The Liveship Traders Series by Robin Hobb

The Liveship Traders Series by Robin Hobb is a fantasy trilogy set in a world of sentient ships, sea serpents, and ancient magic. It follows the Vestrit family’s struggles to reclaim their ship Vivacia while uncovering deep secrets about the ships’ origins and the mysterious Rain Wilds. Themes of transformation, power, and destiny unfold across a richly woven, maritime adventure.

• Ship of Magic – Althea Vestrit fights to reclaim her family's sentient ship, Vivacia, as pirates and politics threaten the seas.
• Mad Ship – The liveships’ true nature begins to emerge amid war and betrayal, and alliances shift as danger deepens.
• Ship of Destiny – Truths are revealed, powers awaken, and the Vestrits face their fate in a dramatic, world-changing climax.