Book description
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, 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.
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…
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 unforgettable finale to this unique series of epic
fantasy. 'Even better than the Assassin books. I didn't think that was possible'
George R R Martin
'A truly extraordinary saga… the characterizations are consistently
superb, and [Hobb] animates everything with love for and knowledge of
the sea. If Patrick O'Brian were to turn to writing high fantasy, he
might produce something like this.'
BOOKLIST
'A wonderful book, by a writer at the height of her abilities'
J V Jones
'Hobb is a remarkable storyteller.'
Guardian.
'Hobb is one of the great modern fantasy writers… what makes her novels
as addictive as morphine is not just their imaginative brilliance but
the way her characters are compromised and manipulated by politics.'
The Times
Praise for Robin Hobb:
Assassin's Apprentice:
'A gleaming debut'
Publishers Weekly
Assassin's Quest:
'Assassin's Quest achieves a bittersweet, powerful complexity rare in fantasy'
Locus
'Robin Hobb writes achingly well'
SFX Robin Hobb was born in California in 1952 and majored in
Communications at Denver University, Colorado. Assassin's Apprentice was
her first novel, and was followed by the equally successful Royal
Assassin and Assassin's Quest. She lives outside Seattle, Washington.
