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Blood of Dragons
(The Rain Wild Chronicles #4)
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The dragons' survival hangs in the balance in the thrilling final volume in the acclaimed River Wilds Chronicles fantasy series
The dragons and their dedicated band of keepers have at last found the lost city of Kelsingra. The magical creatures have learned to use their wings and are growing into their regal inheritance. Their humans, too, are changing. As the mystical bond ...more
The dragons and their dedicated band of keepers have at last found the lost city of Kelsingra. The magical creatures have learned to use their wings and are growing into their regal inheritance. Their humans, too, are changing. As the mystical bond ...more
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Hardcover, 448 pages
Published
April 8th 2013
by Harper Voyager
(first published March 1st 2013)
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Blood of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicle,#4 Ream of the Elderlings,#13) by Robin Hobb
A shadowy future awaits for the protagonists. Nothing is sure. After all, the dragons and their keepers managed to reach the mythical city of Kelsingra. But they have ended up in a world that echoes endlessly with a long history. Moreover, they need to search for specific medicine to heal dragons. And greedy humans are hunting the dragon's body part. The story is filled with full of dangers that lead to unbelievabl ...more
A shadowy future awaits for the protagonists. Nothing is sure. After all, the dragons and their keepers managed to reach the mythical city of Kelsingra. But they have ended up in a world that echoes endlessly with a long history. Moreover, they need to search for specific medicine to heal dragons. And greedy humans are hunting the dragon's body part. The story is filled with full of dangers that lead to unbelievabl ...more
Mar 20, 2018
Petrik
rated it
it was ok
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review of another edition
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Love triangle fans
Highly recommended for anyone who loved reading love triangle relationship. The question is: who does?
I don’t want to spend any more of my time on this series, I’ve spent way too many precious times on this mediocre series already so I’ll try to keep it short. The plot line has become super predictable, heck Big Hero 6 has more twist than this series. Not only that, most of the plot sits in the background while the two dimensional new characters focusing on love, sex, and who cheated on who. I’m ...more
I don’t want to spend any more of my time on this series, I’ve spent way too many precious times on this mediocre series already so I’ll try to keep it short. The plot line has become super predictable, heck Big Hero 6 has more twist than this series. Not only that, most of the plot sits in the background while the two dimensional new characters focusing on love, sex, and who cheated on who. I’m ...more
It's over and that's what matters the most for me. Can't wait to meet Fitz and Fool.
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Oh God it pains me -- deeply -- to be awarding a 1 star rating to a book written by my favourite author, but I have to be honest, I just couldn't be getting along with this book at all. Characters that had previously seemed so fleshed out and three-dimensional (Sedric, Relpda and Malta for example) suddenly became flat and boring, mere shadows of their former selves; the threads of storylines that had been building up in City Of Dragons felt either abandoned (the traitors amongst the Traders Cou
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May 26, 2017
Mili
rated it
it was amazing
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Another beautiful series by Robin Hobb! The dragons their fight to become 'real' dragons again. A combination of new and old characters. All very alive and quickly to love throughout the series. Its an adventurous tale of growth and finding a home. Lots of emotional struggle and the hardships of traveling to new grounds. When it comes to my slow reading I read through these 4 books quickly, and now Im so sad!
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This is the conclusion to the Rain Wild books which means I have almost caught up to the current series, crazy! I really loved both this and the previous book because they were so action-packed and made me just want to read, read, read. I couldn't stop myself from being lost in their world of Dragons and Elderlings, magic and wonder, it was just too enticing.
I think that this was a pretty satisfactory (if rushed) ending. Overall I liked the character threads and there were some great endings of ...more
I think that this was a pretty satisfactory (if rushed) ending. Overall I liked the character threads and there were some great endings of ...more
An expressive, fitting goodbye and satisfying ending to this 4-part series, four books that I’d spread out over a roughly ten-month reading span. This ending doesn't really feel like a goodbye though, and maybe that's because it has filled in so many gaps and occurrences from the Liveship Traders all the way to the finale of the Fitz and the Fool series, while touching on past reading memories that are just slightly out of reach (on the “tip of my tongue” as is said). Neither the Fitz nor the Fo
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I really enjoyed this book while I was reading it, but once it was done I just found it to be a bit underwhelming, which is something I'd never say about any of Robin Hobb's other trilogy endings. The writing is classic Hobb, where it is incredibly enjoyable to read and all of the characters are completely unique and entertaining. There's also a bit of character torture going on here, but it's really only one character, as all of the other good main characters have it pretty easy in Blood of Dra
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Happy to say that this last book in the quartet had that same epic "how can she possibly tie all this together but then she DOES and it's satisfying but not in a way that feels reductive or too neat" feel that I've come to expect from Robin Hobb. That being said, I'm relieved this part of the Realm of the Elderlings is behind me and that I can get back to Fitz. There was a romantic couple in here who were so incredibly dull. "My lady," "I've never given my body to another with this much love," "
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3.5 stars
I rather enjoyed the finale to Hobb’s Rain Wild Chronicles, but I think it’s unanimously accepted that this series just does not reach the same standards as her other trilogies. But over the four books I’ve come to really enjoy reading about the clan of dragons, watching them grow and become sassy and powerful!
