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Ship of Destiny

Ship of Destiny

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  • Author：Robin Hobb
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Summary

The triumphant conclusion to the magnificent Liveship Traders series。

The dragon， Tintaglia， released from her wizardwood coffin， flies high over the Rain Wild River。 Below her， Reyn and Selden have been left to drown， while Malta and the Satrap attempt to navigate the acid flow of the river in a decomposing boat。

Althea and Brashen are sailing the liveship Paragon into pirate waters in a last-ditch attempt to rescue the Vestrit family liveship， Vivacia， who was stolen by the pirate king， Kennit; but there is mutiny brewing amongst their ragtag crew， and in the mind of the mad ship itself。

And all the while the waters around the Vivacia are seething with giant serpents， following the liveship as she sails to her destiny 。 。 。

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Reviews

Micah Hall ，

4/5And so ends my journey of the second trilogy in the Realm of the Elderlings series by one Robin Hobb。。。 And I'm conflicted because it was a very good series venturing into greatness。I feel this trilogy stands above most other fantasy out there but it just didn't maintain greatness throughout to be considered an all-timer for me like The Farseer trilogy was。 This series and in particular this book has moments of extreme highs that are brought down by some moments of poor pacing or boring plot 4/5And so ends my journey of the second trilogy in the Realm of the Elderlings series by one Robin Hobb。。。 And I'm conflicted because it was a very good series venturing into greatness。I feel this trilogy stands above most other fantasy out there but it just didn't maintain greatness throughout to be considered an all-timer for me like The Farseer trilogy was。 This series and in particular this book has moments of extreme highs that are brought down by some moments of poor pacing or boring plot points。 While I don't mind a slower pace at times， the slow points in this one just seemed unnecessary or repetitive bringing down my enjoyment。So far I feel I'm coming off as being quite negative when in fact I had a great time with the series and consider the characters in the story to be among some of the best I've encountered。 Robin Hobb is known for expertise in character development and every character in this series grows and changes while also remaining true to their core being。 The world is an interesting one， at times I hemmed and hawed at the serpent/dragon plot， but by the end I was won over。I will say that the last 150 pages or so were some of the most satisfying I've read and the ending certainly lands well。 。。。more

vanessa ，

i'm so glad i got the chance to meet so many amazing characters and learn more about this fascinating world！ thank you， robin hobb。 you're definitely my new favorite author。 i'm so glad i got the chance to meet so many amazing characters and learn more about this fascinating world！ thank you， robin hobb。 you're definitely my new favorite author。 。。。more

