Is Fitz Happy?

Ep. 116 - Ch. 5 Ship of Magic - Bingtown

The Vivacia heads back home to Bingtown, but not before Althea starts drowning in the ship's memories. We get insight into Wintrow's thoughts about his old home and Brashen's about his fears for the future and concerns for Althea. The homecoming isn't what Althea is expecting, however. Her father, Ephron, and patriarch of the Vestrit family, is soon to die. We're reading Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb, book 1 of the Liveship Traders in The Realm of the Elderlings.

Ep. 115 - Ch. 4 Ship of Magic - Divvytown

Kennit sails back to port in Divvytown and muses on the his plans for the future. Trying to convince Sorcor of the benefits of a king is harder than he imagines, and Kennit falls into a depression. After selling his wares, Kennit winds up at Bettel's Bagnio to visit Etta to try and shake this mood. We're reading Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb, book 1 of the Liveship Traders in The Realm of the Elderlings.

Ep. 114 - Ch. 3 Part 2 Ship of Magic - Ephron Vestrit

Davad Restart intrudes upon Ronica and Ephron's privacy to relay an offer to the Vestrits. Ronica and Davad discuss current affairs, land wars, and politics in Bingtown. Ultimately, Ronica is against the New Traders and their ways, and Davad thinks change is inevitable. Ephron agrees with Ronica and says not to let them get a foothold in Bingtown. We discuss the opinions Davad and Ronica hold, as well as the changes no one is anticipating in the upcoming books. We're reading Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb, book 1 of the Liveship Traders in The Realm of the Elderlings.

Ep. 113 - Ch. 3 Part 1 Ship of Magic - Ephron Vestrit

Ronica Vestrit is waiting for her husband to die. In her musings, we learn more about Bingtown, it's politics, and societal pressures. We talk about if Ephron Vestrit is a good or bad person, and the decisions both of the parents have made.  We're reading Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb, book 1 of the Liveship Traders in The Realm of the Elderlings.

Ep. 112 - Ch. 2 Ship of Magic - Liveships

Brashen is haunted by serpents in his dreams and Kyle Haven during his waking hours. Althea is dreaming of her liveship, Vivacia, awakening and is also haunted by Kyle. And finally, we meet Paragon, a ship haunted by his past and surprisingly not Kyle. We're reading Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb, book 1 of the Liveship Traders in The Realm of the Elderlings.

Ep. 111- Ch. 1 Part 2 Ship of Magic - Of Priests and Pirates

Luke and Emma pick up this week with Kennit strolling the beach of Other Island. With his ship, the Marietta, anchored at this treacherous place, time is of the essence. Kennit meets and speaks to the Other, gets his prophecy, and hightails it back to the ship. However, the magic of the island tries to ensnare and trap him.We're reading Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb, book 1 of the Liveship Traders in The Realm of the Elderlings.

Ep. 110 - Ch. 1 Part 1 Ship of Magic - Of Priests and Pirates

Striding across the island is Captain Kennit. We meet this self assured but ruthless sailor while he tries to collect treasures from the fabled Others. Meanwhile, a priest in training, Wintrow Vestrit, creates some art with the Skill. Welcome to the Liveship Traders!We're reading Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb, book 1 of the Liveship Traders in The Realm of the Elderlings.

Ep. 109 - Prologue Ship of Magic - The Tangle

Emma and Luke are welcomed in to Liveship Traders with the serpants. We are introduced to Maulkin, Shreever, and company. The tangle is grossly described and we start to see some similarities to dragons. We're reading Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb, book 1 of the Liveship Traders in The Realm of the Elderlings.

Ep. 108 - Ch. 41 Assassin’s Quest - The Scribe

'Old' man Fitz is writing down his thoughts about his life, while Nighteyes is chilling and Hap is doing chores. He discusses Starling visiting him and his lingering addiction to the Skill. Loneliness has not stopped eating away at him and he is not happy. We're reading Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb, book 3 of the Farseer Trilogy in The Realm of the Elderlings.

Ep. 107 - Ch. 40 Assassin’s Quest - Regal

FitzChivalry and Nighteyes stand in the quiet remains of the battle in the Stone Dragon Garden. They gather themselves and some supplies to move away while Fitz ponders his next steps. However, they run into Will trying to crawl towards the Skill Pillar and Fitz takes advantage of the opportunity to peek in on Regal with the Skill. We're reading Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb, book 3 of the Farseer Trilogy in The Realm of the Elderlings.