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Dragon Haven

Dragon Haven

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  • Author：Robin Hobb
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Summary

Return to the world of the Liveships Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in the second instalment of high 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。 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。 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。

Rivalries and romances are already threatening to disrupt the band of explorers: but external forces may prove to be even more dangerous。 Chalcedean merchants are keen to lay hands on dragon blood and organs to turn them to medicines and profit。 Their traitor has infiltrated the expeditionand will stop at nothing to obtain the coveted body parts。 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。

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。

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Reviews

Amanda Stajan ，

Great second book in the series！ Revealed much I suspected about the plot。 And surprised me in other ways。

Sam Wescott ，

This one felt a little bit like it and Dragon Keeper should have been one long book instead of two mid-range ones （what has Hobb done to be that 500 pages feels mid-range now？）。 This one felt like it completed the cycle began in Dragon Keeper and finally made some substantial strides in the plot。 I'm loving to see the changes in the character and in the landscape。 The actual journey is very exciting。I've wondered why this portion of the series feels more YA and I think it's because the other Rea This one felt a little bit like it and Dragon Keeper should have been one long book instead of two mid-range ones （what has Hobb done to be that 500 pages feels mid-range now？）。 This one felt like it completed the cycle began in Dragon Keeper and finally made some substantial strides in the plot。 I'm loving to see the changes in the character and in the landscape。 The actual journey is very exciting。I've wondered why this portion of the series feels more YA and I think it's because the other Realm of the Elderlings books usually have one teenager in the midst of a bunch of adults and this one actually has teens being teens with other teens。 It feels a little silly sometimes and I really hate the romances among the keepers （although the adults can keep romancing as much as they want - I love Leftrin）。 All in all， I'm glad to see the series moving along。 Onward！ 。。。more

