However, the series did receive a criticism for having a large number of characters, most of which look rather unconnected. Several reviewers have liked the rewarding ending of the series. The viewpoints and character development have been praised by many critics. The series on the whole has received mixed reactions from the reviewers. And this turns out to be true for all the other Liveships. As the series nears its end, Althea Vestrit discovers that a Liveship is not actually what it seems to be, and it may have some dreams of its own that it chooses to follow.
There are some obstacles that Althea Vestrit faces during her determined mission, including pirates, sea serpents, a deadly dragon, and a rebellion of slaves. The allies that Althea has by her side include Brashen Trell, an enigmatic woodcarver named Amber, and a mad Liveship called Paragon. She hopes to deal with the dangerous world on her own and keeps trying to regain the control of Vivacia.īrashen Trell is shown as Althea’s old shipmate. Althea Vestrit decides to cast herself out and go on to live all by herself. Vivacia goes on to become a transport ship for a profitable and despised business of slave trade. However, the family hands over the Liveship to her younger sister named Keffria, who uses it along with her husband named Kyle for scheming for their own benefit. So, when her father dies, Althea hopes that she will get the possession of her family Liveship named Vivacia.
She expects that her family will follow the tradition of passing a Liveship from generation to generation. An important character of the series is introduced in the form of Althea Vestrit. The mysterious and magical goods of Rain-Wild Traders that are believed to be plundered from the ruins of enigmatic Elderling is what makes the traders from far away places come to them for trade. None of the ships other than a Liveship is capable of crossing the dangerous route of the Rain Wild River, and trading with the legendary traders of the Rain Wild. A Liveship is mainly constructed from a special type of magical wood and its possession guarantees prosperity to a Trader’s family at one time. The war causes the Liveship Traders to fall on difficult times despite having magic-sentient ships. It is shown that trade is the lifeblood of the people of Bingtown, but it gets interrupted because of the ongoing war in Northern region. The plots of all the books generally take place in Bingtown, Pirate Isles, and Jamaillia, located near the southern coast of the Six Duchies. Author Hobb has described the series as revolving around the lives of the Trader families in the fictional town of Bingtown.
It is comprised of a total 3 books, which were released between the years 19. The Liveship Trilogy series is a wonderful series of fantasy novels written by a renowned American writer named Robin Hobb.
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