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Ship of Destiny

The Liveship Traders, Book 3

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Ship of Destiny

By: Robin Hobb
Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
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The triumphant conclusion to the magnificent Liveship Traders series.

The dragon, Tintaglia, has been released from her wizardwood coffin, only to find that the glories of her kingdom have passed into ancient memory.

Meanwhile, Malta Vestrit navigates the acid flow of the Rain Wild River in a decomposing boat, accompanied by the Satrap Cosgo and his Companion Kekki. Against hope, a ship appears in the alien waters, but does it mean rescue, or a further nightmare, for Malta?

In ruined Bingtown, the citizens are at war, against the Chalcedean mercenaries besieging the harbour, and also among themselves. If the city is to survive, Ronica Vestrit must unite all its peoples – both Trader and Tattooed – and liberate the city once and for all; but Companion Serilla has a different agenda, and is seeking to establish her own power base.

Althea and Brashen are finally at sea together, sailing the liveship Paragon into pirate waters in a last-ditch effort to rescue the Vestrit family liveship, Vivacia, stolen by the Pirate king, Kennit; but there is mutiny brewing in their rag-tag crew; and in the mind of the mad ship itself…

Wintrow has liberated She Who Remembers and she can at last fulfil her ancient purpose, but in doing so he has been terribly injured. If Wintrow dies, Kennit fears that Vivacia will lose her fragile sanity: a loss that will also threaten his dreams of power and glory. So he strikes a deal with the ship. And soon the waters around the Vivacia are seething with giant serpents, following the liveship as it sails to its destiny.

Majestic and sweeping, Ship of Destiny concludes the tale of the Vestrit family and their part in the history of The Liveship Traders with a soaring and triumphant finale to this unique series of epic fantasy.

©2012 Robin Hobb (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Dragons & Mythical Creatures Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Military Transportation Royalty Dragons Pirate

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Excellent story - worth persevering

In other reviews of books in this trilogy I've said that I have difficulty enjoying this narrator however in this final book I was able to enjoy the story without noticing her style. Probably I've gotten used to her. I would still recommend this trilogy though as it is a great part of the overall story.

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Incredible story, narrated poorly

This needs to be recorded again with a different narrator. Characters change accents, there are many errors with emphasis on wrong words because the narrator hasn’t understood the line, and it’s terribly inconsistent.
Which is especially tragic because the content itself is some of the best fantasy writing I’ve ever experienced. A beautiful story and Robin has totally fixed the pacing issues that were my only complaint about her prior Farseer trilogy (which is read by a much more competent narrator ).

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Good Read/Listen

If you’re this far into the series than you’ve got to like it! Although I noticed that about 13:28 minutes into Chapter 19, there is a glitch in the reading and it cuts out briefly

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Phenomenal character crafting and interwoven plotlines

Robin Hobb’s writing has developed greatly from the farseer trilogy. Initially I was apprehensive at the pacing and style of the first book of the liveship traders trilogy, but WOW, I was impressed beyond my expectations. It all came together beautifully in this thoroughly engaging read of Ship of Destiny. Rich characters with worthy motivations and many arcs I’m keen to hear more about in the stories that follow!

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in-depth and intricate story

such a good story to listen too
so many characters weave in and out of each other and the way that fate plays a role is awesome. haven't finished it yet but one hell of a story so far

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terrible narrator, pacing problems, otherwise grea

narrator worst I've ever heard
a very good story - love the strong female characters and the subtropical setting (not common in fantasy)

pacing issues with the story at times it drags

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Magestic

This book concludes the trilogy beautifully. I cannot recommend it more highly. It’s just magic!

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Brilliant

Robin Hobb is a masterful writer and this is an excellent conclusion to the trilogy

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Another high quality Hobb

Robin Hobb can do no wrong, another sensational series that I've read multiple times.

The narrator does an excellent job bringing the characters to life and is an engaging reader.

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Awesome book, terrible narration

The story in this series kept me going but Anne Flosnik's voice was so grating. And she should definitely never, ever sing.

However. The story itself is brilliant, and the characters are realistic and well rounded.

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