hobb

Apr 2012 · The Rain Wild Chronicles Book 3 · HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

‘Fantasy as it ought to be written’ George R.R. Martin

Return to the world of the Liveships Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in this fantastic adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer trilogy..

The dragon keepers and fledgling dragons have discovered a route to the lost city of Kelsingra but there is one problem: they need to be able to fly to cross the treacherous waters and enter the fabled city. At first, only a few dragons are willing to try – the others are either too ashamed of their deformed wings and feeble muscles or too proud to risk failure and humiliation.

But the rewards waiting at Kelsingra for those brave enough to take to the air are worth more than they could possibly imagine. This was a city built for dragons and their keepers. Alise Finbok is overwhelmed by the treasures she finds there, and spends hours carefully uncovering wonder after wonder, recording her findings for posterity. She knows the knowledge will change everything the world thought about dragons and the Elderlings.

Yet rumours of the city’s discovery have floated down the Rain Wild River and reached envious ears in Bingtown and beyond. Adventurers, pirates and fortune hunters are coming in droves to pillage what they can from the city. Will the dragons, only just finding their strength, and their keepers, who are changing in their own mysterious ways, be able to fend them off?

And what has happened to Tintaglia, the dragon-mother who started it all? Has she really abandoned her offspring forever? Or will she too return to seek the riches of Kelsingra...

Ratings and reviews

I hope to see the sequel which this book is hinting at. The Renaissance of Kelsingra, to include its battle for sustained independence and the completion of further dragon/serpent life cycles perhaps?

A most unmature writing. Amazed at how poor the book is knowing and loving all past books of the author. Supremely deceived.

People say that there are no more dragons but some people also think that there are dragons that live and on the topic dragons there are so many books, novels,and stories

About the author

Robin Hobb was born in California in 1952 and majored in Communications at Denver University, Colorado. Assassin’s Apprentice was her first novel, and was followed by the equally successful Royal Assassin and Assassin’s Quest. She lives outside Seattle, Washington.