strawberry ，

We’re on “Please， just one more chapter， please！” basis with Dragon Haven。（view spoiler）[SURE， Leftrin and Alise are sweet and gentle， Carson and Sedric are comforting and delicious， BUT ALL Y’ALL MAKE WAY FOR THE REAL MOST IMPORTANT COUPLE OF IT ALL！ EREK AND DETOZI IS WHERE IT’S AT， PEOPLE！I wish I were joking， but we were smack in the middle of confirming that Thymara and Sedric are on their way to becoming Elderlings and I was sitting there like， “BuT Do ERek aND DETozI EVEr MeET。”*cough* Th We’re on “Please， just one more chapter， please！” basis with Dragon Haven。（view spoiler）[SURE， Leftrin and Alise are sweet and gentle， Carson and Sedric are comforting and delicious， BUT ALL Y’ALL MAKE WAY FOR THE REAL MOST IMPORTANT COUPLE OF IT ALL！ EREK AND DETOZI IS WHERE IT’S AT， PEOPLE！I wish I were joking， but we were smack in the middle of confirming that Thymara and Sedric are on their way to becoming Elderlings and I was sitting there like， “BuT Do ERek aND DETozI EVEr MeET。”*cough* The story。 Right。I am so so excited to see Sedric’s journey。 He fascinates me。 He’s not a villain， but he’s done despicable things because of fear， despair and miscalculation。 He needs to atone， while finding himself， while changing into an Elderling， while in the midst of a completely unfamiliar setting and unfamiliar people。 His journey is literally him getting rid of the toxicity of others upon him and the toxicity of himself upon others。 It’s a redemption arc and I love it so， so much。 And he has one of the best dragons in the world。 And damn， get yourself a companion like Carson – like DAMN， son！ And I’m so proud of him for owning up to Alise。 I love Sedric and Alise together。 I love how comforting and dangerous their relationship is， how well they know each other， and how blinded they are to facets of each other because they think they know each other so well。 Just thinking of them makes me giddy。 I’m so happy Alise accepted his apology。 RUN FROM HEST， PEOPLE！Speaking of， Hest is such a well-crafted special kind of toxic asshole。 There’s nothing over the top about him， no cackling-mad-schemer villainy， no extravagant ambitions – he’s just a very realistic asshole and I detest him。 I wonder if we’ll see him again。Besides Sedric， Alise is my other big love。 I just adore her。 She’s not extremely-anything either。 She’s not super feisty， not super dainty， not super edgy， not super fussy – she’s a regular person who loves her studies and wants to be loved， and SHE IS SO ENGAGING。 Leftrin， high-key love him more and more with every word he thinks or utters。 I trust him。Super happy that Rapskal is back， and HEEBY， EEEEEE， HE TOLD YOU SHE’D FLY FIRST， HE TOLD Y’ALL AND YOU DIDN’T LISTEN！ JUSTICE FOR QUEEN HEEBY！Tats has fallen from my good graces。 Goodbye， Tats， I had high hopes for you， but you kept on squashing them right up to your very last line。Also –eyyy， Ophelia。This is definitely a more straightforward series than the others。 There’s one overarching goal， there’s really not that much treachery， and people are mostly upfront about their intentions and motives， and when they aren’t， it’s mostly for understandable reasons rather than out of malice or cold-heartedness。 Obstacles do arise， but they are resolved much more quickly than I’m used to within the context of the Realm of the Elderlings series – and in the Rail Wilds， of all places！ I don’t really mind。 I genuinely didn’t want to stop reading， but not in an OH MY GOD WHAT A TWIST WHAT IS HAPPENING way， but rather in a manner of “Yes， please， tell me more about this very personal story of these very human characters and let me get to know them better。” In the history of the realm， their story will be epic someday。 But as it’s happening， it’s small and humble and personal， internal and contained。That said， the ending felt a bit rushed。 Greft is gone and all we get is Leftrin’s POV on it？ What about the keepers？ Conflict or not， he was one of theirs， and their possible future if they don’t become Elderlings。 Sylve was terrified of him， and Thymara doesn’t discuss his demise with her？ We’ll just brush it off？ Thymara and Alise bear witness to a miscarriage and just don’t discuss it again？ Not when it ties so closely to Thymara’s fear of getting intimate with someone？ What about Alise， who’s already sleeping with Leftrin？ What about Jerd？ And then we’re in Kelsingra， we’re there， and we mostly talk of the hills and the meadows？ What about the fact that we are actually HERE， that we made it？ It was a bit like that with Sedric’s suicide attempt – the man was fully committed to it and then never reflected on it at all， hm。（hide spoiler）] 。。。more