Shai-Hulud ，

The final book in the Liveship Traders Trilogy offers a mor than satisfying conclusion to the whole series which include huge consequences for the Realm of the Elderlings as a whole。 Robin Hobb delivers an epic and personal tale I won’t forget。Ship Of Destiny takes place right after the event of The Mad Ship。 Bingtown lies in ashes and is devasted by a civil war and outsiders。 A Dragon once again roams the sky of the world and sea serpents are still trying to migrate。 From this point on the stor The final book in the Liveship Traders Trilogy offers a mor than satisfying conclusion to the whole series which include huge consequences for the Realm of the Elderlings as a whole。 Robin Hobb delivers an epic and personal tale I won’t forget。Ship Of Destiny takes place right after the event of The Mad Ship。 Bingtown lies in ashes and is devasted by a civil war and outsiders。 A Dragon once again roams the sky of the world and sea serpents are still trying to migrate。 From this point on the story of Ship of Destiny starts to unfold and we follow our characters and how they impact each of the situations。Once again Robin Hobb’s character work drives the reader to read on。 Besides her prose her characters are just the defining characteristic of her stories and it is plain as day in the Liveship Traders trilogy。 It is just such a joy to see how the characters struggle， fail， succeed and how their actions influence the larger world。 Each character or more precise character group is deeply intertwined with the overarching story and conflicts and to see them converge in Ship of Destiny is truly magnificent。 Besides maybe Serilla I do not think this book has any character that is even mediocre。 Every character is truly spectacular in his/her own way。 Standouts for me are Malta， Wintrow and Kennit。 Looking back at it I would never have thought I would like Malta。 Her coming-of-age tale from a spoiled brat to a strong-willed woman who is capable of carving out her own destiny was truly a joy to read。 Kennit continues to be such an interesting character because of his nature。 He is selfish and down-right despicable at times but the amount of good and impact he has on the world because of his selfish motivation is always fascinating。 For spoiler reason I don’t want to get to deep in Wintrow but his arc was one of the best of the entire book。 Of course， Team Paragon was amazing as well。Another aspect of Ship of Destiny I enjoyed in particular was the amount of world building。 We get so much backstory on Dragons， Elderlings and their magic it is staggering。 So many questions which were left unanswered in the Farseer trilogy got addressed here and it is always interesting to read because you uncover the bits and pieces with the characters and not through long info dump sessions。When it comes to bad aspects of the book I don’t really know where to begin besides Serilla。 She was the only aspect of the book I didn’t really like that much。 Although she feels more like a character this time around， I can’t shake the feeling that she is just a piece for the story， and I didn’t really care that much about her。 The other “bad” I mention will be once again Robin Hobb’s pacing。 I mention it not for me but for other people because I think her slow approach serves her really well， but I can understand some readers who could be bothered by it。 But if you read this far and survived the infamous Assassin’s Quest I think you won’t mind as well。At the end of my Mad Ship review I mentioned that Lord of the Rings is the only trilogy I ever gave 5 stars on all books and I was wondering if Robin Hobb would be able to follow suit。 Well， she wrote an amazing book once again and stuck the landing so in my mind Ship Of Destiny and Liveship Traders as a whole deserve to get the same rating as well。 I feel like déjà vu。 At the end of Farseer I was sad to see Fitz and the gang go， now I feel the same which is a good thing。 But there is nothing sweeter than a homecoming and Fitz and Nighteyes are already waiting for me in the Tawny Man trilogy and after Liveship my expectations are even higher than before！ 。。。more

Jaeden Palanog ，

I like how the main characters met each other， I love the plot and everything about this book。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Katie ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Too much easy sexual violence。 Made me want to learn more about Amber。

Rishendra Chauhan ，

4。75/5 ⭐Never got bored while reading this one。 Never。

Arybo ✨ ，

This was painful。

Stephanie ，

Amazing book， the author captivates my imagination and I never feel like I am left wanting as the trilogy has it all

Jolien ，

I have so many thoughts to share。 Perhaps not at 1am though because man， I need sleep

Crystal Castillo ，

（4。5）

Mel Lenore ，

7。29 on CAWPILEWhile I've enjoyed all the liveship books， I never did fully connect with any of the characters。 Hobb's writing is still as beautiful as ever and her character work is great in development， but I just never cared who lived died， etc。 7。29 on CAWPILEWhile I've enjoyed all the liveship books， I never did fully connect with any of the characters。 Hobb's writing is still as beautiful as ever and her character work is great in development， but I just never cared who lived died， etc。 。。。more

Chainaze ，

Done！ I’m mad at Hobb for what she has done to a character。

Sima ，

Good ending to a good series。

Táranis ，

Un final magistral para una trilogía magistral。 No lo vi desde el principio pero ahora no me queda ninguna duda。 Me va a costar un poco recuperarme de la tormenta emocional provocada por Kennit a lo largo de toda la trilogía。 Por qué demonios tuvo Robin Hobb que escribir tan bien al villano de estos libros， me pregunto 😆

Megan ，

Mixed feelings。 I really enjoyed the first two books of this series but this one fell short for me。 I struggled with the serpent chapters and did not understand why Serilla was even given a POV。 The constant political discussion were incredibly boring。 Needless to say， I’m not unhappy with how/where everyone ended up。

Kina ，

Wow。 When people say that Robin Hobb writes character driven stories， they mean it x1000。

Kate Watts ，

Fantastic。 This trilogy truly surprised me as I didn't think pirates were my thing， but these were beautiful。 Fantastic。 This trilogy truly surprised me as I didn't think pirates were my thing， but these were beautiful。 。。。more

La-Keya ，

Love me some Robin hobb

X Kaylz X ，

That is how you end a book。 I would give this more then 5* if I could。 I loved it。 The serpents， the dragon， the ships and the characters were all connected to each other beautifully。 Paragon has the best arch in this trilogy but Malta and Kennits come close but for very different reasons。

