Live Ship Traders

[Alexa]

The first one is the Farseer Trilogy with Assassin's Apprentice; Royal Assassin;
Assassin's Quest, etc.

In the Liveship traders Trilogy we have the Ship Of Magic, The Mad Ship, Ship of Destiny, etc.

Sorry, I don't know the others, as I read the series in French and the names are different.

[Princess Ivy]

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can i assume that the 'mad ship' is primarily the paragon and vivacia after being a slaver and in the hands of the pirates? just checking as for me the paragon is by far the most interesting character, and i'm fascinated to know his story

[Alexa]

The Mad Ship is Paragon. He killed all his members and his family abandoned him on the shore.

All the ships of the traders are interesting, not only Paragon and Vivacia. They were supposed to be real dragons, but the cycle of their life was cut down and transformed in talking ships. Sorry, no more spoiling.

[Neon]

I too enjoyed reading about Paragon's story .... and as you progress along in the books it only gets more interesting! I personally loved the entire Liveship trilogy and didn't mind some of the drama-driven storyline. In fact, I liked this series better than either Farseer or Tawny Man (altho I'm not yet done with Tawny Man ... am about 400 pages into the last book).

[Princess Ivy]

i want to get copies, so that i can disect them at liesure. to bad my bank account is so badly depleted...
and i don't mind spoilers Alexa, just mark them clearly so that they can be ignored by people who do

[Alexa]

Tell me about it. I could find the books only in French from Pygmalion Edition. Beileve me, they are really expensive. I paid a little fortune to have them, but I don't regret at all.

[Princess Ivy]

meh, tried to bid them on e-bay, but got outbid. stupid gits!

[Alexa]

Some volumes are offered as e-books and they are less expensive. I bought Fool's Fate in e-book size because I couldn't wait any longer to read the end. The French translation is not done yet for the last volume of LiveShip Traders and Fool's Fate. Well, now I can wait for them.

[ScottSF]

Thinking about Liveships reminded me of something, I wonder if anyone has any ideas. . .

What was the deal with the White Serpent? It seemed to have secret knowledge the others didn't. It seemed to know things about Amber.

[smellon]

Robin is so cool coz she chucks all these secrate clues in for things happening in the book that arnt obvious. Like Fits is in the first instalment of the liveship traders but she doesnt just come out and say it. Its gotta be him though with a white lock at his temple and a scar down his cheak when wintrow gets bashed in that town with the temples.

And Amber - who is she, she carves wood, she has been described as being all the same colour, she has a mans body and deformed hands undernieth her gloves? I am almost sure she is one of the characters from the farseers

[Teir]

Originally Posted by smellon

deformed hands undernieth her gloves?

dont assume things

[Void Dragon]

Originally Posted by dragonqueen

I found these books excellent! They're huge but I spend 2 solid weeks reading them and finished them all! The only annoying thing was he didn't tell us who the bead woman, forget her name~, really was...apart from that, good! I just finished a short story of his also, set before the series, when the rainforest was first populated. It convinced me I really should read some of his other books! Has anyone else read this series?

her name was Amber, me thinks, and she really is the Fool...
It's not explicitly stated, but it's made oh so very clear out of so many things you can read in both the liveship traders and the tawny man trilogy.
For example: when she describes how Amber resculpted Paragon, she actually describes FitzChivalry. And we all know (most of us do) how much the Fool likes our beloved Fitz

[the_faery_queen]

well it kinda is stated in the tawny man. when jek arrives. and even tho i read tawny man first, i think i still wouldn't have got it (im dumb) without that whole jek passage in the tawny man series.

[Kettricken]

I already had the idea about Amber when reading the Liveship Traders... maybe because I read them straight after the last Farseer book.

Must admit I really had my doubts about the Liveship Traders before I started it. Living ships, how could this be interesting? So I started reading with no expectations, and loved the books! Yes, also the sea serpents, maybe because those chapters were a bit odd. I liked the way Wintrow and Malta were written, and could identify most with Althea. Also, I loved the character of Paragon!
When I read all these post, I realize I must reread them soon!

[Talysia]

I love the concept of the Liveships. I think that Paragon and Vivacia were two of the best characters, especially given their origins, and I'd like to see more about their kind.