erigibbi ，

Il viaggio dei nostri custodi e dei draghi， di Leftrin e della sua ciurma – nave vivente compresa – continua， e continua alla ricerca di Kelsingra， la città che i draghi sembrano ricordare vagamente e che è vuole essere la meta finale。Ovviamente nel corso del tempo e nel procedere di Dragon Haven （titolo italiano Il rifugio del drago） succedono diverse cose， perché ogni viaggio porta con sé avventure e disavventure， pericoli， dispersi e， ahimè， anche morti。Le Giungle della Pioggia d’altronde son Il viaggio dei nostri custodi e dei draghi， di Leftrin e della sua ciurma – nave vivente compresa – continua， e continua alla ricerca di Kelsingra， la città che i draghi sembrano ricordare vagamente e che è vuole essere la meta finale。Ovviamente nel corso del tempo e nel procedere di Dragon Haven （titolo italiano Il rifugio del drago） succedono diverse cose， perché ogni viaggio porta con sé avventure e disavventure， pericoli， dispersi e， ahimè， anche morti。Le Giungle della Pioggia d’altronde sono un ambiente piuttosto ostile: quando iniziano le stagioni della pioggia l’acqua scende dal cielo senza pietà， inondando qualsiasi briciolo di terra （ma come scopriremo nel corso della lettura， questo non è sempre un male）; le temperature scendono; i draghi non sono degli abili nuotatori e hanno bisogno di calore se vogliono continuare a crescere， anzi， non solo a crescere ma addirittura implementare il proprio corpo， migliorando o annullando del tutto quei deficit che li caratterizzano fin da quando sono nati come zampe tozze o ali che non permettono loro di volare da quanto sono deboli e deformate; l’acqua stessa delle correnti a volte è acida e corrosiva， un posto sicuramente non adatto a chi， come gli uomini， ha la pelle debole; il cibo scarseggia， così come l’acqua potabile; e come se questo non bastasse， il territorio è soggetto a terremoti， terremoti che possono finire così， senza troppi danni， o terremoti che possono sfociare in tsunami anche dopo qualche giorno di distanza， quando si pensa che il pericolo sia passato。I legami che i protagonisti instaurano gli uni con gli altri si solidificano o si modificano in modi che non avevamo previsto， si lacerano， si distruggono e a volte si sistemano， tornando quasi alla forma originale。Anche i rapporti tra i custodi e i draghi cambiano drasticamente。 Se con il primo libro i draghi erano dipendenti dai custodi in tutto e per tutto （queste orgogliose creature non lo ammetterebbero mai， ma così è）， in questo secondo volume cominciano a non aver poi così tanto bisogno dei loro custodi， stupidi umani che non sempre si comportano come dovrebbero （sono sempre più convinta che Robin Hobb abbia costruito le personalità dei draghi basandosi sulle personalità dei gatti。 La mia gatta è in tutto e per tutto Sintara: sono la sua serva eppure mi odia， mi ritiene stupida e quando mi rivolgo a lei devo farle mille mila complimenti affermando che è più bella di una divinità）。La vicinanza ai draghi comporta dei cambiamenti fisici nei custodi: alcuni più di altri， anche a seconda della volontà dei draghi stessi， sviluppano ulteriori scaglie di drago; alcuni berranno qualche goccia di sangue di drago e i cambiamenti in questi casi saranno immensi。 Gli Antichi torneranno， per volere dei draghi， che non li hanno mai dimenticati。I personaggi stessi hanno già iniziato la loro evoluzione， la loro crescita， e in alcuni rari casi hanno confermato l’impressione iniziale perché gli infami ci sono sempre e tali resteranno。 Altri cominceranno a prendere coscienza di sé e a capire cosa possono dare a sé stessi e agli altri; altri ancora cominceranno a capire che alcune persone che avevano attorno erano negative per il loro spirito e se ne libereranno; altri non capiscono cosa vogliono davvero， combattuti tra pensieri manovrati dalla logica e comportamenti manovrati da emozioni intense。Insomma， Robin Hobb anche in Dragon Haven fa quello che più le riesce meglio: dà forma a personaggi sempre più complessi， che non hanno paura di sbagliare， di sistemare i loro errori， di fare del bene， o di rimanere stronzi fino alla fine。«It’s what you are that matters， not what you’re not。» 。。。more

Malin ，

I simply loved this。

Turquoiselynx ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is an amazing book。 I can't help but feel that some readers came up with excuses not to like the series because they were uncomfortable in facing reality about sexism and feminism。 I really liked how the female characters went through painful progress to assert themselves。 It really surprised me because I thought male characters would get away with selfish actions， but they never do。 I guess they expected other females to be stupid like Jerd and keep harrassing them， but I was actually surp This is an amazing book。 I can't help but feel that some readers came up with excuses not to like the series because they were uncomfortable in facing reality about sexism and feminism。 I really liked how the female characters went through painful progress to assert themselves。 It really surprised me because I thought male characters would get away with selfish actions， but they never do。 I guess they expected other females to be stupid like Jerd and keep harrassing them， but I was actually surprised that they didn't give in。 I also thought Sedric that hypocrite would get away with his crimes， but he actually confronted them too。 Although I'm still not sure about Sedric。 Honestly what he's done is beyond forgiveness。 。。。more

