Reading order · 3 books · 1998 to 2000 · Set in an invented world
Liveship Traders Books in Order
The Liveship Traders is set on the trading coast south of the Six Duchies, where ships made of a rare wood come alive and speak. It follows the Vestrit family of Bingtown and an ambitious pirate.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 1998 to 2000
- First book
- Ship of Magic
- Latest
- Ship of Destiny (2000)
- Setting
- Set in an invented world
The reading order
Every Liveship Traders book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in an invented world
- 1Ship of Magic1998With Althea Vestrit and Wintrow VestritIn Bingtown, the liveship Vivacia wakes to life when her captain dies aboard.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Mad Ship1999With Althea Vestrit and Wintrow VestritAlthea Vestrit sets out to reclaim her family’s ship, and turns to Paragon, a liveship believed to be mad.Buy on Amazon
- 3Ship of Destiny2000With Althea Vestrit and Wintrow VestritThe fates of the Vestrit family, the pirate Kennit and the liveships come together as a dragon returns to the world.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Ship of Magic, The Mad Ship and Ship of Destiny in order, after the Farseer trilogy.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Althea Vestrit | Wintrow Vestrit | The Fool | Kennit | Malta Vestrit | Tintaglia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Ship of Magic | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 The Mad Ship | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 Ship of Destiny | LLead | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Liveship Traders books
6 characters from Robin Hobb’s chart, with the number of Liveship Traders books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Althea VestritSailor determined to reclaim her family's liveship | 3 | Ship of Magic 1998 |
| Wintrow VestritAlthea's nephew, a would-be priest | 3 | Ship of Magic 1998 |
| The FoolStrange prophet, also known as Lord Golden and Amber | 3 | Ship of Magic 1998 |
| KennitPirate captain with ambitions | 3 | Ship of Magic 1998 |
| Malta VestritWintrow's sister, later queen of the Elderlings | 3 | Ship of Magic 1998 |
| TintagliaDragon | 3 | Ship of Magic 1998 |