I shouldn’t have worried, though, because Hobb managed the many plot lines so well that they easily and seamlessly fit together in a tidy conclusion that left room for fans to hope for more in the other series. Much had occurred in Mad Ship that left me eager to see how things would play out, what would become of the characters, and how would Hobb wrap up the many dangling plot lines. Upon completing the second book of the trilogy, Mad Ship, I immediately wanted to continue with Ship of Destiny. It is a truth so shattering, it may destroy Vivacia and all who love her, including the boy-priest Wintrow Vestrit, whose life already hangs in the balance… (Goodreads) My thoughts:

For her beloved Vivacia will face the most terrible confrontation of all as the secret of the liveships is revealed. Meanwhile, Althea Vestrit, unaware of what has befallen Bingtown and her family, continues her perilous quest to track down and recover her liveship Vivacia from the ruthless pirate Kennit.īold though it is, her scheme may be in vain. In the powerful conclusion to the Liveship Traders trilogy, Robin Hobb weaves the spellbinding story of a once-thriving city on the brink of ruin, a glorious and mythic species on the edge of extinction, and the Vestrit clan, whose destiny is intertwined with both…Īs Bingtown slides toward disaster, clan matriarch Ronica Vestrit, branded a traitor, searches for a way to bring the city’s inhabitants together against the Chalcedean threat. There will be spoilersfor this and the earlier books in the trilogy, as well as the Farseer trilogy. Note: This will be both a review of Ship of Destiny, the last book in the trilogy, and a wrap up of the entire trilogy.

But first, I must wrap up the last book of the Liveship Traders trilogy: Ship of Destiny. We so enjoyed the Liveship Traders series that we’ve decided to plunge into the Tawney Man Trilogy together and see what adventure awaits us there. It was also emotionally heavy, which sometimes slowed my reading to a crawl because I had to take breaks.ĭespite all that, I liked the story and so did my buddy-reader Emily at Embuhlee liest, with whom I’ve been reading Robin Hobb’s books. I enjoyed reading the books, but the pace was slow, burdened down by details of the characters, events, and expansive world in which the story is set. Robin Hobb’s Liveship Traders series was a slog to get through. I’ve been procrastinating on reviewing Ship of Destiny because I have SOOO many thoughts.

This is the reason why I haven’t posted a review in a while.

Ship of destiny