Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb

[Barry Northern]

“The master of a single trade can support a family. The master of seven trades cannot support himself. The wind is never for the sailor who knows not to what port he is bound.” - Og Mandino

Book Details

Title: Ship of Magic
Tag-line: The Liveship Traders, Book One
Genre/Category: Fantasy
Type: Paperback
Authour:Robin Hobb
Publisher: Voyager; New Ed edition (1 Mar 1999)
ISBN-10: 000649885X
ISBN-13: 978-0006498858

Reading Details

Started Reading: 29th June 2009
Finished Reading: 14th July 2009

Review

I've been wanting to read this book ever since finishing Hobb's Farseer trilogy, and it certainly didn't disappoint. I've enjoyed it as much, if not more than those fine books. I look forward to the sequel, but unfortunately my public library only has this and the third in the series! I've requested that they order it! If they can't I may have to make a rare purchase. I simply must find out what happens to Althea, Wintrow, Vivacia, Paragon, Amber, Brashen, Captain Kennit ... such a great cast of viewpoint characters. In fact, that's one thing I loved about this book -- the multiple viewpoints, stories which all slowly grew more intertwined. Hobb is a master at building up expectation and then hitting you with the unexpected. It happened a lot in Farseer. I expect more of the same.