Including work written under her pseudonym. Embarking on an arduous journey that holds no promise of return, the band of humans and dragons must make its way along the toxic and inhospitable Rain Wild River-an extraordinary odyssey that will teach them lessons about themselves and one another as they experience hardships, betrayals, and joys beyond their wildest dreams. A collection of short stories from one of the most critically acclaimed authors in the fantasy genre, Robin Hobb. ![]() The two women share a deep kinship with the dragons: Thymara can instinctively communicate with them, and Alise, captivated by their beauty and majesty, has devoted her life to studying them. Among them is Thymara, an unschooled forest girl of sixteen, and Alise, a wealthy Trader’s wife trapped in a loveless marriage, who attaches herself to the expedition as a dragon expert. To ensure their safe passage, the Traders recruit a disparate group of young people to care for the damaged creatures and escort them to their new home. To avert catastrophe, the dragons decree a move even farther up the treacherous river to Kelsingra, their ancient, mythical homeland whose mysterious location is locked deep within the dragons’ uncertain ancestral memories. The Trader leadership fears that if it stops providing for the young dragons, the hungry and neglected creatures will rampage-or die along the river’s acidic muddy banks. But Tintaglia has vanished and the Traders are weary of the labor and expense of tending useless dragons. The few who survive cannot use their wings earthbound, they are powerless to hunt and vulnerable to human predators willing to kill them for the fabled healing powers of dragon flesh. But too much time has passed, and the newly hatched dragons are damaged and weak, and many die. Read by an Earphones Awardwinning narrator, this soaring adventure features one of the most gripping settings in modern fantasy and is enhanced by a. In return, the Traders promised to help her serpents migrate up the Rain Wild River after a long exile at sea-to find a safe haven and, Tintaglia hopes, to restore her species. But they could not have staved off invasion without the powerful dragon Tintaglia. Will the expedition reach their destination unscathed? Does the city of Kelsingra even exist? Only one thing is certain: the journey will leave none of the dragons nor their human companions unchanged by the experience.For years, the Trader cities valiantly battled their enemies, the Chalcedeans. And then there are the Rain Wilds themselves: mysterious, unstable and ever perilous, its mighty river running with acid, its jungle impenetrable and its waterways uncharted. Their traitor has infiltrated the expeditionand will stop at nothing to obtain the coveted body parts. Chalcedean merchants are keen to lay hands on dragon blood and organs to turn them to medicines and profit. Rivalries and romances are already threatening to disrupt the band of explorers: but external forces may prove to be even more dangerous. With them are Alise, who has escaped her cold marriage to the cruel libertine Hest Finbok in order to continue her study of dragons, and Hest's amanuensis, Bingtown dandy, Sedric. They are in search of the mythical Elderling city of Kelsingra, and are accompanied by the liveship Tarman, its captain, Leftrin, and a group of hunters who must search the forests for game with which to keep the dragons fed. Don't have an iOS or Android device, then listen in your browse on any PC or Mac computer. Listen to 'Dragon Keeper' on your iOS and Android device. Return to the world of the Liveships Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in this fantastic adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer trilogy.The dragon keepers and the fledgling dragons are forging a passage up the treacherous Rain Wild River. Dragon Keeper Unabridged Audio Book Download or Stream instantly more than 55,000 audiobooks. Categories Adult Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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