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  • City of Dragons

  • The Rain Wild Chronicles, Book 3
  • By: Robin Hobb
  • Narrated by: Saskia Butler
  • Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (282 ratings)

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City of Dragons

By: Robin Hobb
Narrated by: Saskia Butler
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Publisher's Summary

Return to the world of the Liveships Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in the third instalment of high adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer trilogy.

Kelsingra awaits for those brave enough to enter…

The dragons and their keepers have discovered Kelsingra but so far only Heeby has succeeded in flying over the river to enter the fabled city. The other dragons, with their deformed wings and feeble muscles, are afraid to risk failure and humiliation.

But wondrous things await in Kelsingra, a city built for dragons and their Elderling keepers. Alise, overwhelmed by the treasures she finds there, records her finds for posterity. Once the rest of the world knows about the riches the city contains, nothing will ever be the same again.

Already, rumours of the city’s discovery have floated down the Rain Wild River and reached envious ears in Bingtown and beyond. Adventurers, pirates and fortune hunters are coming in droves to pillage what they can from the city. As is Hest Finbok, Alise’s husband…

Meanwhile, Selden Vestrit finds himself a prisoner of the ailing Duke of Chalced, who believes him to be some sort of dragon-man whose flesh and blood may work miracle cures.

Where is Tintaglia, the great sapphire-blue dragon, when all have such need of her? Has she really abandoned her beloved Selden and the fledgling dragons forever? Or will she too return to seek the wonders of Kelsingra?

©2012 Robin Hobb (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic Reviews

"In today’s crowded fantasy market Robin Hobb’s books are like diamonds in a sea of zircons." (George R. R. Martin)
"Hobb is superb, spinning wonderful characters and plots from pure imagination." (Conn Iggulden)

"Hobb is one of the great modern fantasy writers… what makes her novels as addictive as morphine is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics." (The Times)

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City of dragons

loved every minute of the story, the narration was brilliant, really brought stroy to life.

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A huge improvement over Dragon Haven

The story is a massive improvement over the previous 2 books in the series. It’s pacing is greatly improved through using characters outside of the Dragon City.

The quality of the audiobook is also much better, the narrator is an improvement and chapters are properly set up.

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Wonderful

loved it can't wait to hear what comes next is this enough words yet ?

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Robin Hobb Is Unbeatable

Don't hesitate, just get the book, it is great!!!
I love this author and this book does not disappoint.

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The story is good but...

The first three books in this trilogy (& now there is a 4th book) didn’t seem to have quite enough content for a trilogy. The story is good but each book spends a decent amount of time repeating the story already told. At times it was frustrating and a little boring however, they are still worth reading.

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great story! excellent narration

What made the experience of listening to City of Dragons the most enjoyable?

the narrator really made the story engaging, the different character voices, the right emphasis, etc. thank you Saskia Butler for the narration and Robin Hobb for the excellent series of books.

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  • 02-07-2021

read all the Robin Hobb booke you can!

Love this author. my fave series is Fitz and the Fool, but the Rain Wilds series are a close second.

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pleasant

good to have Saskia Butler back narrating again and to find out more about the lives of the former and current elderlings.

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  • 29-06-2016

another brilliant Hobb book

loved the story...love all Robin Hobb's books, but really disappointed by the narration, she overused the same accents, with too many errors and wrecked characters, such as Cedric .. I really struggled to get through this, nearly put me r I ght off audible.😢

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Narration is a flop

The story is fine, but it can feel a little tedious or horny at times. However, this narration is so hard to enjoy. It feels overly whiny or juvenile and almost made me hate some well-loved characters. Other reviewers seem to enjoy it but it was absolutely grating to me.

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