Comments on: The Liveship Traders Trilogy – Robin Hobb – Review

By: Reninji

Reninji — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:51:28 +0000

Good to know!
Anyway, the store I went to didn’t have it, so I ended up buying the Tawny Man instead!
I guess I’ll get it on Amazon sooner or later.

Thank you for your help Elle.

By: elle

elle — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:37:14 +0000

You might want to buy both volumes at the same time. It is really one long book that the publisher split into two volumes for some (profit-driven) reason. Book one doesn’t really come to an end point the way each of the books in the Liveship trilogy do.

I’ll also mention that, while I thoroughly enjoyed the Rain Wild books, I didn’t find them as memorable as Liveship.

By: Reninji

Reninji — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:11:37 +0000

Okay, thank you for your input. I guess i’ll be buying the first one later today.

By: elle

elle — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:10:28 +0000

You’re in luck, Reninji. The Rain Wilds Chronicles step away completely from the Fitz/Fool storyline and don’t reference Tawny Man at all. Neither are there any spoilers for Tawny Man in Rain Wilds, so you’re quite safe there. I think you will probably enjoy Rain Wilds more than Tawny man right now if you’re still in the Liveship mood.

By: Reninji

Reninji — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:01:19 +0000

Hey there.
I was wondering, do I have to read the Tawny Man Trilogy BEFORE The Rains WIld Chronicles?
I just finished The Liveship Traders and I’m already missing the feel of it.
Since TRWC seems to be following the Liveship story, I was wondering if it would be a big deal if I read this one before the Tawny Man.
Wouldn’t it spoil some of the story?

Thanks!

By: elle

elle — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:55:11 +0000

Glad I could help you decide, Alyssa. Enjoy the read!

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:58:33 +0000

Thank you so much for this post!
I have just finished Farseer, have The Tawny man here already but was battling over whether to go out and buy Liveship before, now I’m convinced.

By: Tjan

Tjan — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:57:46 +0000

After reading most if the 9 books, though not in chronological order, I can say Robin Hobb must be one of my favorite fantasy/sf writers, up there with Julian May, Ursula LeGuin, Tad Williams.

I read her the first book, Assassin’s Apprentice, more than 10 yrs ago. Didn’t quite like it all that much then, though the storyline was interesting, there is a raw, unpolished quality to the book, that makes it jar in places. After finishing her trilogy, however, the effort pays off. Hobb has improved so much in her craft that I enjoy every turn of phrase, gentle humor and profound observations of what makes us human.

By: Tjan

Tjan — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:36:22 +0000

Here is one who did exactly that – skipped the Liveship trilogy and went straight to Tawny Man (thanks to a similar reaction; talking ships?? You gotta be kidding). Now making up for it. Some background stuff, like dragons and prophecies, are no longer a secret, of course. And I miss out on the fun of spotting the Fool. Wish I could wipe out my memories and start again. But… very engaging read, regardless.

By: elle

elle — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 05:38:51 +0000

I’m glad it helped, Kerri. When you’ve finished those nine books, you have two Rain Wild Chronicles books to get through too! LOL Have fun!