Jake Bishop ，

So so so brilliant。 This series absolutely shattered my expectations。9。9/10 for a total series score of 29。6/30

Pranav Prabhu ，

9。4/10Ship of Destiny was a brilliant conclusion to the Liveship Traders Trilogy， with the characters being at the forefront as usual。 All the characters ended their arcs and the myriad plotlines were wrapped up in a satisfactory way。 All the different plotlines intersected and converged， the foreshadowing and set-up in the previous books had excellent payoff with the multiple revelations and conclusions in this book。One character that surprised me with how much I enjoyed reading her sections wa 9。4/10Ship of Destiny was a brilliant conclusion to the Liveship Traders Trilogy， with the characters being at the forefront as usual。 All the characters ended their arcs and the myriad plotlines were wrapped up in a satisfactory way。 All the different plotlines intersected and converged， the foreshadowing and set-up in the previous books had excellent payoff with the multiple revelations and conclusions in this book。One character that surprised me with how much I enjoyed reading her sections was Malta。 Her arc throughout the series has been incredible， with how much she has changed and matured from an annoying， ruthless， uncaring girl into a sharp and savvy person able to adapt to any situations she finds herself in。 Althea， along with Brashen， are two of my favourite characters in the series， and although some of their sections were occasionally painful and sickening to read， I enjoyed how their journeys ended。 Kennit is another interesting character， I despise him for his callous， dispassionate manipulation of people， twisting their beliefs in others as well as themselves for his own personal advantages， and yet find him fascinating to read about。 The other perspectives were， as usual， enjoyable to read， I am yet to find a Hobb book where I dread a PoV because I find them boring。My favourite perspective character in this book was definitely the liveship Paragon。 His wild mood swings， mutterings， and hidden past give him an air of mystery that has slowly been unraveled through the series， and we finally get all the explanations and revelations， like pieces fitting together to complete a brilliant puzzle。 The serpent PoVs were also rich with lore and explanations about the origins of the magic， liveships， and the history of the world in general。 Amber was also a character that I always delighted in reading， and she played a more significant role in this story。 This book had a lot of politics， as we followed characters on struggling to gain a political foothold in the rising tensions and conflict between Bingtown， the pirates， Jamaillia City， and the Chalced States。 The political maneuvering was always intriguing， and never slowed down the story to a point where I felt bored。This was also the book where the themes espoused in the previous two came to the forefront， of change and the problems that arise from sudden upheavals of society， and cycles of abuse through generations。 When the social hierarchy and decision makers of a settlement are suddenly thrown into disarray， the way different groups of people that were previously unheeded and not given power， and the power-hungry respond were deeply explored， with the focus on healing old wounds rather than fueling the same hatred and prejudice。 The book also explores how pain and wounds are passed down through generations， with cycles of abuse and the victims turning out to be like their abusers since they cannot fathom how not to， or try and fail in breaking the cycle。 I felt this was handled exceptionally well， though it resulted in scenes that were quite sickening to read。Overall， a wonderful conclusion to one of my favourite trilogies that had vivid characters and a much more structured and deep plot and worldbuilding compared the previous trilogy。 。。。more

Chhavi ，

So good！ Damnation， I'm going to have to at least skim the Farseer trilogy and the Tawny Man trilogy before I read the Dragon series now。 So good！ Damnation， I'm going to have to at least skim the Farseer trilogy and the Tawny Man trilogy before I read the Dragon series now。 。。。more

