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The Liveship Traders

Series · 9 books

By Robin Hobb

Non lontano dai Sei Ducati sorge la città di Borgomago, grande centro di scambi commerciali e patria di una nobiltà mercantile famosa per le navi viventi, rari vascelli ricavati da un legno magico, in grado di sviluppare una forma di autoconsapevolezza. Gli antichi mercanti di Borgomago, le cui ricchezze sono state consumate dalle guerre combattute al Nord e dagli assalti dei pirati al Sud, sono ora sotto la minaccia di una nuova classe di mercanti, arroganti e senza scrupoli. L’unica speranza della famiglia dei Vestrit per tornare alla prosperità è la Vivacia, una nave vivente che allevano da tre generazioni. Dopo la morte del vecchio capitano Vestrit, la Vivacia rappresenta per Althea Vestrit la legittima eredità che ingiustamente le verrà negata e che cercherà di rivendicare a qualunque costo; per Wintrow, il giovane nipote del capitano Vestrit, strappato ai suoi studi religiosi e costretto a servire a bordo della nave, è invece una condanna. Per Kyle Haven, il padre di Wintrow, non è altro che uno strumento per risollevare le sorti della sua famiglia e dimostrare il proprio potere.Intanto, nelle Isole dei Pirati, lo spietato capitano Kennit medita di impadronirsi di una nave vivente e piegarla ai suoi voleri…

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Robin Hobb

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** I am shocked to find that some people think a 2 star 'I liked it' rating is a bad rating. What? I liked it. I LIKED it! That means I read the whole thing, to the last page, in spite of my life raining comets on me. It's a good book that survives the reading process with me. If a book is so-so, it ends up under the bed somewhere, or maybe under a stinky judo bag in the back of the van. So a 2 star from me means,yes, I liked the book, and I'd loan it to a friend and it went everywhere in my jacket pocket or purse until I finished it. A 3 star means that I've ignored friends to finish it and my sink is full of dirty dishes. A 4 star means I'm probably in trouble with my editor for missing a deadline because I was reading this book. But I want you to know . . . I don't finish books I don't like. There's too many good ones out there waiting to be found. Robin Hobb is the author of three well-received fantasy trilogies: The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin’s Apprentice, Royal Assassin, and Assassin’s Quest), The Liveship Traders Trilogy (Ship of Magic, Mad Ship and Ship of Destiny) and the Tawny Man Trilogy (Fool’s Errand, Golden Fool, and Fool’s Fate) Her current work in progress is entitled Shaman’s Crossing. Robin Hobb lives and works in Tacoma, Washington, and has been a professional writer for over 30 years. In addition to writing, her interests include gardening, mushrooming, and beachcombing. She and her husband Fred have three grown children and one teenager, and three grand-children. She also writes as Megan Lindholm, and works under that name have been finalists for the Hugo award, the Nebula Award, and the Endeavor award. She has twice won an Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Readers’ Award.