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Apart from the dragons and some recurring characters who shall remain nameless for fear of spoilers, I was a tiny bit disappointed in some of them. In Book 1 I LOVED Thymara and ...more
I rather enjoyed the finale to Hobb’s Rain Wild Chronicles, but I think it’s unanimously accepted that this series just does not reach the same standards as her other trilogies. But over the four books I’ve come to really enjoy reading about the clan of dragons, watching them grow and become sassy and powerful!
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Apart from the dragons and some recurring characters who shall remain nameless for fear of spoilers, I was a tiny bit disappointed in some of them. In Book 1 I LOVED Thymara and ...more
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There was a lot of build up in this series and this book ended it a bit too quick for me. Still a great read and an amazing series.
In Hobb's writing, it is usually the characters that make the stories but the strengths of this series were the themes and the relationship building. The characters were well developed and I was invested in them on a whole but I didn't feel a particular affinity for anyone. I didn't fall in love with anyone. There was no Althea or Paragon or Fitz in this series for m ...more
In Hobb's writing, it is usually the characters that make the stories but the strengths of this series were the themes and the relationship building. The characters were well developed and I was invested in them on a whole but I didn't feel a particular affinity for anyone. I didn't fall in love with anyone. There was no Althea or Paragon or Fitz in this series for m ...more
A really nice finish to the Rain Wild Chronicles. I particularly like that the dragons see a lot of action this book as the Chalcadeans step up their efforts to try and get dragon blood and parts for consumption. We also get the dying Duke of Chalced's POV and Seldon is a fairly major POV this book as well. I liked the climax at the end of the book. A lot of the time Hobb does the climax early and then spends a lot of time winding down the story - and we do sort of get that as well with a lot of
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It's over!
Despite 3* rating, I liked it. It's more 3,5* and a quite satisfactory ending to Rain Wild Chronicles series. But... I still feel that the tension you could slice with a sword in #2 was something that would helped #4 if it existed. If felt like an additional book when Frodo already destroyed the ring, Mermaid got married or home life chronicles of Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester. It's still interesting, but there is no "hook" when the main goal is already achieved.
Somehow I lost character ...more
Despite 3* rating, I liked it. It's more 3,5* and a quite satisfactory ending to Rain Wild Chronicles series. But... I still feel that the tension you could slice with a sword in #2 was something that would helped #4 if it existed. If felt like an additional book when Frodo already destroyed the ring, Mermaid got married or home life chronicles of Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester. It's still interesting, but there is no "hook" when the main goal is already achieved.
Somehow I lost character ...more
Executive Summary: A good but not perfect ending, to a good but not perfect series.
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I was only introduced to Robin Hobb in summer of 2012, but she's quickly become one of my favorite authors. While I think this is probably the weakest of her Elderling series books, I still greatly enjoyed it.
Ms. Hobb once again has a way with writing characters that feel real, especially in the way they can frustrate your and make you down right furious.
She has a way of making me just enjoy followi ...more
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I was only introduced to Robin Hobb in summer of 2012, but she's quickly become one of my favorite authors. While I think this is probably the weakest of her Elderling series books, I still greatly enjoyed it.
Ms. Hobb once again has a way with writing characters that feel real, especially in the way they can frustrate your and make you down right furious.
She has a way of making me just enjoy followi ...more
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With Blood of Dragons completed, I am finished with the Rain Wild Chronicles, and I have mixed feelings on this 4 book series. I believe that the publisher's decision to split this series up into 4 different books wasn't the best decision. I could tell from reading this series that some sections were almost a "oh btw, this is what is happening here," section. In the previous Hobb books we really didn't get a whole lot of these moments of reminding the reader about other characters and I feel tha
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I might have been a touch disappointed with the first three novels in this quartet - I found the characters less engaging than Hobb's usual fare, the plot was extremely slow moving, there was a love triangle of all things which just did not interest me, and there just generally didn't seem to be much going on.
Luckily, I reckon this final installment was far more Hobb-y. Finally, there were lots of things happening, with a sense of drama and jeopardy which had been sorely lacking in the previous ...more
Luckily, I reckon this final installment was far more Hobb-y. Finally, there were lots of things happening, with a sense of drama and jeopardy which had been sorely lacking in the previous ...more
Finally finished. Thank god. There is no other story that I could be less interested. I was biting my nails at the last 10 pages for it to finish already. The main character of the book, Thymara, has nothing to do with the story. Almost the whole series she was in between two boys. She was almost exactly the same character from anothet shitty book Twilight. When Thymara's chapters were coming I was losing even the little interest that I had. Mating dragons and mating teenagers are the whole purp
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Jan 10, 2017
Claudia
rated it
it was amazing
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Do you ever immerse yourself so deeply in a story that you’ll want to be a part of it?
That’s what this story did to me. All I can think now is that being an Elderling and living in Kelsingra among dragons is the perfect life anyone could have. Damn, I think Robin Hobb is a dragon herself, for she possesses the glamour which makes the reader bind to her words without escape.