Mar ，

The series picked up a lot in this book， thankfully。 Admittedly， I did skim through a few long conversations I didn't feel excited by， but I enjoyed this book a lot more than the last。 The characters become a lot more enjoyable to read about - they have less cringy moments spewing mistaken beliefs and more compelling moments of true character growth。The tension builds more around the dragons and their keepers， so there's a lot less of the infighting that took over first book （it's still there， b The series picked up a lot in this book， thankfully。 Admittedly， I did skim through a few long conversations I didn't feel excited by， but I enjoyed this book a lot more than the last。 The characters become a lot more enjoyable to read about - they have less cringy moments spewing mistaken beliefs and more compelling moments of true character growth。The tension builds more around the dragons and their keepers， so there's a lot less of the infighting that took over first book （it's still there， but gets relegated to a background role， making it much more bearable）。Favorite characters？ Thymara and Sintara。 They're perfectly matched。 My other favorite highlight of the book was the exchanges between Erek and Detozi。 They made me so happy。Now on to the next book， and I hope it keeps getting better and better。 I'm kind of excited that this series is a quartet rather than a trilogy like her other Realm of the Elderlings books has been。 What's so special about this story that it needs 4 books to tell it？！ Probably the dragons。 。。。more

Klara Toll ，

Maybe 3，5 stars？ Or 4。 Not sure。Okay so a lot of the men here needs to shut the fuck up。 Other than that I enjoyed it more than the first one and I'm looking forward to continuing！ Maybe 3，5 stars？ Or 4。 Not sure。Okay so a lot of the men here needs to shut the fuck up。 Other than that I enjoyed it more than the first one and I'm looking forward to continuing！ 。。。more

Dawn Shirley-Yoder ，

My kind of SeriesI love all of Robin Hobb’s books I get lost in the story。 Definitely a good read if you like fantasy as I do！

Nightrunner ，

Was that really a whole book？ In some ways this felt like it concluded the Rain Wilds， but in other ways it didn’t even feel like a complete book。 Don’t get me wrong。 I liked what I read， and I enjoyed it！ But … for so much to be happening， there wasn’t much happening。 I think you can summarize this book in some few sentences， but at the same time there’s a lot of things happening between the characters。 Alise and Sedric have done some mayor character development and I’m very glad for them！ It f Was that really a whole book？ In some ways this felt like it concluded the Rain Wilds， but in other ways it didn’t even feel like a complete book。 Don’t get me wrong。 I liked what I read， and I enjoyed it！ But … for so much to be happening， there wasn’t much happening。 I think you can summarize this book in some few sentences， but at the same time there’s a lot of things happening between the characters。 Alise and Sedric have done some mayor character development and I’m very glad for them！ It feels almost like they won’t make it into the next book because they’ve already done their journey？ Thymara and Sintara on the other hand， they have a lot to do！ They’re almost the same as when they set out。 Stubborn， both of them。 And Sintara … well， she’s a diva if ever there was one。 I can’t imagen that there’s not something in store for her before this adventure is over。 Otherwise， there’s not much for me to say about this book that isn’t plain spoilers。 There’s a real nasty view on women and I’m glad Thymara won’t let the boys have their ways。 I’m usually sex positive， but this is not what I want。 I want a healthy view on sex and relationship in my books and this？ This isn’t it。 There’s some nice relationships though， and I’m glad for that。 There’s even nice queer relationships！ Dragon Keeper made me outright horrified with Hest as a queer character， but now there’s some nice things happening and they’re not even that closeted about it！ Last thought， what’s with the exchanges between the bird keepers in the beginning of the chapters？ I feel like either there will be something in the future， or I’ve missed something already。 It’s nice to have a connection with “the rest of the world”， but that’s a weird way to establish it。 I would’ve preferred reading from the perspective of Sedric’s sister or Thymmara’s father instead。 But who knows？ Maybe next book！ 。。。more

Edward Mellor ，

More of the same from Robin Hobb， she’s an excellent storyteller but here she is at her worst， though still immensely readable。

