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'Even better than the Farseer books. I didn't think that was possible' GEORGE RR MARTIN

The triumphant conclusion to the magnificent Liveship Traders series.

The dragon, Tintaglia, released from her wizardwood coffin, flies high over the Rain Wild River. Below her, Reyn and Selden have been left to drown, while…

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Although I was disappointed by the ending, this entire series was an amazing fantasy adventure full of extremely fascinating, likable characters, high stakes, intriguing mystery and plot twists, and unforeseen resolutions! I loved all the allusions to pirate tropes that were so masterfully crafted into the story! And the sub-plot of the serpents kept me guessing till the very end.

Oh, Kennit. What a charming, gaslighting, charismatic, manipulative, handsome, repulsive, loveless, traumatised, psychopathic, tragic, villain.

The second book in this trilogy firmly suggested Kennit as one of my favourite literary characters, and possibly even favourite literary villain. This book cements it. I've never read a villain written so well.

The book is admittedly pretty slow to get going, and some early parts I found rather dull. But the book just keeps getting better and better as it goes. Few characters came out well in the aftermath of this book's most unpleasant scene that was all the harder to read…

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