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Dragon Keeper
- The Rain Wild Chronicles, Book 1
- Narrated by: Saskia Butler
- Length: 17 hrs and 2 mins
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Dragon Keeper
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Publisher's Summary
Return to the world of the Liveships Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in this standalone adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer trilogy.
Guided by the great blue dragon Tintaglia, they came from the sea: a Tangle of serpents fighting their way up the Rain Wilds River, the first to make the perilous journey to the cocooning grounds in generations. Many have died along the way. With its acid waters and impenetrable forest, it is a hard place for any to survive.
People are changed by the Rain Wilds, subtly or otherwise. One such is Thymara. Born with black claws and other aberrations, she should have been exposed at birth. But her father saved her and her mother has never forgiven him. Like everyone else, Thymara is fascinated by the return of dragons: it is as if they symbolise the return of hope to their war-torn world. Leftrin, captain of the liveship Tarman, also has an interest in the hatching; as does Bingtown newlywed, Alise Finbok, who has made it her life's work to study all there is to know of dragons.
But the creatures which emerge from the cocoons are a travesty of the powerful, shining dragons of old. Stunted and deformed, they cannot fly; some seem witless and bestial. Soon, they become a danger and a burden to the Rain Wilders: something must be done. The dragons claim an ancestral memory of a fabled Elderling city far upriver: perhaps there the dragons will find their true home. But Kelsingra appears on no maps and they cannot get there on their own: a band of dragon keepers, hunters and chroniclers must attend them.
To be a dragon keeper is a dangerous job: their charges are vicious and unpredictable, and there are many unknown perils on the journey to a city which may not even exist…
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- Anonymous User
- 02-10-2019
Good story bad editing
I really enjoy Robin Hobb. Unfortunately the sound producer didn't. Left in re read lines and hesitations that are usually cut really detract from the story at times
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- Miss Fey
- 14-06-2021
Amazing, as always
Hobb delivers another incredible instalment of her saga, as her characters risk everything to follow their dreams. Her gripping storyline and writing style transport you to a far off world of treetop cities, arrogant dragons, and vicious traders, and leaves you wanting more
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- Adam hansen
- 05-11-2019
dragons are kewl
this was another epic. i got to go now, i need to download the next
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- Anonymous User
- 07-08-2023
Lack of Voice Variety
Unlike other posters, I don't mind the narrator's voice at all, but as I have come to expect quite a wide range of variety in voices for different characters, I was disappointed by the similarity in most of them.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-03-2021
Robin Hobb is the best fantasy writer of all time
Fantastic story and nice reading. A great world to get lost in. Highly recommended. I've enjoyed all of Robin Hobb's books (read the Farseer trilogies and Liveship books before this series).
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- Olivia P. Gault
- 03-12-2019
Great story!
Loved it! I did find the narrator’s attempt at voices a bit odd. They weren’t different enough between characters to easily be aware of who was speaking, but different enough to upset the flow.
The story also changes spotlight at intervals, not chapters. I found the narrator didn’t pause long enough between changes of scene and spotlight long enough. Sometimes it was confusing before realising that the attention had shifted.
Overall though, thoroughly enjoyed!!
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- Vicky Kennard
- 22-02-2023
The story continues
This is such an absorbing world to be in. The story just flows on. Well read. Good characters.
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- Eleanor
- 28-04-2016
beautiful! Loved it
Loved the powerful feminine characters. Not at all disappointed after The Tawny Man Trilogy. Loved it!
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-09-2017
Excellent!
The character and plot development was great! I loved all the characters and found the story itself very believable. On to the next book!
Narration was good- it did its job on keeping me focused on the story and able to distinguish different characters- I only wish there was more pause between switching of characters as it take me some time to realise there had been a switch and it's confusing. But all in all: LOVED IT!
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- Anonymous User
- 23-12-2022
Weakest of the RotE Thus Far
A whole new set of characters to focus on in the Rain Wild and… well, none of them are soaring to great heights yet.
The novel was also split in two, and it feels that way with a strange ending point.
Yet, average Hobb is still pretty good.
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