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City of Dragons (The Rain Wild Chronicles, Book 3)
City of Dragons (The Rain Wild Chronicles, Book 3) | Robin Hobb
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Fantasy as it ought to be written George R.R. Martin Return to the world of the Liveships Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in this fantastic adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer trilogy..
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Soubhiville
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Pickpick

Igor wasn‘t quite ready to pose this morning. 🥱

I loved some parts of this third in the series, but it felt more scattered than the previous books as it bounced between characters. I‘m enjoying both the dragons and the handlers maturing, and the bits of the past they glimpse.

Book 4, the final in this series, is in my near future.

#doublespin #serieslove2023

coffeenebula I‘m on book 3 as well! It‘s a lot more meandering than her other series, but I‘m enjoying it a lot. 1y
AmyG Awwww…sleepy head. 1y
RaeLovesToRead My face looks just like Igor's in the morning! 1y
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TheSpineView Awesome 👍📖📚 1y
dabbe Hello, Handsome Igor! What a face! 🖤🐾🖤 1y
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 I really must get back to Robin Hobbs‘s books. 1y
TheAromaofBooks Igor's face is a mood 😂 1y
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Branwen
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Rainier cherries are not only the sweetest and juiciest cherries - they're the prettiest too! 😍🍒💛 I almost burst into tears when I saw them at the grocery store yesterday, I was so happy! Cherries are my favorite fruit! Having a bowl of them while reading about dragons before heading in to work today! Happy Sunday, littens! 💕📚

Chelsea.Poole I love cherries too! These look so pretty 🍒 3y
Branwen @Chelsea.Poole Right?! They're almost too pretty to be real! 🍒❤️ 3y
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Branwen
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Jumping back into this series this weekend! I missed the dragons and the Rain Wilds! Enjoying a plate of snacks which include an apple cider donut and a croissant stuffed with sweet cream cheese! 😋🥐🥓🧀

vivastory That looks delightful 3y
TrishB Perfect ♥️ 3y
Branwen @vivastory @TrishB Everything was super delicious! 3y
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majkia

Excellent as usual. The City of Dragons is found in ruins. But, will it awake for the dragons? Meanwhile, once they learn of it, the traders will hurry to pull it to pieces to sell off everything. How to stop them...

Hobb is so very good at mixing plot lines and creating such complex characters.

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Messiejessie
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Robin Hobb writes characters so well that I can sincerely say that I hope Hest gets eaten by a dragon in the next book. Preferably by Relpda, Sedric‘s dragon. That would do nicely, thanks 😆

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Messiejessie
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Excited to begin

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Ddzmini
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Completed and on to the next book 📖😋

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Ddzmini
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Half way through 🙌🏽😋📖

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Kalalalatja
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Mehso-so

I‘m flying through the Hobb books at the moment, and I‘m really enjoying myself. Even though this third book in the series wasn‘t as strong as the first two (a bit repetitive and superficial, and it felt like a filler), I really like how Hobb adds layers and layers to her stories even if they “only” are fantasy novels.

BarbaraBB You‘re on a roll! I hope the fourth part will live up to your expectations again😘 6y
GatheringBooks gorgeous cover! 6y
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SandyW
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I struggled with the end of this book, the 3rd in the 4 books that make up Hobb's Rain Wild Chronicles. Part of that struggle is a result of the complexity of the series. There are so many characters at this point, but to switch POV every 5 or so paragraphs felt too hectic. I also was too busy (Thanksgiving) to give it any amount of time, and I am always happier when I can spend significant time with my characters. Still I enjoyed the beginning.👍

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SandyW
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Our Thanksgiving Feast (all vegan). Dinner eaten, food put away, dishes done, seconds consumed. Hubby's watching football, and I'm about to settle in with my book. We are grateful for everything.
I hope all the Littens have had a wonderful day too, no matter what you all were doing.

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SandyW
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#knittersoflitsy #knitandread #catsoflitsy
A perfect evening. I'm mindlessly knitting stockinette while hanging with the girly and reading about dragons. 🐲
Now if only someone would start the Thanksgiving prep!

