In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody, one young boy will become a walking enigma.
Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Fitz, son of Chivalry Farseer, is a royal bastard, cast out into the world, friendless and lonely. Only his magical link with animals - the old art known as the Wit - gives him solace and companionship. But the Wit, if used too often, is a perilous magic, and one abhorred by the nobility.
So when Fitz is finally adopted into the royal household, he must give up his old ways and embrace a new life of weaponry, scribing, courtly manners; and how to kill a man secretly, as he trains to become a royal assassin.
In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody, one young boy will become a walking enigma.
Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Fitz, son of Chivalry Farseer, is a royal bastard, cast out into the world, friendless and lonely. Only his magical link with animals - the old art known as the Wit - gives him solace and companionship. But the Wit, if used too often, is a perilous magic, and one abhorred by the nobility.
So when Fitz is finally adopted into the royal household, he must give up his old ways and embrace a new life of weaponry, scribing, courtly manners; and how to kill a man secretly, as he trains to become a royal assassin.
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Immersive worldbuilding and deeply character-driven narratives define the Realm of the Elderlings fantasy universe, which began with the 1995 publication of Assassin's Apprentice. Speculative fiction writer Robin Hobb crafted this setting across sixteen interconnected novels, including The Farseer Trilogy and The Liveship Traders Trilogy, alongside notable short fiction featured in anthologies such as Legends II: Shadows, Gods and Demons.
Born Margaret Astrid Lindholm in Oakland, California in 1952, she spent her early childhood in Berkeley and Terra Linda before her family relocated to Fairbanks, Alaska when she was ten years old. Her upbringing in rural Alaska and the Pacific Northwest wilderness strongly influenced her writing. She married Fred Ogden at age eighteen in 1970, living in Kodiak, Alaska and Hawaii before settling in the Pacific Northwest. Early in her career, she wrote children's fiction and published short stories, including "Bones for Dulath" in 1979, using her birth name Megan Lindholm. Her first novel, Harpy's Flight, appeared in 1984 as the start of the Windsingers series, followed by urban fantasy works such as Wizard of the Pigeons.
In 1995, she adopted the pen name Robin Hobb to publish Assassin's Apprentice, marking her transition into epic secondary-world fantasy. She has lived in Tacoma, Washington, USA, and on a pocket farm near Roy, Washington, while continuing to write under both Megan Lindholm and Robin Hobb.
Her fantasy novels are recognized for first-person psychological intimacy, emotional realism, and detailed exploration of human-animal connections, physical trauma, and political intrigue. In Ship of Magic, she expanded into ensemble third-person perspectives, blending nautical realism with fantasy elements centered on sentient wooden vessels and maritime commerce. Her work consistently emphasizes the long-term consequences of power, duty, and sacrifice on individual lives.
3 books in catalog
Immersive worldbuilding and deeply character-driven narratives define the Realm of the Elderlings fantasy universe, which began with the 1995 publication of Assassin's Apprentice. Speculative fiction writer Robin Hobb crafted this setting across sixteen interconnected novels, including The Farseer Trilogy and The Liveship Traders Trilogy, alongside notable short fiction featured in anthologies such as Legends II: Shadows, Gods and Demons.
Born Margaret Astrid Lindholm in Oakland, California in 1952, she spent her early childhood in Berkeley and Terra Linda before her family relocated to Fairbanks, Alaska when she was ten years old. Her upbringing in rural Alaska and the Pacific Northwest wilderness strongly influenced her writing. She married Fred Ogden at age eighteen in 1970, living in Kodiak, Alaska and Hawaii before settling in the Pacific Northwest. Early in her career, she wrote children's fiction and published short stories, including "Bones for Dulath" in 1979, using her birth name Megan Lindholm. Her first novel, Harpy's Flight, appeared in 1984 as the start of the Windsingers series, followed by urban fantasy works such as Wizard of the Pigeons.
In 1995, she adopted the pen name Robin Hobb to publish Assassin's Apprentice, marking her transition into epic secondary-world fantasy. She has lived in Tacoma, Washington, USA, and on a pocket farm near Roy, Washington, while continuing to write under both Megan Lindholm and Robin Hobb.
Her fantasy novels are recognized for first-person psychological intimacy, emotional realism, and detailed exploration of human-animal connections, physical trauma, and political intrigue. In Ship of Magic, she expanded into ensemble third-person perspectives, blending nautical realism with fantasy elements centered on sentient wooden vessels and maritime commerce. Her work consistently emphasizes the long-term consequences of power, duty, and sacrifice on individual lives.
The Farseer Trilogy
The Farseer Trilogy
