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Ship of Magic: The Liveship Traders, Book 1
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LENGTH35 hrs and 19 mins
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RELEASE DATE08-29-12
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
From the author of the classic Farseer trilogy, Ship of Magic is the first part of the Liveship Traders. Set in a land bordering the Six Duchies, Robin Hobb begins her epic of pirates, talking ships, magic, sea serpents, slave revolts, dashing heroes and bloody battles.
Wizardwood, a sentient wood. The most precious commodity in the world. Like many legendary wares, it comes only from the Rain River Wilds. But how can one trade with the Rain Wilders, when only a liveship, fashioned from wizardwood, can negotiate the perilous waters of the Rain River? Rare and valuable, a liveship will quicken only when three members, from successive generations, have died on board. The liveship Vivacia is about to undergo her quickening, as Althea Vestrit’s father is carried on deck in his death-throes.
Althea waits for the ship that she loves more than anything else in the world to awaken. Only to discover that the Vivacia has been signed away in her father’s will to her brutal brother-in-law, Kyle Haven.
Others plot to win, or steal, a liveship. The Paragon, known by many as the Pariah, went mad, turned turtle and drowned his crew. Now he lies, blind, lonely and broken on a deserted beach. But greedy men have designs to restore him, to sail the waters of the Rain Wild River once more.
©2012 Robin Hobb (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
What the Critics Say
“Hobb is one of the great modern fantasy writers … what makes her novels as addictive as morphine is not just their imaginative brilliance but the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics.” (The Times)
“Assassin's Apprentice:A gleaming debut” (Publishers Weekly)
“Assassin's Quest: 'Assassin's Quest achieves a bittersweet, powerful complexity rare in fantasy” (Locus)
“Robin Hobb writes achingly well” (SFX)
“Praise for The Liveship Traders series: 'Even better than the Assassin books. I didn't think that was possible” (George R R Martin)
“Hobb is a remarkable storyteller.” (Guardian)
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What Members Say
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"The playback skips words"
Would you try another book from Robin Hobb and/or Anne Flosnik?The story is engaging, however the recording skips words continually...
It looses meaning in some sentences
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"Interesting concept"
After reading the Farseer trilogy, I really wanted to skip The Liveship Traders and go on to the Tawny Man Series but all the reviews I read indicated these books should be read in the order they were written because some of the characters from here are brought into the Tawny Man. While not directly connected to the Farseer story, it is set just outside the boarders of the Six Dutchies.
I liked the characters and the idea of the liveships but dont understand what is going on with the sea serpents. It has taken quite a long time to start enjoying the story as I don't care for the narrator's voice/accent. We have Trader families in debt to RainWild families for their liveships, children used as bargaining chips, pirates, slaves and politics and an interesting mix up of characters.0 of 0 people found this review helpful -
"Truly awful narrator"
Would you try another book from Robin Hobb and/or Anne Flosnik?I'd certainly read a book from the same author, but not the narrator unless for a very specific reason.
Was Ship of Magic: The Liveship Traders, Book 1 worth the listening time?The story is good, the narrator almost made me give up.
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"Great series w/ pirates, talking ships & serpents"
What did you love best about Ship of Magic: The Liveship Traders, Book 1?Talking ships, Sea Serpents, Pirates....
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?This book is not my cup of tea, but it has enough elements to intrigue me and get me to consider buying the next book.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful