Mass Market Paperback, 493 pages
English language
Published Sept. 25, 2012 by Harper Voyager.
Guided by the great blue dragon Tintaglia, a tangle of serpents fights its way up the Rain Wild River to the cocooning grounds. But the creatures which emerge from the cocoons are a travesty of the powerful, shining dragons of old; some cannot fly, others are stunted or deformed. To save the dragons, a band of dragon keepers, hunters and chroniclers must attend them if they are to find their true home--the legendary Elderling city of Kelsingra.
Easy short read. Liked all the new characters, and the change of location. I'm reading the whole series (Rain Wild Chronicles, 4 books) as one large book, so I didn't mind the abrupt ending.
Not my favourite book set in this world. I have a sneaking suspicion I already read this when it was first released. But I recalled very little of it, so maybe I didn't finish it then. I have the next 3 lined up to read now, so will go straight to them. Maybe the characters will grow on me!
While stuffed full with things I like (dragons! strong and well developed female characters! discussion of disability and class!) it felt a little repetitive. Like, the same feelings and world building and plot points would get explained multiple times even from the point of view of the same character, as if Hobb expected us to have forgotten.