*deep sigh* back to reality :)
If you love classic fantasy verging on fairytale, you wouldn’t want to miss this one and the o ...more
That’s what this story did to me. All I can think now is that being an Elderling and living in Kelsingra among dragons is the perfect life anyone could have. Damn, I think Robin Hobb is a dragon herself, for she possesses the glamour which makes the reader bind to her words without escape.
*deep sigh* back to reality :)
If you love classic fantasy verging on fairytale, you wouldn’t want to miss this one and the o ...more
This was a great conclusion to a grand series about dragons and humans. Especially in this book, I became closely attached to the characters, and I felt like I knew them very well. The book was entertaining like the other books in the series, but most of all I think this series is more about the characters (including the dragons) than it is about the plot. The plot is interesting, but it's Alise, Sedric, Hest etc. who caught my attention throughout.
While I've rated all of this series 3 stars th ...more
While I've rated all of this series 3 stars th ...more
Dec 31, 2016
steph // bookplaits
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liked it
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In three words: tense, exhilarating, neat.
"'Things can be broken, or lost. All a man can keep for certain are the things in his mind and heart.'"
When I think about how far the dragons and their keepers, and the crew of the liveship Tarman, have come since the first Rain Wild Chronicles book, I'm amazed. It's been such a treat to go on this journey with them, and Hobb mostly ends this series in a satisfying way.
As with all Hobb books I've read, her characters are what kept me reading. Whether i ...more
"'Things can be broken, or lost. All a man can keep for certain are the things in his mind and heart.'"
When I think about how far the dragons and their keepers, and the crew of the liveship Tarman, have come since the first Rain Wild Chronicles book, I'm amazed. It's been such a treat to go on this journey with them, and Hobb mostly ends this series in a satisfying way.
As with all Hobb books I've read, her characters are what kept me reading. Whether i ...more
Robin Hobb is one of my favourite fantasy authors and I was delighted to finally get the concluding book of the Rain Wilds series. While all the other series set in the realm of the Elderlings are trilogies, the Rain Wilds series consists, as I found to my great surprise when finishing the third book, of four books. The Blood of Dragons has the challenging task of not only closing the series to which it belongs, but it also ties up all the loose ends of the previous series in this realm. For tho
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This book was a wonderful conclusion to the Rain Wild Chronicles. Although ideally read along side the 3rd in the series to get the feeling of a full story arch from beginning to end plenty happened in this book alone. Since the beginning of the series a few more perspectives had been added, some of which were appreciated, others which I just wanted to get through every time they popped up (I'm thinking of one character in particular). But this did aid Hobb in wrapping up everyone's story lines
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This was a great end to a wonderful series! This series is definitely lighter than Hobb's other series, but I love how she weaves all the separate story lines together. Hobb's books are all about the characters, and I loved that she gave the reader so many points of view, including that of some of the dragons. I was also more satisfied by the ending than I usually am with Hobb's stories. If you are a fan of hers and are looking to read something a little more happy (but still with plenty of conf
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Blood of Dragons was the perfect conclusion to a series that, having heard so many negative things about, was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it!
This book gave me pretty much everything I wanted: certain characters were vindicated, others got some well-deserved punishments, and there were so many scenes that made me grin from ear-to-ear and want to cheer, which doesn't often happen when I read Robin Hobb's books!
In addition, many of the issues I had with City of Dragons were resolved ...more
This book gave me pretty much everything I wanted: certain characters were vindicated, others got some well-deserved punishments, and there were so many scenes that made me grin from ear-to-ear and want to cheer, which doesn't often happen when I read Robin Hobb's books!
In addition, many of the issues I had with City of Dragons were resolved ...more
The final book in the Rain Wilds "Trilogy" (because it totally should have been presented as three books, not four), this volume finds the dragons finally come into their own. Kelsingra is becoming a real city and the Elderlings are discovering who and what they really are, and what they can become.
My only complaint is the ending. Finally, after meandering through these hundreds of thousands of words, it builds, it builds, here comes the action and!! ... nothing. An epilogue. Where is my show, d ...more
My only complaint is the ending. Finally, after meandering through these hundreds of thousands of words, it builds, it builds, here comes the action and!! ... nothing. An epilogue. Where is my show, d ...more
I am now fully caught up on the world of the Elderlings and am fully prepared for the release of the final Fitz and the Fool book.
This book was excellent and a fulfilling ending to a masterful series. I still am a little disconcerted by the dragons as characters though. They are a lot like enormous house cats. Being a dog person, the cat personality has always been a bit off putting to me. So it's difficult for me to sympathize with characters that worship self-centered, egocentric beings that c ...more
This book was excellent and a fulfilling ending to a masterful series. I still am a little disconcerted by the dragons as characters though. They are a lot like enormous house cats. Being a dog person, the cat personality has always been a bit off putting to me. So it's difficult for me to sympathize with characters that worship self-centered, egocentric beings that c ...more
Trigger warnings: Rape
4.5 stars! I LOVED that ending.
4.5 stars! I LOVED that ending.
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