![]() ![]() The first two books have laid out many obstacles and conflicts. But her chief virtue is that she delineates character extremely well.”-InterzoneFrom the Paperback edition. plotting is complex but tightly controlled, and her descriptive powers match her excellent visual imagination. one of the finest fantasy sagas to bridge the millennium.”-Publishers Weekly “Rich, complex. The characterizations are consistently superb, and animates everything with love for and knowledge of the sea.”-Booklist “A major work of high fantasy, reading like a cross between Tolkien and Patrick O’Brian. Robin Hobb’s books are diamonds in a sea of zircons.”-George R. Praise for Robin Hobb and the Liveship Traders Trilogy “Fantasy as it ought to be written. ![]() It is a truth so shattering, it may destroy the Vivacia and all who love her, including Althea’s nephew, whose life already hangs in the balance. For her beloved Vivacia will face the most terrible confrontation of all as the secret of the liveships is revealed. ![]() Bold though it is, Althea’s scheme may be in vain. Meanwhile, Althea Vestrit, unaware of what has befallen Bingtown and her family, continues her perilous quest to track down and recover her liveship, the Vivacia, from the ruthless pirate Kennit. Published by Random House Publishing Group on December 30, 2003Īs Bingtown slides toward disaster, clan matriarch Ronica Vestrit, branded a traitor, searches for a way to bring the city’s inhabitants together against a momentous threat. ![]()
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