MrBook That's what @BookBabe does 😳! You two are #KindredSpirits 😎👍🏻. 7y
tpixie Welcome to Litsy!! 🎉📚🎉 7y
BookBabe 😊👌🏻 7y
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SandyW @MrBook @BookBabe It's immensely satisfying, everyone should try it. Although I strong 7y
SandyW @MrBook @bookbabe ...That was supposed to read, although I try to put down the knitting when the plot becomes too engrossing! 7y
SandyW @tpixie Thanks! 7y
tpixie 😊 7y
MrBook Lol 😁👍🏻 7y
Texreader Welcome to Litsy!!! 7y
TK-421 Welcome to Litsy! 7y
robinb Welcome!! 🎉🎉🎉 7y
booklover76 You can knit and read?? I haven't mastered that trick yet!!! 😮 7y
SandyW @booklover76 I am a multi-talented woman! 😝 Seriously, it took lots of practice, and if the story gets too involved, I usually wind up having to frog a bit! 7y
julesG That's so me. I can knit stocking/stockinette or garter while reading but prefer #audioknitting. 😉 7y
SandyW @julesG I haven't really gotten into the Audubon thing yet. I usually listen to TED talks, if I'm listening, or music. But I'd MUCH rather sit with a book. 📖 7y
Mdargusch Nice job 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼you are very talented! Welcome! I knit too, but I listen to audiobooks while I do it. 7y
SandyW @Mdargusch TY. It's really not that much of a talent though, you just get used to how the stitches feel under your fingers. 7y
kspenmoll Welcome to Litsy! 7y
SandyW @kspenmoll Thank you! It feels rather addictive. 😀 7y
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laurieluna
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Tagged by @BarbaraTheBibliophage to do a grey book stack! Found this quite hard, thought I would have more than this. Only one book on this pile I haven't read and that's the Terry Brooks. Love his stuff, just never got round to reading this mammoth as it's 3 books in one volume!
#bookcolortag
I tag and challenge @mythicreads @ScorpioBookDreams @TrishB and @Smangela to make a yellow bookstack! 😄

Kalalalatja Grey is hard!! 7y
Sophoclessweetheart Oh this photo! 😬😻 7y
laurieluna @Kalalalatja it definitely is! Thinking I may have a few hardbacks that are grey under their dust covers though, but that would have meant getting my books naked 😱😂 7y
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TrishB I'm home tomorrow and will do one then 😀😀 and no naked books 😱😱 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Grey-t job!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻📚📚 7y
elkeOriginal Grey IS tough! I think @LeahBergen should post a grey stack - her Persephone editions! @BarbaraTheBibliophage 7y
Smangela Working on my yellow stack soon! 7y
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tricours
Mehso-so

I'm a bit over this series, but I'll still read the final book. The writing is just so repetitive and people are just too black or white evil/good that it isn't very interesting to read about them...

AlaMich I'm disappointed to hear that. I've been looking forward to these, having read so many of her other trilogies. 8y
tricours @AlaMich you'll like this one too, I'm just being critical 8y
TrishB It's not her best work. But I forgive her as the best is awesome. 8y
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tricours
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First part of my trip to Brussels for the weekend: the almost 2h train to the airport. I should be able to finish this book in that time!

julesG Enjoy your trip! 8y
Cinfhen Safe travels 💜💙 8y
Sarah83 Have a nice time 😉 8y
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tricours
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Finally!

MyBookLife Härligt!! 8y
Tanzy13 🐶 8y
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tricours
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When I do my nails I can only read on my Kindle, or else I'm sure to mess up the nail polish. Fortunately, this book FINALLY got interesting. It sure took a while. I'm a bit fed up with all the relationship tenderness in these books. Just skip that and get back to the story.

WordWaller Haha this is why I don't do my nails. It takes way too long and I can't read for an hour or so afterward!! 8y
Sarah83 looks pretty cool 💅 8y
Annl Nice nails! 8y
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tricours
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Finally starting book three! I'm guessing the repetitions of past events won't bother me so much this time 😺

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Oftencantdecide
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I really liked this one. The story expands beyond just the dragons and their keepers, but still remains focused on the relationships between these characters. I'm looking forward to reading the last book in this series soon.

