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'''Ship of Magic''' is the first book in the [[Liveship Traders trilogy]]. It is followed by [[Mad Ship, the|The Mad Ship]] and [[Ship of Destiny]].
==Dedication==
<poem style="border: 1px solid #999999; background-color: #cccccc; padding: 1em; text-align: center; font-size:80%; width: 35%;">
This one is for
The ''Devil's Paw''
And even the ''Chicken Little''
But especially for ''Rain Lady'', wherever she may be now.
</poem>
==Editions==
* A '''UK hardback ''' edition from Voyager in 1998 with cover art by [[John Howe]] and ISBN 0002254786. Original price £16.99.** A book club edition in '''hardcover ''' in May 1998 CN4150, £9.99, cover by John Howe. * A '''US hardback ''' edition from Bantam Spectra in 1998 with cover art by [[Stephen Youll]] and ISBN 0553103245. Original price $23.95.** Bantam, Book Club Edition in '''hardcover ''' in 1998 1121121349.** SFBC #14132 in June-July 1998, '''hardcover ''' $11.50, cover by Stephen Youll. (these two are possibly the same?) * An Australia/New Zealand '''trade paperback ''' edition from HarperCollins in June 1998 with ISBN 0002256738 cover by John Howe.* A '''US paperback ''' edition from Bantam Spectra in February 1999 with ISBN 0553575635 with the Youll cover.* A '''UK paperback ''' edition from HarperCollins Voyager the 1st of March 1999 with ISBN 000649885X with the Howe cover. Reprints use cover art by [[Jackie Morris]] since 2008.* A '''"turtleback" library binding ''' in January 2001 by Demco Media with ISBN 9780606192903.* A '''UK trade paperback ''' from Harper Voyager in April 2012 with ISBN 9780007459728 and the Morris cover.* A '''US paperback''' reprint in 2014 with cover art from [[Didier Graffet]]. Whether it uses the ISBN of previous US paperbacks is not yet known.
* A Kindle An '''ebook''' edition by Harper Voyager the 1st of September 2011 with ASIN: B005JE1JWK.* An unabridged '''US audio audiobook''' book edition from Tantor the 22nd of February 2010 with ISBN 9781400164370. Narrated by [[Anne Flosnik]], length 35 hours 30 minutes. * An unabridged '''UK audio book audiobook''' edition from HarperCollins the 29th of August 2012 with ASIN: B0093URKEM. Narrated by Anne Flosnik, length 35 hours 19 minutes.
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arc-som-uk.jpg|UK uncorrected proofs
USShipMagicAusio.jpg|US audio bookaudiobookuk-som-audio.jpg|UK audio bookaudiobook
</gallery>
* A German translation in two parts
** ''Der Ring der Händler'' from Blanvalet the 1st of December 1999 with ISBN 9783442249206 and translated by Wolfgang Thon, reprinted by Impressione the 10th of September 2001 with ISBN 9783894801588.
** ''Viviaces Erwachen'' from Blanvalet in 2000 with ISBN 9783442249213 and translated by Wolfgang Thon. I haven't found info or the cover for an Impressione reprint although , but they exist for the rest of the series?.
* A German translation ''Die Zauberschiffe 1+2'' combining the two titles above from Blanvalet Taschenbuch Verlag the 12th of February 2007 with ISBN 9783442244393.
* A Swedish translation ''Handelsmännen och de magiska skeppen: Magins skepp'' in 2000 from Natur och Kultur in hardcover with ISBN 9127079155. Translated by Ylva Spångberg. Reprinted in paperback in June 2002 with ISBN 9127085023.
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