Dragon Haven
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Robin Hobb |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jackie Morris |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Rain Wild Chronicles |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | HarperVoyager (UK) |
Publication date | 4 March 2010 (UK) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 570 (Hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-00-733581-7 (UK hardback edition) |
| OCLC | 316002555 |
| Preceded by | Dragon Keeper |
| Followed by | City of Dragons |
Dragon Haven is a fantasy novel by American writer Robin Hobb, the second novel in The Rain Wild Chronicles. In a blog post Robin Hobb wrote: "The untitled book I am working on now picks up the tale of the Tarman expedition in search of Kelsingra. It’s my work in progress and threatens to be a long book!".[1] Dragon Haven is written in third-person narrative from the viewpoint of several key characters. The narrative joins these separate threads together as a party of malformed dragons, their human keepers and other supporters are on a quest for the legendary Elderling city of Kelsingra.
Plot summary
[edit]The book opens where the previous book left off. We continue to follow the dragons, the keepers and the barge Tarman as they continue their trek up the river.
Characters
[edit]- 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.
- 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.
- Greft – keeper of the dragon Kalo. In his mid twenties, he is the oldest keeper and their unofficial leader.
Minor Characters
- Carson Lupskip – a hunter and an old friend of Leftrin's.
- Davvie – a hunter (bowman) and nephew to Carson.
- Jess – a hunter.
- Ranculos – a scarlet, male dragon kept by Harrikin.
- Sestican – an azure, male dragon, kept by Lecter.
- 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.
- Jerd – keeper of the dragon Veras, she is implied to be promiscuous.
- Fente – a green dragon queen with a nasty temperament, tended by Tats.
- Veras – a green dragon queen, tended by Jerd.
- Arbuc – Alum's silver-green 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 – an unclaimed, sickly copper dragon queen.
- Tinder – a lavender dragon, tended by Nortel.
- Baliper – a red dragon, tended by Warken.
- Kase – a dragon keeper, cousin to Boxter.
- Boxter – a dragon keeper, cousin to Kase.
- Alum – a dragon keeper to Arbuc.
- Nortel – a dragon keeper to Tinder; one of Greft's closest supporters.
- Warken – keeper of the dragon Baliper.
- Harrikin – a dragon keeper to Ranculos, foster brother to Lecter. He is the second oldest keeper at 20 years.
- Lecter – a dragon keeper to Sestican, 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
[edit]- ^ "How Many Rain Wild books?". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.