ThesecondbookinaseafaringfantasytrilogythatGeorgeR.R.Martinhasdescribedas“evenbetterthantheFarseerTrilogy--Ididn’tthinkthatwaspossible.“AstheancienttraditionofBingtown’sOldTradersslowlyerodesunderthecoldneworderofacorruptruler,theVestritsanxiouslyawaitthereturnoftheirliveship--araremagicshipcarvedfromsentientwizardwood,whichbondstheshipsmysticallywiththosewhosailthem.AndAltheaVestritwaitsevenmoreavidly,livingonlytoreclaimtheshipasherlostinheritanceandcaptainheronthehighseas.ButtheVivaciahasbeenseizedbytheruthlesspiratecaptainKennit,whoholdsAlthea’snephewandhisfatherhostage.AltheaandheronetimeseamateBrashenresolvetoliberatetheliveship--buttheirplanmayprovemoredangerousthanleavingtheVivaciainKennit’sambitiousgrasp.Don’tmissthemagicoftheLiveshipTradersTrilogy:SHIPOFMAGIC-MADSHIP-SHIPOFDESTINY
