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Robin Hobb concludes her nautical fantasy epic with Ship of Destiny, set in the world of her Farseer series. It lives up to its predecessors, Ship of Magic and Mad Ship in every way: the characters continue to develop, the plot moves swiftly, and the setting is vividly realized.

Again, three generations of Vestrit women are at the heart of the story. Ronica, the matriarch, stands alone against accusations that her family is responsible for the chaos that has overtaken Bingtown. She fights to uncover treachery and maintain the Trader's Council. Her daughter, Althea, sails on the disturbed liveship Paragon, hunting for Vivacia, the Vestrit's liveship, now the flagship of a pirate fleet under Kennit, who is both ruthless and compassionate. Her granddaughter, Malta, has disappeared following an earthquake in the ancient treasure city by the Rain Wild River. Her fiancé, Reyn, and her brother, Selden, are trapped while seeking her. They are rescued by the dragon Tintaglia, whom they helped liberate. Reyn asks Tintaglia's aid in finding Malta, but Tintaglia has her own urgent mission to accomplish, one which will change everything. Hobb weaves these plot threads into an exciting and satisfying conclusion. This is an original trilogy well worth reading! --Nona Vero

From Publishers Weekly

One has to use a jeweler's loupe to find a flaw or a dull moment in this splendid conclusion to one of the finest fantasy sagas to bridge the millennium. True, there are moments in this third novel of the Liveship Traders Trilogy (Mad Ship; Ship of Magic) when things progress too easilyDthe folk of Bingtown, for example, seem to embrace diversity, equality and female empowerment too quickly to be believed. But otherwise, this book soars. Hobb weaves together multiple storylines: there's Althea Vestrit's quest for her family's liveship, Vivacia; the awakening of Paragon (the eponymous "ship of destiny"); the establishing of links between the liveships made of wizardwood and the sea serpents who, cocooned in wizardwood, mature into dragons; the appearance of the dragon Tintaglia; and the maturing of Malta Haven through rescuing the Satrap. Such a profusion of plotlines could have overwhelmed or slowed down the book, but Hobb handles them with such agility that the reader is likely to want not fewer but more stories. The most absorbing theme continues to revolve around Captain Kennit, his mistress, Etta (now carrying his child), and the conversion of Wintrow Haven into Kennit's heir as king of the Pirate Isles. (Kennit, perhaps the most interesting character in the trilogy, clearly was developed with a good deal of scholarship about the history of piracy.) This installment leaves nothing to be desired: the subplots advance in parallel; the nautical themes are handled splendidly; and the characters (including one of the more engaging and terrifying dragons in current fantasy) and world-building are of the very highest standard. Like its predecessors, this is a masterful achievement. Major ad/promo. (Aug.)
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Le point d'orgue de cette trilogie 10 d�cembre 2003

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Dernier tome de cette trilogie, aboutissement des aventures croisées des différents personnages.

Robin Hobb a écrit ce cycle en crescendo, et ce dernier tome est à la hauteur des espérances que les deux précédents avaient laisser présager.

A l'instar des autres livres de Robin Hobb, on a du mal à le l�cher une fois qu'on est entré dedans.

Et une fois que vous aurez fini ce cycle, il sera alors temps de plonger dans la trilogie qui suit : "The Tawny Man" qui en est la continuité.

A lire absolument !

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T.B. 28 janvier 2003

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Ce dernier tome termine bien toute l'histoire, Robin Hobb reste fidèle à elle-m�me : pas de lenteurs, une histoire bien menée, des personnages aussi intéressants les uns que les autres... et quelques idées sympathiques sur nous autres petits hommes, le genre de choses qui, je trouve, éclaire un livre.

Il me semble quand m�me que les tomes précédents étaient plus riches en suspens, mais celui-ci ne dépareille pas.

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une belle conclusion 3 novembre 2004

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Comme d'hab, c'est toujours difficile de finir un ouvrage de HOBB. Pourtant le bouquin est gros (900 pages par tome), mais la psychologie des personnages est si bien décrite qu'ils sont peu à peu devenu réels. Je vais avoir du mal à m'en séparer, surtout après avoir vécu tant d'aventures et d'intrigues. Seule bémol pour les mecs, la trilogie est peut-�tre un peu trop "féminine", avec de longues descriptions psychologiques, parfois des lenteurs, et beaucoup de personnages féminins, c'est plus une saga familiale qu'un bouquin d'héroic fantaisy classique.