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. 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 are Thymara, an unschooled Rain Wilds girl of sixteen, and Alise, a wealthy, educated, and deeply unsatisfied Bingtown Traders wife. 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 avert catastrophe, the council rules to relocate the young dragons to 'a better location' up river, and residents are recruited to escort the valuable yet fearsome creatures on the arduous journey. 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. She is resourceful and works well with her father, and her father's helper Tats. Their only child to survive, she is raised as a hunter and gatherer in the canopy of the Rain Wild forest. New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. ![]() But too much time has passed, and the newly hatched dragons are damaged and weak, and many die. Dragon Keeper Thymara, born with claws and deemed unfit to live by Rain Wilds standards, is saved by her father, despite her mother's disapproval of his act. Thymara the Dragon Keeper, an art print by Maria Dimova - INPRNT Thymara the Dragon Keeper by Maria Dimova Pick A Print Size 8 x 10 22.00 12 x 15 28.00 19 x 24 42.00 From The Artist Personal work, 2019 'The Rain Wilds Chronicles' fan-art Maria Dimova Hello I’m a digital artist from Chisinau, Moldova. Robin Hobb is one of our very best fantasy writers. 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. ![]() For years, the Trader cities valiantly battled their enemies, the Chalcedeans.
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