• Ship of Destiny

  • The Liveship Traders, Book 3
  • By: Robin Hobb
  • Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
  • Length: 33 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,963 ratings)

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Ship of Destiny

By: Robin Hobb
Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
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Publisher's summary

As Bingtown slides toward disaster, clan matriarch Ronica Vestrit, branded a traitor, searches for a way to bring the city's inhabitants together against the Chalcedean threat.

Meanwhile, Althea Vestrit, unaware of what has befallen Bingtown and her family, continues her perilous quest to track down and recover her liveship Vivacia from the ruthless pirate Kennit.

Bold though it is, her scheme may be in vain. For her beloved Vivacia will face the most terrible confrontation of all as the secret of the liveships is revealed. It is a truth so shattering, it may destroy Vivacia and all who love her, including the boy-priest Wintrow Vestrit, whose life already hangs in the balance.

Spend some more time with the Liveship Traders.
©1999 Robin Hobb (P)2010 Tantor

Critic reviews

"One has to use a jeweler's loupe to find a flaw or a dull moment in this splendid conclusion to one of the finest fantasy sagas to bridge the millennium." ( Publishers Weekly)

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amazing!

A great ending to an already amazing series. Ship of destiny was great all the way to the end

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So good, just heed the trigger warning.

Every character story is exciting to listen to. I did listen to it at 1.15x speed which I thought was perfect. I do want to give a trigger warning tho. This series deals with rape on a few occasions.

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Love the Book Hate the narrator

What didn’t you like about Anne Flosnik’s performance?

Anne Flosnik drives me crazy. It was all I could do to listen to all three books in the series. Barely distinguishable characters. The accent made me want to scream. I would really love to purchase the Rain Wilds Chronicles but I'm going to have to read them myself. Couldn't stand to have to listen to that again.

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Hard to turn it off each night

The story is engaging, interesting and fun. It's easy to get way too involved with these characters. Well written, imaginative and original...everything one can ask for in an epic tale.
Now, that said, the last chapter really threw my estrogen levels out of whack. I'm gonna need to go out and play some pool with the guys tonight, cuss and tell jokes until I can get my testosterone levels back to where they should be... headed to the garage just now to rearrange tools or something...

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Amazing journey

I don’t know how this is just as good - better is some ways? - but SO different from the first trilogy. I’m so excited to keep going!!

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Enjoyable but slightly technically flawed

Ann Flosnic continues the tale with consistency and is convincing in her portrayal of the various voices. The editorial performance had a couple of hitches.
In chapter 26 of the audiobook, chapter 9 in the book, a whole three sentence paragraph is missing. In my trade paperback it is page 351, fifth paragraph from the bottom.
Please fix it and provide an update.
Later in the narration the is a repeat, which isn't as jarring and distracting

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Great series!

Who was your favorite character and why?

I loved Amber because she is a favorite in another series ;), but overall I liked Etta the best in these books. Even though she was rough, she was a strong person with a good heart, doing what she felt to be best even in the face of hardship and adversity. My favorite kind of character!

What about Anne Flosnik’s performance did you like?

I thought she did a good job distinguishing the characters. He voice took a little getting used to, but I ended up enjoying it!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes! All Robin Hobb's books are!

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed the entire series. Unfortunately, I read the Tawny Man series first, so many surprises were already known. I felt the ending was very satisfying, and wasn't left wishing things had turned out differently. I don't like books with depressing endings. Life is too short to be depressed because your favorite character died!

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Unforgettable characters

Loved this series. A new and exciting fantasy trio. The character development is extraordinary. These people stay with you.
The only detractor was the serpent dialogue. It seemed repetitive.
Narrator was challenged with so many characters to voice. I think, that in trying to make each stand out, she may have overdone a few.
But overall, highly recommend.

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Fantastic Trilogy

This series had a slow start setting up backgrounds for all the characters, but that is normal. By the end of the series I was in love with the characters and was giddy about all the plot setups that linked them to the Fitz series. All I have left is the 9th and final book to Fitz's tale and I feel like this series made the anticipation even greater. All of the hardships and triumphs these characters went through ultimately helped shape Fitz's own destiny more than I realized. Such a great universe made by Robin Hobb!

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Great story.

Great story with imaginative plot full of intricate details. Outstanding characters that tore my heart.

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