Ratings79
Average rating3.9
New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb returns to world of the Rain Wilds—called “one of the most gripping settings in modern fantasy” (Booklist)—in City of Dragons. Continuing the enthralling journey she began in her acclaimed Dragon Keeper and Dragon Haven, Hobb rejoins a small group of weak, half-formed and unwanted dragons and their displaced human companions as they search for a legendary sanctuary. Now, as the misfit band approaches its final destination, dragons and keepers alike face a challenge so insurmountable that it threatens to render their long, difficult odyssey utterly meaningless. Touching, powerful, and dazzlingly inventive, Hobb’s City of Dragons is not to be missed—further proof that this author belongs alongside Raymond E. Feist, Terry Brooks, and Lois McMaster Bujold in the pantheon of fantasy fiction’s true greats.
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God, the descriptions of Kelsingra, the dead city coming back to life. Fantastic. Awesome. Beautiful. Magical. My jaw dropped and it took my breath away.
I love this world, but I think that there might be about 2 too many story lines trying to fulfill in this installment.
This book is probably more like 3.5 but I am rounding up because it was better than book 2.
Things I liked:
Tarman!
The dragons coming into themselves.
The conflict between Alise goals and the keeper's goals
I love to hate Hest but I wish this storyline had progressed a little faster
The traders making a bargaining mistake
Things I did not:
Why...why do we need to hear about the adolescent sexual squabbles? Is this going somewhere?
Selden's storyline could have been more cohesive but it feels kind of shoved in.