High heroic fantasy has rarely paid enough attention to ships and sailors the lifeblood after all of trade and survival in a non-technological world. The magic and mayhem continue in this thrilling second instalment of Hobb's new series. Malta Vestrit has freed the last of the real dragons from an underground prison and he is not especially grateful. It is clear that the liveships Vivacia and Paragon were carved from husks which should have hatched dragons that the attractive personalities of the figureheads are only pale shadows of the autonomous beings they might have been. Ship of Destiny the third in The Liveship Traders trilogy involves us further with the efforts of the Vestrit family to reclaim the fortunes which war and piracy have cost them raising interesting questions about the sources of even an attractive family's wealth. The triumphant conclusion to the magnificent Liveship Traders Robin Hobb's books combine heroic adventures by land and sea with a passionate urgency about the morality which underlies her character's deeds. The 'liveships' have distinct personalities and partner with specific people somewhat like Anne McCaffrey's Brain ships and their Brawns though these are trading ships and have full crews. It is also a fantasy adventure with sea serpents pirates and all sorts of magic. Ship of Magic is a sea tale reminiscent of Moby Dick and Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series in its details of shipboard life. Gripping first instalment of a new series from the author of The Farseer .uk ReviewRobin Hobb author of the Farseer trilogy has returned to that world for a new series.
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