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I-read-and-eat
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I loved this third book of the Rainwild Chronicles. Book two had a bit of a slow patch but this one really made up for that! I finished it in about three hours and I now can't wait to get home and read the last book of the series. Hobb always amazes me with her wide variety of characters and it seems like we have another strong female character to look forward to in book four! 🌟🌟🌟 🌟

tricours I haven't read Hobb since I was 15, but back then I loved her books. I'm a bit afraid to try them again now though... have you read all her books? I've only read the Assassin and Farseer (if that's correct) trilogies. 8y
Moray_Reads I have those exact tea light holders! 8y
I-read-and-eat @tricours I have read most of her books by now. I was a little late to the party, started reading then at 21 and was sceptical at first but I love them all! So if I were you I'd pick then up again. Although I would skip the Soldier's Son trilogy, I bailed on that one. But they don't tie in with the rest of the stories anyway. 8y
I-read-and-eat @Moray_Reads You've got great taste 😉 Got them at Sostrene Grene a few days ago, I love that store 😊 8y
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I-read-and-eat
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Train, tea and a book. On my way to mom's birthday while finishing the first book of my #LitsyA-Z list by book titels: C. I might even actually finish this challenge by 2018 😀

@BookishMarginalia

Marchpane I love this photo. Reading a book while the world rolls past your window, what could be better? 8y
I-read-and-eat @Marchpane I love reading while traveling! 8y
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I-read-and-eat
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When you have to go out and be social but your book and chocolate are begging you to stay home..... I'll come back for you!!! 😢

LindsayReads 😂😂😂😂😂 8y
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I-read-and-eat
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Just finished setting up the christmas tree. Which is quite a trial ever year as we have no car and transport it by bike, we get a lot of funny looks when we do that 😂 And I am slightly allergic to christmas trees and after decorating my hands are all itchy and red. But I love christmas so much that I look forward to this whole ordeal every year 😊 Time to curl up on the couch with a fresh Robin Hobb book 🎄

Suzze I am sure I've never seen a Christmas tree on a bicycle. Sounds difficult. It looks beautiful. 8y
Iamlisa22 It was worth the effort ! Beautiful 8y
Kalalalatja I can only imagine how difficult it most be to drive a bile with a Christmas tree 😄 but it looks lovely! 8y
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LeahBergen It's wonderful! 😍 8y
Hooked_on_books I'm imaging the transport by bike. 🚲🌲😂 You could always wear gloves when you decorate to minimize direct skin contact. 8y
Tsubame Ahahahaha!! That reminds me of the times when I was doing the same kind of stuff and actually still do, because I have no car! But no Christmas trees in Japan, so can't pull that one off 😁🎄❤️ Your tree looks lovely! 8y
DebinHawaii Gorgeous!!! 🎄❤️ 8y
I-read-and-eat @Suzze @Iamlisa22 @Kalalalatja @LeahBergen @DebinHawaii @Tsubame Thanks guys 😊 ❤ Being Dutch probably gives me the advantage of cycling ever since I was little. We transport everything and anything by bike 😂 @Hooked_on_books That's a great idea! I always think of that when my hands are already itchy ... Might put a pair of gloves in the decoration box to remind me to use them next year 😊 8y
juliannebenford My sister saw someone with a Christmas tree on the London Underground, it's got to be easier to transport it by bike 😅 8y
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Kel
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The dragons have settled but now must be true dragons and learn to fly. This book made me really want to keep reading the series. The social pecking order of the dragons, the fate and foibles of Hest Finbok, the goings-on of Selden, and the politics of the Duke of Chalced are new additions.

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Kel

Nearly done with this one. Loving the series with its social commentary under the guise of dragons, Elderlings, and those touched by the Rain Wilds. Rich v poor, marked v "normal," and the morality of wizardwood.