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The Mad Ship (1999)

by Robin Hobb

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The concepts in this trilogy are lovely. It could have been good, if it was well executed. But even knowing where it's going and why, I found even rereading these books like wading through treacle. I've posted my full analysis of why on the last book. ( )
  shanaqui | Apr 9, 2013 |
This is very much a continuation of the earlier Ship of Magic. We delve deeper into the society and politics of the Bingtown traders, their mysterious allies, the Rain Wild Traders, and learn a great deal more about how the magical liveships came to be.
I loved the Paragon sections of the book. There's something about misfits, underdogs, and the damaged.
In this 2nd book and my opinion of Robin Hobb as a brilliant writer just got stronger.

Very Very RECOMMENDED !! ( )
  yahalomi65 | Mar 2, 2013 |
Loved the first book. Loved the writing and the characters in both books. In this book I thought there was too much time spent on the serpents, and the whole dragon thing just does nothing for me. Not interested, not believable (in this fantasy context). It also seemed to become a predictable soap opera.

I really liked the characters from the first book, but the new characters (Satrap and his court) were rather boring an cliched. I am also getting tired of the Pirate King and the gang aboard the Vivicia. I really like Althea and Malta's stories and would prefer to spend more time with them.

Will still keep reading but would rather have more exploration of the characters than the obvious action/adventure ending coming up. ( )
  FicusFan | Feb 6, 2013 |
Pochi autori hanno la capacità di far immergere il lettore in un altro mondo come Robin Hobb. Di più: di far immergere il lettore nel proprio mondo senza disorientarlo o intrappolarlo in trame complesse da seguire (in questo senso mi riferisco al monumentale Erikson, i cui libri per quanto stupendi richiedono un notevole dispendio di energia mentale). Le sensazioni provocate da questa trilogia dei liveship traders sono ancora più forti di quelle della farseer trilogy. Il modo in cui la Hobb costruisce un'intera etnografia variegata e pulsante di vita è degna di Ursula Le Guin e Frank Herbert. Questa trilogia è quanto di meglio scritto sul tema marinaresco nel fantasy.
Certo è stata flagellata dapprima da un'assurda scissione dei volumi da parte di Fanucci e poi da una scellerata operazione di marketing che ha invertito l'ordine di pubblicazione delle saghe che costituiscono l'affresco di "realms of the elderlings". Questo tuttavia non toglie nulla alla qualità dell'evasione che Margaret Lindholm offre ai suoi lettori. In attesa che Fanucci ponga rimedio alle proprie malefatte editoriali e ne completi la pubblicazione. ( )
  Zeruhur | May 26, 2012 |
Pochi autori hanno la capacità di far immergere il lettore in un altro mondo come Robin Hobb. Di più: di far immergere il lettore nel proprio mondo senza disorientarlo o intrappolarlo in trame complesse da seguire (in questo senso mi riferisco al monumentale Erikson, i cui libri per quanto stupendi richiedono un notevole dispendio di energia mentale). Le sensazioni provocate da questa trilogia dei liveship traders sono ancora più forti di quelle della farseer trilogy. Il modo in cui la Hobb costruisce un'intera etnografia variegata e pulsante di vita è degna di Ursula Le Guin e Frank Herbert. Questa trilogia è quanto di meglio scritto sul tema marinaresco nel fantasy.
Certo è stata flagellata dapprima da un'assurda scissione dei volumi da parte di Fanucci e poi da una scellerata operazione di marketing che ha invertito l'ordine di pubblicazione delle saghe che costituiscono l'affresco di "realms of the elderlings". Questo tuttavia non toglie nulla alla qualità dell'evasione che Margaret Lindholm offre ai suoi lettori. In attesa che Fanucci ponga rimedio alle proprie malefatte editoriali e ne completi la pubblicazione. ( )
  Zeruhur | May 26, 2012 |
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Robin Hobb returns to the sea with Mad Ship, the second book in a projected trilogy set in the same world as her famed Farseer series. Many unresolved questions from Ship of Magic are answered in this tale of sea serpents and dragons; living ships made of wizardwood; the Bingtown Trader families who sail the ships; and their disfigured cousins, the Rain Wild Traders, who build them.

The Vestritt family's liveship, Vivacia, has been taken by Kennit, an ambitious pirate. Captain Haven is a prisoner; his son Wintrow, who bears the Vestritt blood, finds himself competing with Kennit for Vivacia's love as she becomes a pirate ship. Althea Vestritt, in training to become Vivacia's captain, arrives home to discover her beloved ship lost. Brashen Trell, her old friend and shipmate, proposes that they sail to Vivacia's rescue in the liveship Paragon, who has lost two previous crews and is believed mad. Malta, Althea's niece, seeks help from her suitor, the Rain Wild Trader Reyn, whose family is the Vestritt's major creditor. Meanwhile, the sea serpents who follow sailing ships struggle to remember their history and return to their place of transformation.

Each volume in this series is a major undertaking, but those who enjoy original, epic fantasy, characters who grow and change believably, and fine writing will not want to miss The Liveship Traders. --Nona Vero

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The second volume in The Liveship Traders series. It follows The Ship of Magic.

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