*spoilers all books* Dragon Haven, Enjoy it? Hate it?

['thul]

These beings called 'thul rather like this series, just like they liked the previous series by Robin Hobb. They especially find such aspects as the elderling conversions fascinating. It is not often that they like books where beings are both mammals and reptiles, but with this series they like such, partially due to the fact that it is well written, and partially due to the fact that the various differences between reptiles and mammals are taken into account.

The fact that the more fully formed elderlings not only require food and drink like mammals do, but also require sun/warmth to thrive, is interesting. The main example of this is at the end of Dragon Haven, when Thymara gets sun on her wings and senses how it improves her condition. These beings can barely wait for the next book to get out, so that more can be learned about the development of elderlings. While these beings are somewhat impatient, they will much rather wait a few months extra and get a more superior story to read, than to get a story before it is at the quality level that most (if not all) Robin Hobb stories are at.

These beings found the endings to be quite fitting in both of the latest books. Dragon Keepers ended in a cliffhanger, where these beings at least wondered what would happen. Would the copper dragon (Relphda) have died and the other dragons smell the culprit? Or was it something else? 'thul were quite certain that it was the former, and were quite surprised when it was not. They thought that the dragon had been absorbed to some degree by the human Sedric, but they had not imagined the real result.

'thul has noticed the doubt around whether the white serpent "Carrion" and the dragon "Spit" are the same. These beings can verify that this is not the case.

As the pirates on the Motley gave an uneven cheer, the serpent rose once more to spray the other ship with venom. A lone archer, screaming with the pain of his scalds, let fly a single arrow. It struck the white serpent, just behind the angle of his jaw. The shaft plunged out of sight and the serpent screamed in agony. It whipped its head about wildly as if it sought to dislodge the arrow. In horror, Wintrow saw a sudden wound open on the serpent's neck. It ran blood and steaming white toxins. Its own venom was eating away at its flesh. Vivacia gave a cry of fury and horror.

As the above quote reveals, the white serpent Carrion died, even if it would have made a very interesting dragon.

These beings have a theory on the reason that while humans + dragons = elderlings = good, and dragons + humans = abominations = bad. They believe it is very much related to the arrogance of the dragon species. Dragons dislike humans, but do not usually mind elderlings, as the latter is closer to themselves both in appearance and in life span. The Abominations however, are a step away from dragons, rather than closer to dragons as the elderlings are. That is the reason they are seen as abominations, or so 'thul believes.