The Dragon Keeper

The Dragon Keeper Book one of the rain wild chronicles by
Robin Hobb Too much time has passed since the powerful
dragon Tintaglia helped the people of the Trader cities
stave off an invasion of their enemies. The Traders have
forgotten their promises weary of the labor and expense of
tending earthbound dragons who were hatched weak and
deformed by a river turned toxic. If neglected the
creatures will rampage–or die–so it is decreed that they
must move farther upriver toward Kelsingra the mythical
homeland whose location is locked deep within the dragons
uncertain ancestral memories. Thymara an unschooled forest
girl and Alise wife of an unloving and wealthy Trader are
among the disparate group entrusted with escorting the
dragons to their new home. And on an extraordinary odyssey
with no promise of return many lessons will be learned–as
dragons and tenders alike experience hardships betrayals .
. . and joys beyond their wildest imaginings.