S。K。 Wee ，

Liveship Traders TrilogySince this was a re-read of books I read nearly twenty years ago， I decided to review the three books together。 The first volume， Ship of Magic， I would rate at four stars。 After finishing the Farseer trilogy， it took me a good third of the book for it to catch hold of my interest。 I’m sure a good part of that was Fitz withdrawal， but I wanted more sparks in the beginning to draw me into all the new characters。 The second third did just that and I was well and truly hooke Liveship Traders TrilogySince this was a re-read of books I read nearly twenty years ago， I decided to review the three books together。 The first volume， Ship of Magic， I would rate at four stars。 After finishing the Farseer trilogy， it took me a good third of the book for it to catch hold of my interest。 I’m sure a good part of that was Fitz withdrawal， but I wanted more sparks in the beginning to draw me into all the new characters。 The second third did just that and I was well and truly hooked into both the characters and plotline。The second volume， The Mad Ship， would get five stars from me。 Well—Paragon！ How someone could create a ship personality with such depth is well beyond me。 I love all chapters dealing with Paragon。 There are so many other great characters as well， Amber， Kennit， Malta to name a few of my favorites。 None are completely good or evil， so much gray， which is fantastic。 I love how Kennit wants to be such an evil tyrant but so many of his deeds end up helping people instead of harming them。One element which brought my enjoyment down a notch was all the political maneuvering in Bingtown between old and new traders， along with the other factions。 It was interesting， to a point， but I think if it had been streamlined a bit more I wouldn’t have gotten bored with the details。 I found myself skimming much of that debate after a while。The major plotlines were absolutely brilliant， in my opinion。 The history of serpents and dragons along with all the Rain Wild details were so well done。 After finishing the trilogy with Ship of Destiny， I still want more。 It’s time to leave Bingtown and the Pirate Isles behind and head back to the Six Duchies to see how Fitz is doing。 Highly recommend this entire set of stories。 。。。more

Diana ，

Een heel goed laatste boek van deze serie，waarin alle verhaal lijnen een einde krijgen

Maria Treldal ，

This is my review for all three books in the series。Wow！What a refreshing fantasy story。 By the end of the of the third book i had come to love （nearly） all of the pov characters。 I think it speaks in favor of Hobb's amazing writing skills that she managed to turn （view spoiler）[ Malta （hide spoiler）]， the most annoying and hateable little piece of shit， into my absolute favorite character by the end。 THE CHARACTER DEVOLOPMENT。 Even the villain， （while very villainous） was extremely interesting This is my review for all three books in the series。Wow！What a refreshing fantasy story。 By the end of the of the third book i had come to love （nearly） all of the pov characters。 I think it speaks in favor of Hobb's amazing writing skills that she managed to turn （view spoiler）[ Malta （hide spoiler）]， the most annoying and hateable little piece of shit， into my absolute favorite character by the end。 THE CHARACTER DEVOLOPMENT。 Even the villain， （while very villainous） was extremely interesting and multidimentional， that even though i hated him i still somehow couldn't help but root for him？But lets get to the characters as thats what i loved the most about the books （especially the female characters）The humans Althea: 9/10。 I loved and rooted for Althea since the very first chapter。 While a bit immature in the beginning her development is just perfect and i thing i was even more enraged than she was in the first book （fuck Kyle）Brascen: 9/10。 I don't think i have ever been more in love with a fictional man before in my life。Wintrow: 10/10。 It took me some time to warm up to Wintrow as i felt he was a bit whiny。 But ahem。。。 Then it became Fitzchivalry all over again and i just wanted to hold him and protect him。Malta: 100/10。 THIS FUCKING GIRL！！！ （can't say much because spoilers）Reyn: 9/10。 Perfect for Malta， but also very interesting on his own。 I love his brainy and witty personality。Ronica: 10/10 the most badass grandma ever！Keffria: 10/10 the most badass mother ever！ （with the best character developement）Kennit: 8/10。 Great villain。 I felt like the book wanted me to feel more sorry for him than i actually did though。Etta: 9/10。 Started out thinking she was shallow and didn't understand her at all。 But then it all made sense and my love for her grew and grew。 What a badass。Serilla: 7/10。 Great character。 Wish we saw more of her。Selden: 7/10。 Great character but only really stepped into the spotlight in book three。Kyle: 10/10。 THE MOST HATEABLE CHARACTER EVER。 But superbly written。 I think everyone knows a Kyle。 。。。more

Sarinda Wijetunge ，

Incredible。 So beautifully written。 Such emotions drawn out for each of the characters。 Wonderful and harrowing events mixed together， all provided huge impact。 The character progression has been a rollercoaster and unpredictable。 One of the best fantasy trilogies I’ve read。

