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reviewed Blood of dragons by Robin Hobb (Rain Wilds chronicles -- v. 4)

Robin Hobb: Blood of dragons (2013) 4 stars

The Tarman expedition has at last found Kelsingra, a city filled with ancient treasures. Here, …

A good run

3 stars

(review of series) These got progressively better-written, with more interesting plot tapestries, as they went. Still more homophobia than I'd prefer, of the "evil, gay, evil ... because gay?" variety, though that also walked back to something more reasonable in the later books. A decent presentation of how abusers get in your head, petty prejudices, and self-acceptance. Also provides a different angle on the magic system than the assassins books, which is neat.