Ship of Destiny

Executive Summary: In the third and final book of the Liveship Traders trilogy, Ms. Hobb expertly brings everything that built up for 3 books to an exciting and satisfying conclusion. Many people seem to skip this trilogy and jump right into The Tawny Man Trilogy. I think this is a mistake. While there is very little overlap with Farseer (and maybe Tawny man, can't say for sure since I haven't read it yet), it's quite well written with many diverse and interesting characters.Full ReviewI got sidetracked reading [b:Cloud Atlas 49628 Cloud Atlas David Mitchell http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344305390s/49628.jpg 1871423] between this book and [b:The Mad Ship 45101 The Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2) Robin Hobb http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328628210s/45101.jpg 2571145]. It seemed to slow my momentum down. That coupled with the slow burn style of Ms. Hobb's writing. It took me 12 days to read the first 300 pages, but only 4 days to read the last 500 or so.This book even more than the previous two, switches perspectives a lot. At some times it's only a paragraph or two to swap, especially near the end. It makes for a fast paced ending as all the subplots begin to converge.For me the most impressive part of this trilogy was the character development. She took a character like Malta Versit and through character growth changed her from someone I want to reach into the book and strangle for being a spoiled little twit to someone of great strength and cunningI could go on to cite more examples, but you should just read for yourself. Where the characters are at the beginning of the trilogy and where they end up by the end seems miles apart. Ms. Hobb does an expert job in getting them there. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes Ms. Hobb's writing and especially to anyone whose already read the Farseer trilogy.