Fernanda ，

três estrelasessa trilogia precisa de uns trigger warnings no começo， principalmente esse livropor mais que eu ame o paragon e todo o desenvolvimento dele não gostei como a robin hobb tratou certas coisas （view spoiler）[certas coisas sendo introduzir a serilla e fazer ela ser estuprada pela ordem do satrap apenas para que ela fique com medo do roed carn （chutei o nome dele）， totalmente desnecessário， principalmente já que a serilla quase nem aparece nos livros e daí temos a althea， com aquela ce três estrelasessa trilogia precisa de uns trigger warnings no começo， principalmente esse livropor mais que eu ame o paragon e todo o desenvolvimento dele não gostei como a robin hobb tratou certas coisas （view spoiler）[certas coisas sendo introduzir a serilla e fazer ela ser estuprada pela ordem do satrap apenas para que ela fique com medo do roed carn （chutei o nome dele）， totalmente desnecessário， principalmente já que a serilla quase nem aparece nos livros e daí temos a althea， com aquela cena explícita e ao menos com ela teve um pouco de análise de trauma mas não é explorado e logo no fim a dor é magicamente retirada pelo paragon pq aparentemente a dor não era dela， mas que ótima forma de invalidar ein robin hobb， paragon tira a dor dela e PUFF tudo está ok， é só uma memória do passado， e todo esse negócio de a dor não ser dela， do igrot pro kennit e do kennit pra althea， isso invalida tanto o que aconteceu com o kennit como com a althea， a dor dela não é de outra pessoa！！ e no final é só isso que a althea fica no final， nenhuma outra coisa é explorada， não vemos a resolução dela com a vivácia， simplesmente se parte sem mais nem menos ou o fato que ninguem acredita na althea， NÃO ACHE QUE EU ESQUECI WINTROW， só acreditou pq a etta acreditou， foi tudo tão UGH （hide spoiler）]o final foi bem anticlimático até， senti muito meh com tudo， sei lá， pra variar eu me conectai com um personagem secundário que deu a entender que é o principal mas não é tratado como o principal pelo livro então eu fico， podia ser melhore o kennit tbm， que final MEH， o kennit é tão interessante， tanta coisa pra explorar mas a robin hobb resolve ignorar issofinalizando， paragon 4EVER 。。。more

Casey ，

4。5 Overall！ This series was AMAZING

Jill DeVito ，

These comments pertain to the whole Liveship Traders trilogy。I followed the author's advice （as posted in online discussions） and resisted the temptation to skip from the Farseer trilogy to the Tawny Man trilogy。 Having just finished the latter， I recommend doing the same。 The Liveship books contain key details that enrich the context for the Tawny Man story， giving myself as the reader a depth of perspective that I would have otherwise lacked， to fully appreciate the significance of the events， These comments pertain to the whole Liveship Traders trilogy。I followed the author's advice （as posted in online discussions） and resisted the temptation to skip from the Farseer trilogy to the Tawny Man trilogy。 Having just finished the latter， I recommend doing the same。 The Liveship books contain key details that enrich the context for the Tawny Man story， giving myself as the reader a depth of perspective that I would have otherwise lacked， to fully appreciate the significance of the events， perspectives， and revelations at the heart of the third trilogy。 In the true spirit of the Robin Hobb universe， where everything that is good and true is built upon the sharp-edged knowledge that comes only from fully lived experience。。。 short cuts are inadvisable。 They just don't lead to quite the same place as the full journey。Apart from that， the Liveship Traders trilogy is a gripping story of its own， with characters who grow and change like real people， rising to meet impossible challenges in separate storylines that clearly cannot stay separate forever。 By the time these threads tangle， the reader is fully invested in each one， and the whole becomes more than the sum of its parts。Another reviewer I came across online called Liveship "morally complex。" It is that， for sure。 But to this reader， psychology is more interesting than morality。。。 and there is plenty of substance there as well。A note about my personal rating system: I would give a book that I thoroughly enjoyed three stars， and I use the five star rating VERY sparingly。 。。。more

Toomas Tuul ，

Diving deeper into the realm of the elderlings， one can only admire the world Robin Hobb has created。 It feels more and more like this world is indeed out there， hidden from the unimaginative eyes of modern people。 But Hobb has found a code， a key to bring new life into this everlasting parallel realm。 Thank you。

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