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- Content warnings: Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, Graphic violence, Slavery, Miscarriage, Abuse, Kidnapping, Death, Sexism, Manipulation, Trauma, PTSD, Misogyny
Ship of Magic
by Robin Hobb
Book 1 in The Liveship Traders
The character work is devastating in the best way. Hobb builds slowly but every thread pays off across the trilogy.
goodreads 4.24/5 106,323 ratings
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Length880 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice0/5
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Found family
- None
- Book hangover
- Rogue/scoundrel
- Forbidden love
- Obsessed
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Betrayal to trust
- The angst delivered
- Morally gray
- Intellectual satisfaction
- Pirate captain
Fantasy promise
- Epic fantasy
- Ship / at sea
- High fantasy
- Dragons
- Coastal / island / beach
- Humans only
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Slow
- Epic
- Lush
- Heavy
- High
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- General badass
- Adventurous
- Immersive
- Adventurer
- Dark
- Character-driven
- Atmospheric
- Reluctant hero
- Brooding
- Emotional
- Dramatic
- Intense
- Literary
- Pirate seas
- Political intrigue
- Survival against impossible odds
- Bonds forged in war
- Slow start explosive finish
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 880 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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