Mad Ship (1998) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Althea Vestrit: Add a description of this character.
• Brashen Trell
• Malta Haven: Spoiled daughter of Keffria Vestrit and Kyle Haven.
• Reyn Khurprus
• Keffria Haven
• Kyle Haven
• Wintrow Haven
• Kennit: A pirate captain, ruthless and a believer in luck
• Amber
• Kermit
• Selden
• Davad
• Seri Ila
• Maulkin
• Cerwin
• Finney
• Kekki
• Vivacia
• Tenira
• Haff
• Satrap
• Sorcor
• Shreever
• Ophelia
• Brig
• Lavoy
• Cosgo
• Ronica Vestrit
• Wilee
• Magnadon
• Grag
• Sincure Faldin
• Sessurea
• Kendry
• Amis Ludluck
• Polsk
• Tellur
• Avery
• Dedge

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• “No one, she thought, can be worth another's entire life spent in subservience.”

  Keffria Vestrit Haven

• “Right and wrong is not profit and loss. Some things are too evil to make money from them.”

  Althea Vestrit

• “No one can have so little that someone else can find nothing to envy.”

  Captain Kennit

• “When you bed someone, there is always a commitment. Sometimes that commitment is only that you will both pretend it doesn't matter. Her strangely colored eyes held Althea's for a moment. Sometimes that commitment is made only to yourself. The other party never knows it or agrees to it.”

  Amber

• “Enlightenment was merely the truth at the correct time.”

  Wintrow Vestrit Haven

• “But almost anyone can do that. Anyone can hold their breath and not scream for as long as it takes to die. True courage is facing life without flinching. I don’t mean times when the right path is hard, but glorious in the end. I’m talking about enduring the boredom, and the messiness, and the inconvenience of doing what is right.”

  Amber

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• “Tomorrow owes you the sum of your yesterdays. No more than that.” Amber looked out to sea again. “And no less. Sometimes folk wish tomorrow did not pay them off so completely.”

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• “Everyone thinks that courage is about facing death without flinching. But almost anyone can do that. Almost anyone can hold their breath and not scream for as long as it takes to die. True courage is facing life without flinching. I don't mean the times when the right path is hard, but glorious at the end. I'm talking about enduring the boredom, and the messiness, and the inconvenience of doing what is right.”

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• “Be a man. Discover where you are now, and go on from there, making the best of things. Accept your life, and you might survive it. If you hold back from it, insisting this is not your life, not where you are meant to be, life will pass you by. You may not die from such foolishness, but you might as well be dead for all the good your life will do you or anyone else.”

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• “The wise man takes the shortest path to peace with himself.' Acceptance of what is, that is the shortest path.”

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• “Half the evil in this world occurs while decent people stand by and do nothing wrong. It's not enough to refrain from evil, Trell. People have to attempt to do right, even if they believe they cannot succeed.”

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• Stop using every mistake you make as an excuse to fail completely.”

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• Look forward, not back. Correct your course and go on. You can't undo yesterday's journey.”

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• “One of the differences between good and evil is that good can endure the existence of evil and still prevail. Evil, however, is always ultimately vanquished by good.”

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• It was right, what they said: enlightenment was merely the truth at the correct time.

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• “Love isn't just about feeling sure of the other person, knowing what he would give up for you. It's knowing with certainty what you are willing to surrender for his sake. Make no mistake; each partner gives up something. Individual dreams are surrendered for a shared one. In some marriages, one partner gives up almost everything she once thought she wanted. But it's not always the woman who does so. Such sacrifice is not shameful. It's love. If you think the man is worth it, it works.”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Rain Wild River
• Malta Vestrit
• Trehaug
• Paragon
• Khuprus
• Sylic
• Lack
• Candletown
• Jamaillia
• Crag
• Springeve
• Kelaro
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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Ship of Magic, and followed by Ship of Destiny.

Preceded by The Hobbit, and followed by Once Walked with Gods.

Preceded by Ship of Magic, and followed by Ship of Destiny.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Robin Hobb (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3558.O33636 M33 1999
• Dewey: 813.54

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Authors, A-Z › ( H ) › Hobb, Robin
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Epic

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• The Plenty: The Plenty / PlentyWiki is an ongoing project to gather information about the books of Robin Hobb aka Megan Lindholm.

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