Robin Hobb · trilogy
Liveship Traders books in order
A trilogy centered on sentient liveships, the Vestrit family, and the trading communities of Bingtown and Jamaillia.
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Publication order
- 1 Ship of Magic
Book 1 · novel · 1998
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. Now the fortunes of one of Bingtown’s oldest families rest on…
- 2 The Mad Ship
Book 2 · novel · 1999
However, Vivacia has been captured by the pirate, ‘King’ Kennit, and is acquiring a keen bloodlust. Bingtown becomes embroiled in a violent political upheaval against the corrupt Jamaillian leader, while the fading fortunes of the Vestrit…
- 3 Ship of Destiny
Book 3 · novel · 2000
Robin Hobb has established herself as one of the masters of fantasy fiction And nowhere is that more apparent than in this powerful, poignant, swashbuckling epic of treachery, heroism, and humanity. The rousing conclusion to the Liveship…
