false 45101 11 Robin Hobb returns to the sea with <I>Mad Ship</I>, the second book in a projected trilogy set in the same world as her famed <I>Farseer</I> series. Many unresolved questions from <I>Ship of Magic</I> are answered in this tale of sea serpents and dragons; living ships made of wizardwood; the Bingtown Trader families who sail the ships; and their disfigured cousins, the Rain Wild Traders, who build them.<p> The Vestritt family's liveship, Vivacia, has been taken by Kennit, an ambitious pirate. Captain Haven is a prisoner; his son Wintrow, who bears the Vestritt blood, finds himself competing with Kennit for Vivacia's love as she becomes a pirate ship. Althea Vestritt, in training to become Vivacia's captain, arrives home to discover her beloved ship lost. Brashen Trell, her old friend and shipmate, proposes that they sail to Vivacia's rescue in the liveship Paragon, who has lost two previous crews and is believed mad. Malta, Althea's niece, seeks help from her suitor, the Rain Wild Trader Reyn, whose family is the Vestritt's major creditor. Meanwhile, the sea serpents who follow sailing ships struggle to remember their history and return to their place of transformation.<p> Each volume in this series is a major undertaking, but those who enjoy original, epic fantasy, characters who grow and change believably, and fine writing will not want to miss <I>The Liveship Traders</I>. <I>--Nona Vero</I> 2571145 book 1999 Mad Ship total:2053|5:771|4:811|3:366|2:83|1:22| 2053 8385 2548 50 45101 0006498868 9780006498865 1792 40 4.08 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45101.Mad_Ship 4 0 false Wed Feb 04 12:01:43 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 12:03:14 -0800 2009
I've read this series before, but after watching some movies with ...more...]]> 45101 0006498868 9780006498865 1792 40 4.08 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45101.Mad_Ship 4 0 false Mon Sep 14 16:55:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 16:55:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 45101 0006498868 9780006498865 1792 40 4.08 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45101.Mad_Ship 2 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 12:41:58 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 16:06:35 -0800 2009 I am sad to have to give this book, as well as the first book in your Liveship trilogy, only 2 stars. I still like you a lot as an author, but these books just don't measure up to the Farseer trilogy. My main issue is that they're just TOO LONG. A little less talk, and a lot...more...]]> 45101 0006498868 9780006498865 1792 40 4.08 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45101.Mad_Ship 4 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 03:59:49 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 05:39:22 -0700 2009 love this book - it follows the Vestrit family and their Liveship, Vivacia. During this book, their fortunes have tumbled - Vivacia has been captured by pirates...more...]]> 45101 0006498868 9780006498865 1792 40 4.08 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45101.Mad_Ship 4 0 false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 11:03:50 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 12:16:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 771713 0553575643 9780553575644 212 9 4.08 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178216538m/771713.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/771713.Mad_Ship 3 3 false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 18:12:21 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 11:39:35 -0700 2009
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I would never have picked up Liveship Traders if I hadn’t already read been a Robin Hobb fan. The thought of sentient ships just didn’t appeal to me. However, I really enjoyed this series for the same reason as I like her othe...more...]]> 45101 0006498868 9780006498865 1792 40 4.08 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45101.Mad_Ship 5 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sun Mar 15 17:17:02 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 17:20:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 45101 0006498868 9780006498865 1792 40 4.08 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45101.Mad_Ship 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 22 14:18:11 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 08 11:54:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 45101 0006498868 9780006498865 1792 40 4.08 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45101.Mad_Ship 3 0 false Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 20:11:22 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 06:00:04 -0700 2009 45101 0006498868 9780006498865 1792 40 4.08 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45101.Mad_Ship 1 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Tue Aug 18 07:50:20 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 02:53:48 -0700 2009 1 45101 0006498868 9780006498865 1792 40 4.08 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45101.Mad_Ship 0 0 false Tue Aug 18 21:10:01 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 21:14:33 -0700 2009 353478 0553103334 9780553103335 31 1 4.08 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/353478.Mad_Ship 2 0 false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 01 11:33:44 -0800 2009 Mon May 25 08:06:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 45101 0006498868 9780006498865 1792 40 4.08 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45101.Mad_Ship 4 0 false Sun Feb 01 20:45:16 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 17:38:51 -0800 2009 771713 0553575643 9780553575644 212 9 4.08 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178216538m/771713.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/771713.Mad_Ship 1 0 false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 21:28:09 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 19:20:09 -0700 2009 45101 0006498868 9780006498865 1792 40 4.08 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45101.Mad_Ship 2 0 false Wed Sep 16 09:21:03 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 09:21:39 -0700 2009 45101 0006498868 9780006498865 1792 40 4.08 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45101.Mad_Ship 5 0 false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 19:07:45 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 19:10:13 -0700 2009 45101 0006498868 9780006498865 1792 40 4.08 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45101.Mad_Ship 3 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Jul 05 00:25:13 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 00:25:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=45101