City of Dragons
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| Author | Robin Hobb |
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| Language | English |
| Series | The Rain Wild Chronicles |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | HarperVoyager (UK) |
Publication date | September 2011 (NL)[1] |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Preceded by | Dragon Haven (released 5 June 2009) |
| Followed by | Blood of Dragons (released 13 March 2013) |
City of Dragons is a novel by Robin Hobb, the third novel in The Rain Wild Chronicles. It was released in September 2011 and is a direct continuation of the previous novel: Dragon Haven.[2]
Plot summary
Return to the world of the Liveships Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in the third installment of high adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer trilogy. Kelsingra waits for those brave enough to enter... The dragons and their keepers have discovered Kelsingra but so far only Heeby has succeeded in flying over the river to enter the fabled city. The other dragons, with their deformed wings and feeble muscles, are afraid to risk failure and humiliation. But wondrous things wait in Kelsingra, a city built for dragons and their Elderling keepers. Alise, overwhelmed by the treasures she finds there, records her finds for posterity. Once the rest of the world knows about the riches the city contains, nothing will ever be the same again. Already, 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. As is Hest Finbok, Alise's husband... Meanwhile, Selden Vestrit finds himself a prisoner of the ailing Duke of Chalced, who believes him to be some sort of dragon-man whose flesh and blood may work miracle cures. Where is Tintaglia, the great sapphire-blue dragon, when all have such need of her? Has she really abandoned her beloved Selden and the fledgling dragons forever? Or will she too return to seek the wonders of Kelsingra? ©2012 Robin Hobb (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Characters in "City of Dragons"
- Alise Kincarron Finbok – one of the main protagonists, a self-taught scholar of dragons.
- Thymara – one of the main protagonists, keeper to Sintara.
- Sintara – one of the main protagonists, a blue dragon (Thymara's dragon).
- Captain Leftrin – one of the main protagonists, Captain of the barge Tarman.
- Sedric – one of the main protagonists, secretary to Hest Finbok, he is assigned to accompany Alise Finbok on her journey. Keeper of Relpda.
- Tats – keeper of the dragon Fente, childhood friend of Thymara and a former slave.
- Sylve – keeper of the dragon Mercor.
- Rapskal – keeper of the dragon Heeby.
Minor Characters
- Carson Lupskip – a hunter and an old friend of Leftrin's.
- Davvie – a hunter (bowman) and nephew to Carson.
- Ranculos – a scarlet, male dragon.
- Sestican – an azure, male dragon, kept by Warken.
- Mercor – a golden dragon, tended by Sylve. Implied to have previously been the sea serpent Maulkin.
- Heeby – a small red dragon queen, tended by Rapskal.
- Greft – eldest of the keepers, keeper to Kalo.
- Jerd – keeper of the dragon Veras.
- Fente – a green dragon queen with a nasty temperament, tended by Tats.
- Veras – a dragon, tended by Jerd.
- Arbuc – Alum's dragon.
- Kalo – a blue-black male dragon, the largest of their clan, tended by Greft.
- Spit – an unclaimed, stunted silver dragon with a wounded tail.
- Relpda – a sickly copper dragon queen, tended by Sedric.
- Kase – a dragon keeper, cousin to Boxter.
- Boxter – a dragon keeper, cousin to Kase.
- Alum – a dragon keeper to Arbuc.
- Nortel – a dragon keeper; one of Greft's closest supporters.
- Harrikin – a dragon keeper, foster brother to Lecter. He is the second oldest keeper at 20 years.
- Lecter – a dragon keeper, foster brother to Harrikin.
- Skelly – Deckhand on Tarman and niece of Leftrin.
- Big Eider – Deckhand on Tarman.
- Hennesey – Mate on Tarman.
- Hest Finbok – Husband of Alise Finbok, a rich and important Bingtown trader.
- Swarge – Tillerman of the barge Tarman.
- Bellin – Wife to Swarge, a poleman on Tarman.
- Tarman – A liveship river barge made from wizardwood.
References
- ^ "De Kronieken Van De Wilde Regenland / 3 Drakenstad". bol.com.
- ^ Shawl, Nisi (18 February 2012). "Robin Hobb's 'City of Dragons': Trouble in the Rain Wilds". The Seattle Times.