Mad Ship (The Liveship Traders, Book 2)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Robin Hobb 著
• 出版社 Random House Publishing Group
• 出版时间 2000-02
• ISBN 9780553575644
• 定价 67.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 864页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Liveship Traders Trilogy

【内容简介】

AstheancienttraditionofBingtown’sOldTradersslowlyerodesunderthecoldneworderofacorruptruler,theVestritsanxiouslyawaitthereturnoftheirliveship—araremagicshipcarvedfromsentientwizardwood,whichbondstheshipsmysticallywiththosewhosailthem.AndAltheaVestritwaitsevenmoreavidly,livingonlytoreclaimtheshipasherlostinheritanceandcaptainheronthehighseas.

ButtheVivaciahasbeenseizedbytheruthlesspiratecaptainKennit,whoholdsAlthea’snephewandhisfatherhostage.AltheaandheronetimeseamateBrashenresolvetoliberatetheliveship—buttheirplanmayprovemoredangerousthanleavingtheVivaciainKennit’sambitiousgrasp.

PraiseforRobinHobbandtheLiveshipTradersTrilogy

“Fantasyasitoughttobewritten...RobinHobb’sbooksarediamondsinaseaofzircons.”—GeorgeR.R.Martin

“Atrulyextraordinarysaga...Thecharacterizationsareconsistentlysuperb,and[Hobb]animateseverythingwithloveforandknowledgeofthesea.”—Booklist

“Amajorworkofhighfantasy,readinglikeacrossbetweenTolkienandPatrickO’Brian...oneofthefinestfantasysagastobridgethemillennium.”—PublishersWeekly

“Rich,complex...[Hobb’s]plottingiscomplexbuttightlycontrolled,andherdescriptivepowersmatchherexcellentvisualimagination.Butherchiefvirtueisthatshedelineatescharacterextremelywell.”—Interzone,

【作者简介】

RobinHobbistheauthoroftheFarseerTrilogy,theLiveshipTradersTrilogy,theTawnyManTrilogy,theSoldierSonTrilogy,andtheRainWildsChronicles.ShehasalsowrittenasMeganLindholm.SheisanativeofWashingtonState.