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Ship of Magic

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About “Ship of Magic”

Bingtown is a center of trade known for its merchant nobility and unique liveships, rare vessels made from wizardwood that become sentient. The fate of the Vestrit family, one of Bingtown's oldest, depends on the newly awakened liveship Vivacia. Althea Vestrit sees the ship as her rightful inheritance, while her young nephew, taken from his studies to serve on the ship, views it as a burden. The ship's future—and that of the Vestrits—may be determined by an outsider, the cunning captain Kennit, who aims to control the Pirate Isles by capturing a liveship and using it for his own ends. The novel explores the tensions between family, duty, and ambition in a world shaped by magical ships and powerful ambitions.

Praise for “Ship of Magic”

“A colorful beginning to a new series.”

— Locus

“Hobb gives us her usual marvelously coherent setting and intriguing, multidimensional characters who refuse to be pigeonholed.”

— Publishers Weekly

“The characterizations are consistently superb, and [Hobb] animates everything with love for and knowledge of the sea. . . . Kudos to the author, and encore!”

— Booklist

Book details

First published
1998
Latest edition
2015 · ISBN 9780008117450
Pages
848
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How many pages is Ship of Magic?

Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb has 848 pages.

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