Laurie ，

The dragons and their keepers continue up the Rainwilds River in search of a lost home。The writing， as always， is quality， but the story here just feels like filler。 It creates a weird dichotomy in which I move along in the book and find myself surprised at how long it’s gone on， not enough has happened， and yet I didn’t actually notice how long I had been at it。 It’s a strange feeling， but it’s a testament to engaging writing I guess。 Still， it could and should have been condensed。 This suppose The dragons and their keepers continue up the Rainwilds River in search of a lost home。The writing， as always， is quality， but the story here just feels like filler。 It creates a weird dichotomy in which I move along in the book and find myself surprised at how long it’s gone on， not enough has happened， and yet I didn’t actually notice how long I had been at it。 It’s a strange feeling， but it’s a testament to engaging writing I guess。 Still， it could and should have been condensed。 This supposed to have been trilogy should have stayed that way instead of ending up as 4。 I will carry on for love of Hobb and the greater world and having this chronological piece of the puzzle before moving on to what I’m more looking forward to in Fitz and the Fool。 。。。more

Brian Stone ，

Building on my prior update。 I can't think of another series that had a book two that turned around so favorably from a slow start as this one。 If I didn't trust Hobb from my earlier reads of hers I may have abandoned the Elderling series， but I pushed through and am happy I did。 This book was considerably better than its predecessor。 Hobb has a knack for creating characters that are insufferable in so many ways and slowly redeeming them to be， if not strong characters， much more understandable Building on my prior update。 I can't think of another series that had a book two that turned around so favorably from a slow start as this one。 If I didn't trust Hobb from my earlier reads of hers I may have abandoned the Elderling series， but I pushed through and am happy I did。 This book was considerably better than its predecessor。 Hobb has a knack for creating characters that are insufferable in so many ways and slowly redeeming them to be， if not strong characters， much more understandable and tolerable。 I would not say I'm swayed favorably towards the series' weaker characters yet， but things are considerably improved。 Looking forward to the third installment。 。。。more

Sphoots ，

I am really loving this series。 It is possibly my favorite of the Realm of the Elderlings

Caralynne M。 Gill ，

Fly， Dragons， FlyTraveling with Keepers & Dragons on a liveship is exciting， entertaining & dangerous。 Not even the Dragons know exactly where they're going。 With only memories to guide them， the Dragons' hunger pushes them toward a new life。 Fly， Dragons， FlyTraveling with Keepers & Dragons on a liveship is exciting， entertaining & dangerous。 Not even the Dragons know exactly where they're going。 With only memories to guide them， the Dragons' hunger pushes them toward a new life。 。。。more

Rebecca Klanderman ，

I loved the pigeon keeper side plot 💛

Trent ，

I have to say - I'm not sure I've ever been more torn on book than I am on Dragon Haven。 The first book in the Rain Wild Chronicles， Dragon Keeper， was an easy 4 Star。 Every single aspect of the book - from plotting to character to prose - was good， but not great。 Nothing to frown about， but nothing to LOVE either。 Dragon Haven was。。。。not that way。 Let's start with the areas that it improves from Dragon Keeper - the biggest being the plot and pacing。 I have now read 11 Robin Hobb books， and this I have to say - I'm not sure I've ever been more torn on book than I am on Dragon Haven。 The first book in the Rain Wild Chronicles， Dragon Keeper， was an easy 4 Star。 Every single aspect of the book - from plotting to character to prose - was good， but not great。 Nothing to frown about， but nothing to LOVE either。 Dragon Haven was。。。。not that way。 Let's start with the areas that it improves from Dragon Keeper - the biggest being the plot and pacing。 I have now read 11 Robin Hobb books， and this is by far her best paced book。 （It's also her shortest book yet， which is probably a big reason for that）。 The book is not EPIC ACTION FANTASY by any means， in fact it is as character driven as anything else Hobb has written。 But there is no wasted page space - something is always happening， and pieces are always moving。 I couldn't stop reading。 The book also has a really great ending， unlike Dragon Keepers。 The characters also continue to grow， mature and change - mostly for the good。 I LOVED Alise and Sedric's journey in this book。 They feel like real people， and I was rooting for them the entire time。 I also really loved the additional lore we discovered about Kelsingra， Liveships （Tarman！！）， and Dragon culture in general。 Based on all of those factors， this was a 5 Star read。 So why 4 Stars？ I'll tell you why - the DRAMA。 The endless， tedious， unending teenage drama。 The vast majority of the dragon keeper characters in this series are teenagers。 Not only that， they are social outcast teenagers。 We get it - they're moody， and angsty， and horny。 But it just gets so unbelievably repetitive at times。 It was never enough for me to consider dropping the book （I was way too invested in other aspects）， but woo boy did it make me eye roll a LOT。 I definitely get why Rain Wilds is considered the worst of the Realms of the Elderlings books。 At the same time， however， I can't imagine skipping them。 They may not be up to Hobb's typical brilliance， but these are still very good books - and also very important books to the overall story being told about the Elderlings。 I still recommend them for sure。 。。。more

