{"product_id":"ship-of-destiny-liveship-traders-book-3-9780553103236","title":"Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders  Book 3)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobin Hobb has established herself as one of the masters of fantasy fiction And nowhere is that more apparent than in this powerful  poignant  swashbuckling epic of treachery  heroism  and humanity. The rousing conclusion to the Liveship Traders trilogy  Ship of Destiny is the spellbinding story of a once-thriving city now reduced to shambles by raging war and rampant greed; of a glorious and mythic species on the brutal edge of extinction; and of the Vestrits  the clan  whose destiny is intertwined with both.  Bingtown is a city under fire from forces within and without. While accusations of conspiracy fly between the Old Bingtown Traders and the New  invaders attack the harbor  trying to take the city for their own. Matriarch Ronica Vestrit bears witness to the destruction  but she is not the type of woman to simply surrender. Even as she finds herself branded a traitor  she searches for a way to bring all the citys inhabitants together to stand against the Chalcedean threat. But there is someone who cannot allow Ronica to succeed  no matter what the cost.  Far out on the stormy seas  Althea Vestrit  ignorant of all that has befallen Bingtown  continues her mission to track down and recover her liveship Vivacia from the ruthless pirate Kennit. Serving as the Paragons second mate under Captain Brashen  she faces peril beyond imagining... not just from her growing love for Brashen or their reckless scheme to regain the Vivacia  but from the unpredictable vessel Paragon himself  as he wrestles with his madness and plots his own deadly brand of revenge.  Yet Altheas bold scheme may be in vain. For her beloved Vivacia will face the most terrible confrontation of all as the secret of the liveships is finally revealed. This is a truth so horrifying  so shattering  it may destroy the Vivacia and all who love her  including the boy-priest Wintrow Vestrit  whose life already hangs in the balance...  A triumph of imagination and masterful storytelling  Ship of Destiny is an enthralling blend of intrigue and magic  drama and high fantasy. It is the fitting conclusion to a tale that is bound to become a classic--by a beguiling author who is already deservedly revered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651595526197,"sku":"ByrdShop_0553103237","price":92.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780553103236.jpg?v=1781836196","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/ship-of-destiny-liveship-traders-book-3-9780553103236","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}