false<![CDATA[Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3)]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255678815m/45102.jpg451029Robin Hobb concludes her nautical fantasy epic with <I>Ship of Destiny</I>, set in the world of her Farseer series. It lives up to its predecessors, <I>Ship of Magic</I> and <I>Mad Ship</I> in every way: the characters continue to develop, the plot moves swiftly, and the setting is vividly realized.<p> Again, three generations of Vestrit women are at the heart of the story. Ronica, the matriarch, stands alone against accusations that her family is responsible for the chaos that has overtaken Bingtown. She fights to uncover treachery and maintain the Trader's Council. Her daughter, Althea, sails on the disturbed liveship Paragon, hunting for Vivacia, the Vestrit's liveship, now the flagship of a pirate fleet under Kennit, who is both ruthless and compassionate. Her granddaughter, Malta, has disappeared following an earthquake in the ancient treasure city by the Rain Wild River. Her fiancé, Reyn, and her brother, Selden, are trapped while seeking her. They are rescued by the dragon Tintaglia, whom they helped liberate. Reyn asks Tintaglia's aid in finding Malta, but Tintaglia has her own urgent mission to accomplish, one which will change everything. Hobb weaves these plot threads into an exciting and satisfying conclusion. This is an original trilogy well worth reading! <I>--Nona Vero</I>2501194book2000Ship of Destinytotal:1908|5:743|4:720|3:351|2:74|1:20|1908781623825833falsetrueThu Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2004Wed Jun 04 13:11:36 -0700 2008Thu Jun 05 02:18:42 -0700 2008
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41falsefalseMon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009Thu Jan 08 11:55:53 -0800 2009Fri Jan 16 13:11:23 -0800 2009 Great ending to this trilogy, and I was so involved with the characters that I real...more...]]>
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This was constantly shifting focus from one person to the next. You would just be getting into the story of Malta, a young girl, and then the story would suddenly shift to Wintrow, a young boy on the other side...more...]]>
40falsefalseSat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009Fri Jun 19 16:25:10 -0700 2009Fri Jul 03 19:12:58 -0700 2009 I only have a couple complaints. The first is Malta. I don't think I buy that the Malta from the first book and the Malta from the third book are the same person. I know it's supp...more...]]>
50falsefalseSun Apr 05 01:58:08 -0700 2009Tue Apr 07 13:58:44 -0700 2009 I have seen this series get lots of compar...more...]]>
20falsefalseTue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009Tue May 19 07:42:44 -0700 2009Tue Jul 14 13:49:17 -0700 2009 I think the biggest problem with this series is that there are too many characters doing...more...]]>
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Ship of Magic and Mad Ship, but I just couldn't get into this one as much as I have Hobb's other books. Ordinarily, I would've called her multiple separate-but-connected plot lines a plus, but this time it seemed like too much was going on that didn't coher...more...]]>
50falsefalseTue Mar 31 06:21:00 -0700 2009Tue Mar 31 06:21:02 -0700 2009 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...]]>
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50falsefalseMon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009Fri Apr 10 23:53:21 -0700 2009Sun Nov 08 19:30:24 -0800 2009 Ship of Destiny finishes up the second of Hobb's three trilogies that started with the Assassin trilogy, and pulls together a ...more...]]>
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It was a re-read after 7 years since the first time I read it and before I read Tawny Man Trilogy.
No regrets about re-reading Farseer and Liveship Traders trilogies (although it took me almost 3 months to re-read 6 books). Brilliant...more...]]>
50falsefalseWed Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008Mon Mar 03 07:38:10 -0800 2008Wed Jun 04 12:19:30 -0700 2008 Robin Hobb never disappoints. The characters are multi-faceted. They learn from their experiences and their mistakes. The way the characters interact with one another is...more...]]>
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