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  • Taschenbuch: 864 Seiten
  • Verlag: Spectra; Auflage: Reprint (29. Februar 2000)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ISBN-10: 0553575643
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553575644
  • Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17,5 x 10,7 x 3,6 cm
  • Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.7 von 5 Sternen  Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (74 Kundenrezensionen)
  • Amazon.de Verkaufsrang: Nr. 19.953 in Englische Bücher (Die Bestseller Englische Bücher)

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High heroic fantasy has rarely paid enough attention to ships and sailors, the lifeblood, after all, of trade and survival in a non-technological world. In her Liveship Traders series, Robin Hobb more than makes up for this with a sequence in which economic survival is the principal objective of the merchant family, the Vestrits, who provide most of her viewpoint characters. The Mad Ship takes up their adventures where Ship of Magic left off, with young would-be priest Wintrow the captive of the pirate Kennit and bonded to the living figurehead of the family ship Vivacia; and his sister Malta caught up in the affairs of the changeling traders of the Rain Wild. Their aunt Althea, who feels she should have had command of Vivacia, is off having adventures as a sailor, and the mysterious Amber is trying to heal and repair the shattered mad hulk Paragon, who killed his crew and lies abandoned in the sand dunes. All this and war and conspiracy too--Hobb gives us a rich portrait of a world and a family in turmoil and raises some interesting questions about what it is to be used and make use of. --Roz Kaveney -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Taschenbuch .

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Robin Hobb returns to the sea with Mad Ship, the second book in a projected trilogy set in the same world as her famed Farseer series. Many unresolved questions from Ship of Magic are answered in this tale of sea serpents and dragons; living ships made of wizardwood; the Bingtown Trader families who sail the ships; and their disfigured cousins, the Rain Wild Traders, who build them.

The Vestritt family's liveship, Vivacia, has been taken by Kennit, an ambitious pirate. Captain Haven is a prisoner; his son Wintrow, who bears the Vestritt blood, finds himself competing with Kennit for Vivacia's love as she becomes a pirate ship. Althea Vestritt, in training to become Vivacia's captain, arrives home to discover her beloved ship lost. Brashen Trell, her old friend and shipmate, proposes that they sail to Vivacia's rescue in the liveship Paragon, who has lost two previous crews and is believed mad. Malta, Althea's niece, seeks help from her suitor, the Rain Wild Trader Reyn, whose family is the Vestritt's major creditor. Meanwhile, the sea serpents who follow sailing ships struggle to remember their history and return to their place of transformation.

Each volume in this series is a major undertaking, but those who enjoy original, epic fantasy, characters who grow and change believably, and fine writing will not want to miss The Liveship Traders. --Nona Vero -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .


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3 von 3 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich:
5.0 von 5 Sternen Sprachlos, 22. Februar 2002
Dies ist eines der besten Fantasy Buecher, dass ich je gelesen habe. Robin Hobb hat die teilweise Langeweile der Assassin-Buecher hinter sich gelassen und eine atemberaubende Geschichte geschrieben!
Ich habe selten erlebt, dass sich Charaktere so sehr veraendern wie in diesem Buch( z.B. Malta) und selten so lange an einem Stueck gelesen. Dies ist eine Geschichte, die mit unendlichen Facetten und Ideen einen hervoragenden Auftakt weiterfuehrt und auf ein Feuerwerk von einem Ende hinweist(ich habe den dritten Teil gelesen, er ist es wirklich wert!!).
Ein kleiner Tipp nur: Lest es in Englisch! Erstmal ist es... nun sagen wir "wahrer" in der Originalsprache und zweitens hat sich der Verlag der deutschen Uebersetzung wieder die Sache mit dem unendlichen Aufsplitten der Buecher geleistet (was einige sicher vom Rad der Zeit kennen!) und ich wuerde vermuten, dass man mit den englischen Ausgaben billiger (und weniger entnervt) wegkommt!
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5.0 von 5 Sternen simply stunning! Fantasy at its best!, 22. März 2005
A friend insisted that I read this trilogy, and, indeed, I loved these books so much that I'm going to buy them, too, even though I've already read all the books.
In the first book, Robin Hoob piled so many dreadful things on the shoulders of all the members of the Vestrit family, while in the second installment they have to come to terms with their new situations and try to make the best out of it. What I probably like most about this trilogy is that even though some of the people (like Kyle or Davad Restart) are incredibly selfish, and even mean, and you really love to hate them, Robin Hobb manages to characterize these antagonists so well that you kind of understand why they are acting the way they do, and, ultimately, you don't end up hating them (...well, maybe the Satrap...) ;-)
Even the scenes with the serpents - which I found rather confusing in the first book (I have to admit, I always hoped that those scenes were as short as possible) - suddenly turn out to be vital for the whole story.
Anyway, there's enough romance, suspense and action for quite a few entertaining hours, trust me!
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3.0 von 5 Sternen I missed it, I guess, 27. Juni 2000
I have no idea why so many people loved this book so much. I admit, it has some good points, but 'The best book I have ever read'? Maybe I missed something. Yet, After plowing through such an immense tome as this, surely it's impossible that I missed a thing. Of course, it's possible that anyone who did not have a high opinion of this series bailed out after the first book (no pun intended). Having loved Hobb's 'Farseer' trilogy, I wanted to see if 'Liveship Traders' would get better.

Well....As I said, the book has some good points. The storyline is compelling, and the plot ideas are original--it's certainly not typical Sword & Sorcery. The fact that I managed to read it all the way through, despite my lack of enthusiasm, can attest to the fact that Hobb knows how to plant her hooks to keep you reading.

