And her wide variety of characters, and in particular her representations of women, were excellent. I adored the Farseer & Tawny Man series from Hobb, and her writing style was perfectly fine in those. This is a good story, but the writing does it absolutely no justice. I'm only about a quarter through this book, but it is frustrating me so much that I have to vent my feelings. So, though I stand by my low rating and negative review of Dragon Keeper, I would recommend you push through it and read the rest of the series, because I adored the second book.***** The improvement from the first book is almost miraculous. *****I just wanted to say that I have finished the second book, Dragon Haven. and joys beyond their wildest imaginings. And on an extraordinary odyssey with no promise of return, many lessons will be learned-as dragons and tenders alike experience hardships, betrayals. 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. 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. 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. Please keep it in mind when purchasing.For a limited time, experience the beginning of the Rain Wilds Chronicles series at a special price, including bonus excerpts from other books in the series.In Dragon Keeper, too much time has passed since the powerful dragon Tintaglia helped the people of the Trader cities stave off an invasion of their enemies. But the game is not completed yet, and some features might not be working. If you decide to purchase, you will have access to all future versions, including the final release. The free version is the same as the full version, except it's ASCII-only. Retire your dungeon and let other players explore it as adventurers, witnessing the destruction you've done and fighting with the forces that you've left behind. If you're not careful with fire, you can burn an entire forest or even your own dungeon. You can cut off heads and limbs and blind or poison your enemies. There are dozens of special items, spells, attributes and special attacks. Creatures use equipment and consumable items. The world is simulated on a very detailed level. You will research new technologies like alchemy, beast mutation and sorcery. Your minions will train and produce weapons and armor. You will dig deep into the mountain and build dozens of rooms, corridors and traps. You can also play as an adventurer and assault dungeons made by you or other players. When you control your minions the game becomes a classic roguelike, with turn-based and very tactical combat. Build your dungeon, lay traps and prepare for an assault of angry heroes. Explore the world, murder innocent villagers and burn their homes. Take the role of an evil wizard and seek the ultimate knowledge of destruction. KeeperRL is an ambitious dungeon builder with roguelike elements.
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