City of Dragons

City of Dragons

Author	Robin Hobb
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	The Rain Wild Chronicles
Genre	Fantasy novel
Publisher	HarperVoyager (UK)
Publication date	September 2011 (NL)[1]
Media type	Print (hardback)
Preceded by	Dragon Haven
Followed by	Blood of Dragons

City of Dragons is a novel by Robin Hobb, the third novel in The Rain Wild Chronicles. It was released in September 2011 and is a direct continuation of the previous novel: Dragon Haven.^[2]

Characters in "City of Dragons"

• Alise Kincarron Finbok – one of the main protagonists, a self-taught scholar of dragons.
• Thymara – one of the main protagonists, keeper to Sintara.
• Sintara – one of the main protagonists, a blue dragon (Thymara's dragon).
• Captain Leftrin – one of the main protagonists, Captain of the barge Tarman.
• Sedric – one of the main protagonists, secretary to Hest Finbok, he is assigned to accompany Alise Finbok on her journey. Keeper of Relpda.
• Tats – keeper of the dragon Fente, childhood friend of Thymara and a former slave.
• Sylve – keeper of the dragon Mercor.
• Rapskal – keeper of the dragon Heeby.

Minor Characters

• Carson Lupskip – a hunter and an old friend of Leftrin's.
• Davvie – a hunter (bowman) and nephew to Carson.
• Ranculos – a scarlet, male dragon.
• Sestican – an azure, male dragon, kept by Warken.
• Mercor – a golden dragon, tended by Sylve. Implied to have previously been the sea serpent Maulkin.
• Heeby – a small red dragon queen, tended by Rapskal.
• Greft – eldest of the keepers, keeper to Kalo.
• Jerd – keeper of the dragon Veras.
• Fente – a green dragon queen with a nasty temperament, tended by Tats.
• Veras – a dragon, tended by Jerd.
• Arbuc – Alum's dragon.
• Kalo – a blue-black male dragon, the largest of their clan, tended by Greft.
• Spit – an unclaimed, stunted silver dragon with a wounded tail.
• Relpda – a sickly copper dragon queen, tended by Sedric.
• Kase – a dragon keeper, cousin to Boxter.
• Boxter – a dragon keeper, cousin to Kase.
• Alum – a dragon keeper to Arbuc.
• Nortel – a dragon keeper; one of Greft's closest supporters.
• Harrikin – a dragon keeper, foster brother to Lecter. He is the second oldest keeper at 20 years.
• Lecter – a dragon keeper, foster brother to Harrikin.
• Skelly – Deckhand on Tarman and niece of Leftrin.
• Big Eider – Deckhand on Tarman.
• Hennesey – Mate on Tarman.
• Hest Finbok – Husband of Alise Finbok, a rich and important Bingtown trader.
• Swarge – Tillerman of the barge Tarman.
• Bellin – Wife to Swarge, a poleman on Tarman.
• Tarman – A liveship river barge made from wizardwood.

References

1. "De Kronieken Van De Wilde Regenland / 3 Drakenstad". bol.com.
2. Shawl, Nisi (18 February 2012). "Robin Hobb's 'City of Dragons': Trouble in the Rain Wilds". The Seattle Times.