The Dragon Keeper

Hobb’s Farseer trilogy incorporates a dragon theme into the mythos of the world, though dragons are not really a tangible presence in the day-to-day happenings of the book. Her not-quite-a-direct-sequel series, Live Ship Traders, introduces more of her vision of dragons to the reader, and dragons do play a central role in the series (though the book is not necessarily directly focused on them). However, her new trilogy, Dragon Keeper, is all about dragons and humans. Hobb really makes dragons central characters (even protagonists) to the story. She knows how to write and how to create indelible characters and complex relationships (and in this case, she really plays on the human-dragon relationship idea). One of the best series out there that creates well-drawn, realistic dragon characters who are real personalities. You don’t necessarily have to read Farseer or LiveShip Traders before Dragon Keeper, but both series really build up the mythos of Hobb’s world and the stories are somewhat (if indirectly) connected. To get the full picture, you should read the prequel series first.

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