Robin Hobb lives and works in Tacoma, Washington, and has been a professional writer for over 30 years. Robin Hobb is the author of three well-received fantasy trilogies: The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin’s Apprentice, Royal Assassin, and Assassin’s Quest), The Liveship Traders Trilogy (Ship of Magic, Mad Ship and Ship of Destiny) and the Tawny Man Trilogy (Fool’s Errand, Golden Fool, and Fool’s Fate) Her current work in progress is entitled Shaman’s Crossing. There's too many good ones out there waiting to be found. A 4 star means I'm probably in trouble with my editor for missing a deadline because I was reading this book.
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A 3 star means that I've ignored friends to finish it and my sink is full of dirty dishes. So a 2 star from me means,yes, I liked the book, and I'd loan it to a friend and it went everywhere in my jacket pocket or purse until I finished it. If a book is so-so, it ends up under the bed somewhere, or maybe under a stinky judo bag in the back of the van. It's a good book that survives the reading process with me. I LIKED it! That means I read the whole thing, to the last page, in spite of my life raining comets on me. When she had first introduced insects into Kai’s diet she had given him tiny little tastes at first.** I am shocked to find that some people think a 2 star 'I liked it' rating is a bad rating. Then if there was no bad reaction after a day, she gave him a little more, increasing the amount over a week until she was sure that the insect wasn’t poisonous. It didn’t seem fair to eat when Kai couldn’t. She sat by him all day, stroking his stomach. At last, late in the night, he stopped groaning and went to sleep.
By mid-afternoon he was back to his usual tricks, annoying the goat, messing up the bed and demanding food every hour. As Ping put a freshly squashed dragonfly in her pouch, her hand brushed the mirror. She had a feeling that there wouldn’t be many more warm days before winter set in. She glanced around, but couldn’t see Kai. It was always a sign that he was up to mischief. There was a branch under one of the pine trees that hadn’t been there before. “Just until I’m sure you’re completely well.” “I want you to stay close to the cave,” she said to the branch. She turned to find the little dragon sitting at her heels. One big disadvantage of Kai’s new-found shape-changing powers was that even when he was under her nose, she couldn’t always find him. It would take a while for him to get the hang of this new skill, just like a child learning to walk. The mirror fitted into the palm of her hand. She dipped a corner of her gown in the pool and wiped the mirror clean. Her hair was knotted and there were leaves tangled in it. She had been so busy taking care of the baby dragon, she had forgotten to take care of herself. Ping remembered when Danzi had made her bathe and comb her hair. The memory brought a smile to her face, but a pain to her heart. Memories of the old dragon always had that effect on her.
He would have disapproved if he saw her hair in such a state. She went back into the cave to get her comb. It was a beautiful thing made of ebony inlaid with mother-of-pearl. She started to comb her hair.Īs she combed, she stared out at the endless sky. She noticed a black spot in the distance towards the east. She rubbed her eyes but the spot didn’t go away-it grew bigger. It continued to grow in size as it flew closer and closer until it was right above her. At first she thought it was a trick of the sunlight, but the bird appeared to be bright red. It flapped down and landed in a pine tree. It had three long tail feathers that curled at the ends. The bird was red, the colour of ripe berries. As Ping stared at it, she could also see that there was a hump on the bird’s back. It wasn’t covered in red feathers like the rest of the bird. A rock beneath the tree let out a terrified squawk and turned back into a baby dragon. Kai ran to Ping, leaping up onto her and wrapping himself around her neck.
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