Book description
The second volume in this superb trilogy from the author of The Farseer
trilogy continues the dramatic tale of piracy, serpents, love and magic.
Althea Vestrit has found a new home aboard the liveship Ophelia, but
lives only to reclaim the Vivacia as her rightful inheritance. However,
Vivacia has been captured by the pirate, 'King' Kennit, and is acquiring
a keen bloodlust.
Bingtown becomes embroiled in a violent political upheaval against the
corrupt Jamaillian leader, while the fading fortunes of the Vestrit
family lead Malta deeper into the magical secrets of the mysterious Rain
Wilds Traders.
Beyond Bingtown, enigmatic wood-carver Amber dreams of re-launching the
Paragon, The Mad Ship, despite the history of death and despair that
surrounds him.
Secrets will be revealed - secrets forgotten by sea serpents, hidden by
the disfigured Wild Rain Traders, buried deep in wizardwood coffins -
secrets with startling, dramatic consequences. '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
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
Praise for The Liveship Traders series:
'Even better than the Assassin books. I didn't think that was possible'
George R R Martin
'Hobb is a remarkable storyteller.'
Guardian. 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.