Bronwen ，

DNF @ 46%。 I couldn't slog it out any further。 DNF @ 46%。 I couldn't slog it out any further。 。。。more

Maria ，

Enjoyable， waiting to see the next instalment。 Found that there’s a lot of characters & sometimes not enough depth to certain points of the story！

Caitlin Buckley ，

3。5

Kéké ，

The second book is as good as the first。 There are not many surprises in the story， the clues about what will happen are obvious to the one that can feel the thread。Nice reading， as Robin Hobb can offer

Amy ，

Well written， enthralling adventure stories。I wish I had read this part of the story before the last Fitz books， they fill in a big piece of the world building and history。The author explores some issues of sexual attraction and teen sex in this book that make the content a bit more mature than most of the other books。The characters go through some very difficult situations and the introspection and growth are fascinating。 One of this author’s strengths is to be able to dissect and display human Well written， enthralling adventure stories。I wish I had read this part of the story before the last Fitz books， they fill in a big piece of the world building and history。The author explores some issues of sexual attraction and teen sex in this book that make the content a bit more mature than most of the other books。The characters go through some very difficult situations and the introspection and growth are fascinating。 One of this author’s strengths is to be able to dissect and display human nature and motivations so clearly that there’s very little left of the black and white of good versus evil。 Instead， there’s the lovely gray of fallible mortals struggling along the best they can with their limited perspectives。Violence， sex， swearing， teen sex， teen pregnancy， some gruesome deaths， miscarriage， depression， attempted suicide， abuse， cheating spouses。 。。。more

HekArtemis Crowfoot ，

4。5 stars。 Enjoyed this so much more than book 1， several of the things I didn't like in book one were resolved in this one so that was great。 4。5 stars。 Enjoyed this so much more than book 1， several of the things I didn't like in book one were resolved in this one so that was great。 。。。more

Elizabeth ，

I love Robin Hobb's world， and there are always fantastic characters。 But she sorely needs a ruthless editor。 This one is especially repetitive。 I swear there are at least three pairs of scenes that are virtually identical to the point of giving me deja vu。 "Wait， did I suddenly skip backward eight chapters？ No？ He's touching her in the exact same way as last time， and she's having the same identical thoughts， word for word？ Robin， dear， this book and book 1 should have been combined in 500 page I love Robin Hobb's world， and there are always fantastic characters。 But she sorely needs a ruthless editor。 This one is especially repetitive。 I swear there are at least three pairs of scenes that are virtually identical to the point of giving me deja vu。 "Wait， did I suddenly skip backward eight chapters？ No？ He's touching her in the exact same way as last time， and she's having the same identical thoughts， word for word？ Robin， dear， this book and book 1 should have been combined in 500 pages total！" Which also would have solved the problem of book 1 ending rather abruptly。What I enjoyed the most is the developing relationship between the human and dragon species as they all start to remember/figure out what the heck Elderlings actually are and how to become one。 。。。more

