![]() ![]() ![]() But the fate of the ship-and the Vestrits-may ultimately lie in the hands of an outsider: the ruthless buccaneer captain Kennit, who plans to seize power over the Pirate Isles by capturing a liveship and bending it to his will. ![]() For Altheas young nephew, wrenched from his religious studies and forced to serve aboard the ship, the Vivacia is a life sentence. For Althea Vestrit, the ship is her rightful legacy. Now the fortunes of one of Bingtowns oldest families rest on the newly awakened liveship Vivacia. ![]() Martin Bingtown is a hub of exotic trade and home to a merchant nobility famed for its liveships-rare vessels carved from wizardwood, which ripens magically into sentient awareness. Book Synopsis The first novel in Robin Hobbs beloved Liveship Traders Trilogy Even better than the Farseer Trilogy-I didnt think that was possible.-George R. Soon Althea is forced to fight both men to regain the animate, intelligent liveship, her familys most treasured possession. The ruthless pirate Captain Kennit also sees a captured liveship as his key to success. Though expected to inherit her familys newly quickened liveship, Althea Vestrit loses the honor to her scheming brother-in-law, who plans to use it as a slave ship. About the Book Demonstrating world-building finesse, Robin Hobb begins the climatic story of a seafaring clan and its tangled destiny. ![]()
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