The release date for the English version of 'The Dragon Keeper' by
Robin Hobb is Jan 2009. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
It has been much too long since the brave dragon Tintaglia saved the people of the Trader cities from an enemy attack. Weary of the work and cost of maintaining to earthbound dragons who were born weak and malformed by a river turned poisoned, the Traders have forgotten their pledges. It is determined that the animals must proceed more upriver toward Kelsingra, the fabled homeland whose whereabouts is sealed deep inside the dragons' hazy ancestral memories, lest they go mad—or perish.
A motley crew of people, including the uneducated forest maiden Thymara and the affluent but unloving Trader's wife Alise, are tasked with transporting the dragons to their new home. Along the way, many lessons will be discovered as dragons and tenders alike encounter trials, betrayals, and delights beyond their wildest dreams on an incredible journey with no guarantee of return.