Aurora ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A bit disappointed with this one; felt it went too much into YA territory*。 Everyone was CONSTANTLY looking for someone to fuck。 2。5 rounded up to 3 only because of the last 2-3 chapters， and I hope the next one won't disappoint。*Nothing bad with YA， it's just not my cup of tea。 A bit disappointed with this one; felt it went too much into YA territory*。 Everyone was CONSTANTLY looking for someone to fuck。 2。5 rounded up to 3 only because of the last 2-3 chapters， and I hope the next one won't disappoint。*Nothing bad with YA， it's just not my cup of tea。 。。。more

Sharon Sletten ，

Love， love。

Jessica ，

I loved this one so much。 Hard to finish the last few pages with all the tears in my eyes 😭

Jacci ，

I'm enjoying this series so much！ I didn't want to stop reading this book and dreamed about it at night。 Robin Hobb is a master of creating intricate worlds and characters that capture the imagination。 I'm enjoying this series so much！ I didn't want to stop reading this book and dreamed about it at night。 Robin Hobb is a master of creating intricate worlds and characters that capture the imagination。 。。。more

Lyndal Simpson ，

This was close to a 5 for me， but journeys in Hobb novels can drag on a bit。 This journey wasn't anywhere near as drawn-out as those in Assassin's Quest and Renegade's Magic， but I did get a bit travel-weary by the second half。There were some really satisfying deaths in this one - a couple of villains bit the dust， and it was a big relief to see the back of them。 Thymara and Sylv continued to grow as characters and I really like both of them。 Sylv really seems to be rising as some kind of leader This was close to a 5 for me， but journeys in Hobb novels can drag on a bit。 This journey wasn't anywhere near as drawn-out as those in Assassin's Quest and Renegade's Magic， but I did get a bit travel-weary by the second half。There were some really satisfying deaths in this one - a couple of villains bit the dust， and it was a big relief to see the back of them。 Thymara and Sylv continued to grow as characters and I really like both of them。 Sylv really seems to be rising as some kind of leader。 I'd be surprised if she didn't take up a leadership role in Kelsingra。I still like Alise， but I cannot come around to Sedric at all。 Everything about him irritates me and I can't quite see the basis for this great friendship between he and Alise。 I wouldn't forgive him， but everyone seems to - Alise， Carson， even Relpda！ What he's done to earn that forgiveness is beyond me。 Jess and Greft are judged harshly for wanting to harvest dragon blood and parts， but Sedric is forgiven at the drop of a hat！For some reason there often seem to be numerous typos in Hobb books and this one was no exception。 Some of the repetitive phrasing also showed the lack of editing。 A couple of times Sylv was even referred to as Sylvie。 I love Robin Hobb， but why does this problem occur so often in her novels？ The editing and proofreading need attention。 I also hated the use of the word "um" in dialogue。I'm really looking forward to the 3rd book in the series "City of Dragons" to see developments in Kelsingra， Trehaug's reaction to the discovery of the Elderling city， and whether the horrible Hest makes an appearance。 。。。more

Olga ，

Feels like nothing major happened in this book plot wise but I simply enjoyed everything about it。 Hobb's writing is exactly what I needed， considering the chaos going on in the world right now。 Her world is captivating， so rich， full of great characters， interesting， flawed and willing to change， to become better people。 I absolutely adore the female characters and felt so connected to them， to their struggles and desires。 This series have really surprised me so far， don't know why I ever thoug Feels like nothing major happened in this book plot wise but I simply enjoyed everything about it。 Hobb's writing is exactly what I needed， considering the chaos going on in the world right now。 Her world is captivating， so rich， full of great characters， interesting， flawed and willing to change， to become better people。 I absolutely adore the female characters and felt so connected to them， to their struggles and desires。 This series have really surprised me so far， don't know why I ever thought I would dislike something by Robin Hobb。 。。。more

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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Dragon Haven&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0