Robin Hobb - The Liveship Traders Trilogy: Books 1-3 (The Ship of Magic, The Mad Ship, Ship of Destiny) - Audiobook

The Liveship Traders Trilogy


Book 1: The Ship of Magic
Format: .mp3
Bitrate: 64 kbps
Samplerate: 44 khz
Mono Audio

Written by: Robin Hobb
Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
Length: 35 hrs and 19 mins
Series: Liveship Traders, Book 1
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date: 08-29-12
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Summary:

Wizardwood, a sentient wood. The most precious commodity in the world. Like many other legendary wares, it comes only from the Rain River Wilds.

But how can one trade with the Rain Wilders, when only a liveship fashioned from wizardwood can negotiate the perilous waters of the Rain River? Rare and valuable a liveship will quicken only when three members, from successive generations, have died on board. The liveship Vivacia is about to undergo her quickening as Althea Vestrit’s father is carried on deck in his death-throes. Althea waits for the ship that she loves more than anything else in the world to awaken. Only to discover that the Vivacia has been signed away in her father’s will to her brutal brother-in-law, Kyle Haven...

Others plot to win or steal a liveship. The Paragon, known by many as the Pariah, went mad, turned turtle, and drowned his crew. Now he lies blind, lonely, and broken on a deserted beach. But greedy men have designs to restore him, to sail the waters of the Rain Wild River once more.

Book 2: The Mad Ship
Format: .mp3
Bitrate: 128 kbps
Samplerate: 44 khz
Stereo Audio

Written by: Robin Hobb
Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
Length: 34 hrs and 1 min
Series: Liveship Traders, Book 2
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date: 08-30-12
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Summary:

The Farseer trilogy continues the dramatic tale of piracy, serpents, love and magic. The Vestrit family's liveship, Vivacia, has been taken by the pirate king, Kennit. Held captive on board, Wintrow Vestrit finds himself competing with Kennit for Vivacia's love as the ship slowly acquires her own bloodlust. Leagues away, Althea Vestrit has found a new home aboard the liveship Ophelia, but she lives only to reclaim the Vivacia and with her friend, Brashen, she plans a dangerous rescue. Meanwhile in Bingtown, the fading fortunes of the Vestrit family lead Malta deeper into the magical secrets of the Rain Wild Traders. And just outside Bingtown, Amber dreams of relaunching Paragon, the mad liveship...

Book 3: Ship of Destiny
Format: .mp3
Bitrate: 96 kbps
Samplerate: 44 khz
Stereo Audio

Written by: Robin Hobb
Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
Length: 33 hrs and 39 mins
Series: Liveship Traders, Book 3
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date: 08-30-12
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Summary:

As Bingtown slides toward disaster, clan matriarch Ronica Vestrit, branded a traitor, searches for a way to bring the city's inhabitants together against a momentous threat. Meanwhile, Althea Vestrit, unaware of what has befallen Bingtown and her family, continues her perilous quest to track down and recover her liveship, the "Vivacia, "from the ruthless pirate Kennit.
Bold though it is, Althea's scheme may be in vain. For her beloved "Vivacia "will face the most terrible confrontation of all as the secret of the liveships is revealed. It is a truth so shattering, it may destroy the "Vivacia "and all who love her, including Althea's nephew, whose life already hangs in the balance.