Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, Book 2)
by Robin Hobbpublished
March 6th 2000
(first published 1999)
by Voyager
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Mass Market Paperback, 901 pages
isbn
0006498868
(isbn13: 9780006498865)
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Robin Hobb returns to the sea with Mad Ship, the second book in a projected trilogy set in the same world as her famed Farseer series. M...more
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Read in January, 2005
A solid continuation of the trilogy. Hobbs' strength as a writer is her ability to create complex political and social structures which are just different enough to be intriguing. Her characterisation is certainly strong; yet I never found myself as wrapped up in the characters she depicted here, as strongly drawn as Kennit and the others are, as I did with the Farseer Trilogy. Perhaps it does feel a little too much like a side-trip from the 'main' books, so to speak, since there are definite hi...more
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A surprising twist to the Farseer & Tawny Man books, the Liveship Traders present their own fantastic crew with all the usual characteristics of Robin Hobb's writing. Fantastic characters, all with their own separate plots that are being pulled together by one massive underlying feature that will shock and amaze you. From Wintrow, to Malta to Athena, to Kennit, to Kyle you will love and hate every one of them for their beauty as stand alone characters and fantastic sense of realty.
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Read in February, 2005
Captain Kennett is one of the most interesting ethical figures I've ever encountered in fiction. He embodies the consequentialist principle that intentions do not matter. Kennett's actions are motivated by the most self-serving, petty, revolting ambitions, but the consequences of his actions are almost universally saintly. If we did not have access to Kennett's inner monologue, we should think him a crusading superhero.
Great fantasy, this!
Great fantasy, this!
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The assassin, liveship traders, and tawny many series together form one of the most captivating stories I've read. Although the first two series are quite slow in starting (I mean slow) they pick up to a point where you can't put them down. The character development is beyond match.
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