Ship of Destiny
Dragons return and the secret of the liveships comes out.
Ship of Destiny is a fantasy novel by American writer Robin Hobb, the third and last book of her Liveship Traders trilogy, released in 2000.
Quick Facts
- Author
- Robin Hobb
- Cover artist
- John Howe
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Series
- Liveship Traders Trilogy
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Publisher
- Voyager
- Released
- August 1, 2000
Facts from the source article.
Background
With much of Bingtown destroyed, Ronica Vestrit works to unite the Old Traders, New Traders, Three Ships folk and freed slaves into a new, independent Bingtown. The dragon Tintaglia, freed by Reyn and Selden, fights the Chalcedeans and offers an alliance to the Bingtowners. After contact with a sea serpent, Wintrow learns that liveships are made from the cocoons of dead dragons. Paragon is revealed to be the ship that the pirate Igrot sailed, and Kennit a descendant of the Ludluck family bonded to it. The woodcarver Amber carves a liveship figurehead in the likeness of FitzChivalry Farseer, revealing herself as the Fool of the Farseer trilogy.
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