Blood of Dragons
core novel 2013 Realm of the Elderlings
Record
| First published | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.19 (42,520 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| Page count | 448 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780062116857 |
Synopsis
The dragon keepers face their final trials at Kelsingra, delving into fragmented ancestral memories held within the city's stones to uncover its remaining mysteries and to help both themselves and their dragons finally come into their full potential as something closer to their true Elderling and draconic natures. At the same time, outside hunters seeking dragon blood and scales for their supposed magical properties close in on the settlement, pushing the group toward a climactic confrontation that will determine whether Kelsingra can survive as a lasting home for keepers and dragons alike, or whether it will be plundered like so much else of the old Elderling world before it.
Where it sits
- Universe: Realm of the Elderlings
- Series: Rain Wild Chronicles core; position 4 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Robin Hobb
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Rain Wild Chronicles: position 4 of 4: previous City of Dragons (2012)
Sources
← Realm of the Elderlings dossier · All universes
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