d00bery reviewed Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb (The Liveship Traders, #1)
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4 stars
Engaging and nicely written
880 pages
English language
Published Nov. 7, 1999 by HarperCollins.
4 stars
(64 reviews)
Wizardwood, a sentient wood. The most precious commodity in the world. Like many other legendary wares, it comes only from the Rain River Wilds.
But how can one trade with the Rain Wilders, when only a liveship fashioned from wizardwood can negotiate the perilous waters of the Rain River? Rare and valuable a liveship will quicken only when three members, from successive generations, have died on board. The liveship Vivacia is about to undergo her quickening as Althea Vestrit’s father is carried on deck in his death-throes. Althea waits for the ship that she loves more than anything else in the world to awaken. Only to discover that the Vivacia has been signed away in her father’s will to her brutal brother-in-law, Kyle Haven...
Others plot to win or steal a liveship. The Paragon, known by many as the Pariah, went mad, turned turtle, and drowned his crew. Now he …
Wizardwood, a sentient wood. The most precious commodity in the world. Like many other legendary wares, it comes only from the Rain River Wilds.
But how can one trade with the Rain Wilders, when only a liveship fashioned from wizardwood can negotiate the perilous waters of the Rain River? Rare and valuable a liveship will quicken only when three members, from successive generations, have died on board. The liveship Vivacia is about to undergo her quickening as Althea Vestrit’s father is carried on deck in his death-throes. Althea waits for the ship that she loves more than anything else in the world to awaken. Only to discover that the Vivacia has been signed away in her father’s will to her brutal brother-in-law, Kyle Haven...
Others plot to win or steal a liveship. The Paragon, known by many as the Pariah, went mad, turned turtle, and drowned his crew. Now he lies blind, lonely, and broken on a deserted beach. But greedy men have designs to restore him, to sail the waters of the Rain Wild River once more.
Cover illustration by John Howe
Arturo Urbanos reviewed Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb (The Liveship Traders, #1)
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3 stars
Tengo OPINIONES con este libro. O sea, me ha gustado en general pero es denso y admito que he tenido que leer en diagonal parte de unas cuantas descripciones. La verdad es que es un libro lento y una primera entrega de saga más bien introductoria y algo tediosa, por lo que hay que tener paciencia leyendo (aunque tampoco ha ayudado que hasta casi la mitad no tenía demasiado interés por la mayoría de historias dentro del mar de personajes que hay en este libro). Eso sí, después sí que he estado más enganchado por ciertas cosas que ocurren y ciertos personajes.
El mundo que plantea no está mal, aunque tiene sus cosas. Me ha gustado mucho el planteamiento de las nao redivivas y el tronconjuro, pero el de las serpientes no tanto, aunque entiendo que cobrará más importancia de cara a los siguientes libros y me parecerá menos metido …
Tengo OPINIONES con este libro. O sea, me ha gustado en general pero es denso y admito que he tenido que leer en diagonal parte de unas cuantas descripciones. La verdad es que es un libro lento y una primera entrega de saga más bien introductoria y algo tediosa, por lo que hay que tener paciencia leyendo (aunque tampoco ha ayudado que hasta casi la mitad no tenía demasiado interés por la mayoría de historias dentro del mar de personajes que hay en este libro). Eso sí, después sí que he estado más enganchado por ciertas cosas que ocurren y ciertos personajes.
El mundo que plantea no está mal, aunque tiene sus cosas. Me ha gustado mucho el planteamiento de las nao redivivas y el tronconjuro, pero el de las serpientes no tanto, aunque entiendo que cobrará más importancia de cara a los siguientes libros y me parecerá menos metido porque sí. En cuanto a los personajes me ha gustado más y si sigo con la saga será gracias a un par de ellos, pero de momento no tengo claro lo de hacerlo en un futuro cercano
Steen Christiansen reviewed Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb (The Liveship Traders, #1)
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5 stars
Excellent beginning of a new trilogy.
Angrboda reviewed Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb (The Liveship Traders, #1)
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4 stars
I liked this a lot better than the first Farseer trilogy. I have rather mixed feelings about that one. This one, rather than follow one individual as primary protagonist, we've got several. This is much to my relief as otherwise I feared that the primary protagonist would be Kennit, and I totally couldn't have finished the book if it was. He irritates me. So much. Probably even more than Kyle and Malta because for those two there's the hope of them getting some sort of come-uppance, but Kennit? And his annoying girlfriend? Not so much. Any come-uppance just wouldn't resister as such with him and so it wouldn't really work. I can find her annoying even as I recognise the relationship as totally abusive right?
Sir Diesalot reviewed Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
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The setting was interesting, but I started this book while I was reading [b:World Without End|5064|World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)|Ken Follett|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1509545511s/5064.jpg|2845518], and I just couldn't get motivated to read during that time.
I'll try this book again some other time.
Fred reviewed Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb (The Liveship Traders, #1)
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5 stars
Another awesome book by Robin. I can't even begin to try to summarize this book. Suffice to say it's bigger than The Farseer Trilogy. It's very nautical and there are many points of view. The world building and character development is brilliant as usual.
Did I mention there are serpents? Lots and lots of serpents.
Another awesome book by Robin. I can't even begin to try to summarize this book. Suffice to say it's bigger than The Farseer Trilogy. It's very nautical and there are many points of view. The world building and character development is brilliant as usual.
Did I mention there are serpents? Lots and lots of serpents.
Did I mention there are serpents? Lots and lots of serpents.
Xavier Roy reviewed Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb (The Liveship Traders, #1)
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3 stars
This series had been on my radar ever since I read the Tawny Man trilogy and the first book has been a great read.
