Ship of Magic

By (author): "Robin Hobb"
Publish Date: January 9th 1998
Ship of Magic
ISBN000649885X
ISBN139780006498858
AsinShip of Magic
CharactersAlthea Vestrit, Ephron Vestrit, Ronica Vestrit, Keffria Vestrit, Kyle Haven...more, Wintrow Vestrit, Malta Vestrit, Vivacia, Paragon, Brashen Trell, Amber (Liveship Traders), Kennit...less
Original titleShip of Magic
SeriesLiveship Traders #1, Realms of the Elderlings #4, Die Zauberschiffe #2 , more
Wizardwood, a sentient wood. The most precious commodity in the world. Like many other legendary wares, it comes only from the Rain River Wilds.But how can one trade with the Rain Wilders, when only a liveship fashioned from wizardwood can negotiate the perilous waters of the Rain River? Rare and valuable a liveship will quicken only when three members, from successive generations, have died on board. The liveship Vivacia is about to undergo her quickening as Althea Vestrit’s father is carried on deck in his death-throes. Althea waits for the ship that she loves more than anything else in the world to awaken. Only to discover that the Vivacia has been signed away in her father’s will to her brutal brother-in-law, Kyle Haven...Others plot to win or steal a liveship. The Paragon, known by many as the Pariah, went mad, turned turtle, and drowned his crew. Now he lies blind, lonely, and broken on a deserted beach. But greedy men have designs to restore him, to sail the waters of the Rain Wild River once more.