Blood of Dragons

Volume Four of the Rain Wilds Chronicles

By: Robin Hobb

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

Years ago, the magnificent dragon queen Tintaglia forged a bargain with the inhabitants of the treacherous Rain Wilds. In exchange for her protection against enemy invaders, the humans promised to protect an unhatched brood of dragons. But when the dragons emerged as weak and misshapen hatchlings unable to fend for themselves, dragonkind seemed doomed to extinction. When even Tintaglia deserted the crippled young dragons, the Rain Wilders abandoned the burden of caring for the destructive and ravenous creatures. They were banished to a dangerous and grueling journey in search of their ancient dragon homeland, the lost city of Kelsingra, accompanied by a band of young and inexperienced human keepers, also deemed damaged and disposable.

Against all odds they have found the fabled city, yet myriad challenges remain. Sintara, Mercor, Heeby, Relpda, and the rest of the dragons struggle to find their wings - and their independence. Their human escorts, too, must contend with unsettling upheaval: Thymara, Tats, Rapskal, Sedric, and the others are transforming into Elderlings - true dragon companions. As old rules give way to new alliances, secret fears, and adult desires, the keepers must redefine their lives as they attempt to reawaken Kelsingra to its former glory. But gaps in the dragons' memories leave them all struggling to recover the magic that once animated the great city.

As the young Elderlings risk "memory walking" in the city's hidden history, an outside threat is growing. The Duke of Chalced has dispatched his forces to the Rain Wilds with a compelling mission: slaughter the dragons in an attempt to stave off his own demise. The tide of history is about to turn on a life-and-death battle that will ultimately decide the dragons' fate. If they win, the regal serpents will rule the world once more. And if they lose, they will vanish from the world forever.

©2013 Robin Hobb (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers

Meets Expectations - still want more

I really like this series. My only problem with Robin Hobb's characters is that sometimes the time it takes for them to mature and stop being so childish seems a little too prolonged for me, but I guess that may be no different than reality. I like seeing them mature and grow, but...

However I really like the world that Robin Hobb has created and discovering it is definitely what keeps me coming back to this series and I am excited to find out what happens next.

Love Robin hobb

Her work is great. This series is a little easier to read than her other work- and feels like a soap opera at times, but it’s still her amazing writing.

Another great addition

I love robin Hobb’s writing style. She creates such lovable characters. In this series I love how much I have grown to love some characters and despise some like Hest and the duke of calcid. This is definitely a 5 star book

So epic

Fantastic end to this series. I know everyone will enjoy it if they listened to the other 3!

Very good

Wonderful book with a Very very satisfying ending to a 7 book series. Loved it.

great ending for good series

and for a change not a bad ending like Robin Hobb

loved the characters development , loved that every one of them gets a share in the story

I really like the fact that for a change the people are the lesser participants

Awesome

Loved this story line. Was enthralled the whole time. Made my drive to work and home very enjoyable.

good dragon conclusion

Good stuff. I am enjoying this series. Things sure do seem to wrap up nicely... but I'm ok with that. The narrator seems to have changed the pronunciation of some words from previous books, and maybe within this book. A little jarring.

THAT'S JEALOUSY NOT LOVE

I THINK I WILL NAME YOU MEAT.
These are Dragons worth reading about. These Dragons have complex personalities, yet their character stays within the bounds set in previous literature on dragons. They are arrogant, lack empathy, believe humans are either meant to serve them or be food, and you will love them. You could not substitute any other animal in their place, they are distinctly Dragons.

She got MADDER, BECAUSE SHE DID NOT KNOW WHY SHE WAS MAD.
Robin Hobb has uncanny insight into the human psyche. She knows all the complex and simple thoughts that go through our heads. She understands how we feel as we interact with others, how words or actions can affect us, based on our personalities. I love it when she touches on those things we often think about, but never vocalize. She offers advice through her characters with out being preachy and you may not even realize she is doing it. She is not overly dramatic, nor does she skip over what makes us real. Most of all she is entertaining, never boring.

This being the fourth and finally book of the series, you should start with at least book one of this series. I suggest that you start with The Liveship Traders Trilogy. It is the series just before this series and both series share some characters. This series is a stand alone series, but will make even better sense if you read Ship of Magic and it's two sequels first.

I love Anne Flosnik for Robin Hobb's Fantasies. Her voice has a very unique quality, that puts you into Hobb's world of Dragons, right from page one. She does not do a whole lot of voices, but Hobb's writing is so good, you will never get your characters mixed up and she does it without the he says, she says scenario. She is sort of the female version of John Lee.

HIS WORDS DANCE ALL THROUGH THE TRUTH NEVER THOUCHING THEM.

Loved it! Sad it's over.

This final book was very fast moving. There was lots of adventure and loose ends tied up. I love this narrator she does a wonderful job.