{"product_id":"robin-hobb-liveship-traders-trilogy-illumicrate","title":"Robin Hobb - Liveship Traders Trilogy - Illumicrate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShip of Magic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBingtown 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 the newly awakened liveship \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVivacia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Althea Vestrit, the ship is her rightful legacy. For Althea’s young nephew, wrenched from his religious studies and forced to serve aboard the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVivacia, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe ship is a life sentence. But the fate of the ship—and the Vestrits—may ultimately lie in the hands of an outsider: the ruthless buccaneer captain Kennit, who plans to seize power over the Pirate Isles by capturing a liveship and bending it to his will.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mad Ship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the ancient tradition of Bingtown’s Old Traders slowly erodes under the cold new order of a corrupt ruler, the Vestrits anxiously await the return of their liveship—a rare magic ship carved from sentient wizardwood, which bonds the ships mystically with those who sail them. And Althea Vestrit waits even more avidly, living only to reclaim the ship as her lost inheritance and captain her on the high seas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVivacia \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas been seized by the ruthless pirate captain Kennit, who holds Althea’s nephew and his father hostage. Althea and her onetime sea mate Brashen resolve to liberate the liveship—but their plan may prove more dangerous than leaving the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVivacia \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein Kennit’s ambitious grasp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShip of Destiny\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Bingtown slides toward disaster, clan matriarch Ronica Vestrit, branded a traitor, searches for a way to bring the city’s inhabitants together against a momentous threat. Meanwhile, Althea Vestrit, unaware of what has befallen Bingtown and her family, continues her perilous quest to track down and recover her liveship, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVivacia,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from the ruthless pirate Kennit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBold though it is, Althea’s scheme may be in vain. For her beloved \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVivacia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will face the most terrible confrontation of all as the secret of the liveships is revealed. It is a truth so shattering, it may destroy the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVivacia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and all who love her, including Althea’s nephew, whose life already hangs in the balance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobin Hobb was born in California in 1952 and majored in Communications at Denver University, Colorado. Assassin's Apprentice was her first novel, and was followed by the equally successful Royal Assassin and Assassin's Quest. She lives outside Seattle, Washington. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vancouver Island Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68239648391317,"sku":null,"price":595.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9688\/8725\/files\/IMG_3934.heic?v=1794416150","url":"https:\/\/vanislandbooks.com\/products\/robin-hobb-liveship-traders-trilogy-illumicrate","provider":"Vancouver Island Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}