Hobb also deserves credit, as she proved in the 'Farseer' trilogy, for being willing to deal with harsh realities most authors will steer clear of. True, many authors kill off characters, but seldom do they subject them to the living traumas that Hobb's characters are forced to experience. When the unthinkable can happen, it lends an unprecedented realism and suspense to what might otherwise be typical fantasy.

However....Let's take the dialogue, first of all. Am I the only one who noticed the characters' propensity to lecture one another? Anything that could have been said in one line is said in four. This makes for rambling conversations that sound anything but natural and are dull, besides. Tension or other strong emotions are normally expressed with rapid-fire dialogue, which is missing here. One can almost picture the characters, in parody of a Shakespeare play, stepping up to the microphone to recite. The effect is forced and contrived.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons the characters never took off for me. One thing is certain: I don't care about *anybody*. It's impossible to truly care about them--they remain so distant from the reader, either engaged in Deep Thought or in Deep Angst. They never display any spontaneous bursts of genuine personality--everything is planned and rather flat. Althea is annoying and predictable (Is there anyone who didn't guess she'd make a fuss at the Trader's meeting?) and the love triangle is as worn-out and trite as a dishrag--and equally as predictable. The Vestrit family, for which the reader is supposed to have a deep affection, engenders only the barest sympathy. Kennit is interesting, but emotional attachment to him as a character is well-nigh impossible.

Of course, I found any kind of attachment to these characters to be extremely difficult, and often it was hard to summon up even simple interest. The fact that so many characters crowd under the spotlight contributes to this, and gives them short shrift for development.

This can be illustrated by the transitions the characters go through. One minute Malta is a cold, shallow, and sadistic little horror. The next minute--before one can even say 'Huh?'--she morphs into someone we are supposed to think of as thoughtful, passionate, and destined for greatness. At this point she casts back and recalls 'the girl she had been last year'--but as far as I, the poor reader remembered, it was 'the girl she had been in the last chapter'. Suddenly I am supposed to take Malta seriously? Admire her? Huh? A more realistic transition was in order.

Then there's Wintrow--ah, Wintrow. I can't help but wonder if Hobb has any idea of the personality she wants for him. In any case, he is also an example of a weird transition. First he questions Kennit's views, then a second later he is *totally* and utterly brainwashed to his cause. That was fast.

And the worst part is that one would think, with all these glaring ommissions, that the book would at the very least be cleanly written and fast-paced. Not a chance. It wallows and trudges along in pages of useless dialogue, Deep Thoughts and Angst which ultimately go nowhere. If ever a book needed an editor, this is it. 300 pages could have probably been cut out without making a dent. I usually love nice long books (ala Tad Williams and Guy Kay) but only when length is justified by the quality of the content. Here most of the content is filler.

My last pet peeve is the serpents. I skipped those sections after a while, because I just couldn't take it anymore. The humans are hard enough to care about--we're supposed to care about *snakes*? And *ships*? I think the author needs to get her people straight before she expects us to sympathize with reptiles and talking inanimate objects.

To sum up, this book gets three stars from me for the good points listed above, and because the story still has potential. That said, I would recommend this either if (1) you loved the first. By all means, dig in! (2) You need a filler book while your favorite author is writing a sequel. Otherwise, don't bother.

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5.0 von 5 Sternen Großartig, spannend, lebensnah
Ursprünglich hatte ich nur nach etwas gesucht, das mir die Zeit bis zum Erscheinen von George R. R. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. März 2006 von Fraggle

5.0 von 5 Sternen Terrific.
This is the second book in The Liveship Taders trilogy (after Ship of Magic and before Ship of Destiny). Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 20. Juni 2003 von Stephanie Noverraz

5.0 von 5 Sternen Unbelievable !!
It's hard to say in a few words how impressed i was after reading the second book of this outstanding trilogy. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 22. Januar 2003 von Helmut Karmazin

5.0 von 5 Sternen Really great book
Be sure to have a lot of spare time on your hands! this book is as good as the first, and I was slightly miffed that the paperback sequel isn't out yet. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. Mai 2000 von Stacy

5.0 von 5 Sternen Possibly the Best Ongoing Fantasy Trilogy
This may well be the best ongoing work of fantasy being written. A strong statement, perhaps, but one I believe is easily supported by the literate... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 23. Mai 2000 von elyon

4.0 von 5 Sternen Not Bad!
Mad Ship is good but not nearly as good as Ship of Magic. The plot jumps from perspective to perspective frequently and without warning. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 7. Mai 2000 veröffentlicht

5.0 von 5 Sternen Excellent, and I have 3rd book!
I LOVE this series! I was simply going nuts having to waituntil [its release]...[it] lives up to the first two novels, but surpasses them. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 5. Mai 2000 von Melissa

5.0 von 5 Sternen A Blaze of Glory
I loved this book! Carrying on the plot from the first book, Robin weaves and twists the story line until you have no idea where it is going to end up. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 1. Mai 2000 von Frith

4.0 von 5 Sternen Hobb goes from good to very good!
Hobb has a number of qualities that I apreciate, chief among them that she is not afraid to kill or hurt main caracters (something that adds an element of suspence never... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 1. Mai 2000 von Karl

5.0 von 5 Sternen I can not rave enough
This book was so well developed and written that I can not find enough emphatic praise for it. It built such a crescendo that I can not wait for the third book. Lesen Sie weiter...
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