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Title: Mad Ship (The Liveship Traders, Book 2) by Robin Hobb ISBN: 0-553-57564-3 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 29 February, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (86 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An amazing sequel to Ship of Magic
Comment: WOW... i enjoyed Ship of Magic so much that i didnt think it could possibly be surpassed by book two of the series, but i was wrong. In retrospect, book 1 was merely an introduction/set-up book. This book took the plot threads that were introduced in the first book, and completely twisted them in directions you wouldnt have guessed. In addition, it introduced a LOT (and i'm not kidding here) of new plot threads. Just when you finished reading a chapter and said to yourself "that must have been the major event of the book", you read the next chapter only to encounter an even BIGGER event! The whole last half of the book was like this.
Like the first book, the characterizations are superb. These characters really change with the ebb and flow of the story. The focus on main characters has shifted a little as well: Malta plays a much bigger role (i was put off by this at first), as well as Amber and Paragon. Kyle is nearly insignificant. Even Althea and Kennit have slightly different focus. Nevertheless, Hobb writes so well that you feel connected to each of the characters, even the so-called "bad" ones.
Before i picked this book up, i just assumed it would follow the logical path of the first book. Not so! By the time i finished this book, i was so blown away that the first book seemed insignificant (not in a sense that i enjoyed book 1 less however). A few things are resolved, but so many are left hanging that reading the conclusion is a must. Who knows where that book will take you (i'm not going to try and guess this time). I highly recommend that if you read the first book and enjoyed it, you immediately read this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Gushingly Earned Praise
Comment: Promises offered in the first installment are realized in this second part of Ms. Hobb's storyline. Admittedly, I was highly sceptical concerning reading about pirates and magic ships, yet I went ahead and read the first book based upon the strengths of her previous story-The Farseer Trilogy.
Set within the same microcosm and slightly to the south of The Six Duchies; the Liveship storyline is filled with characters who act for purely Human motivations. Simple altruism and done-to-death stereotypes have no place within Ms. Hobb's worlds. Characters grow, misery is suffered, death is doled, joy is fleetingingly achieved. Suffice to say, Ms. Hobb has created a world in where her populace has achieved a depth of reality yet to be rivalled.
As for the story itself; no bare bones with skeletal fleshing out for this one. No, sir. The storyline is so rich it's fairly portly with the opulance of her imagination. The details embedded within this complex tale connect the dots between all of the far-flung characters.
In short, what Ms. Hobb has provided for we- poor, suffering, blighted readers of science-fiction/fantasy-is a feast for our souls. One decadent in all aspects of character, setting and plot. My highest praise goes out to her.
Rating: 5
Summary: Brilliant!!!!!
Comment: I'm only adding my voice of praise for this book to bring up the average rating to the level I feel it deserves. Not since George R.R. Martin's "A song of ice and fire" have I read a series with such character depth and panoramic vision. Many nights I'd curse, roll over, turn my reading light back on to read "just one more chapter".
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Title: Assassin's Quest (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 3) by Robin Hobb ISBN: 0553565699 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 05 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Royal Assassin (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 2) by Robin Hobb ISBN: 0553573411 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 February, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Fool's Errand (Tawny Man, Book 1) by Robin Hobb ISBN: 0553582445 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 26 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Golden Fool (The Tawny Man, Book 2) by Robin Hobb ISBN: 0553801511 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy, Book 1) by Robin Hobb ISBN: 055357339X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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