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About Robin Hobb
Robin Hobb is a New York Times best-selling fantasy author. She is published in English in the US, UK and Australia, and her works have been widely translated. Her short stories have been finalists for both the Hugo and the Nebula awards, as well as winning the Asimov's Readers Award. Her best known series is The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, and Assassin's Quest.)
Robin Hobb was born in Oakland California, but grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska. She has spent her life mostly in the Pacific Nortwest region of the US, and currently resides in Tacoma, Washington State, with her husband Fred. They have four grown offspring, and six grandchildren.
Robin Hobb is a pen name for Margaret Ogden. She has also written under the name Megan Lindholm.
She published her first short story for children when she was 18,and for some years wrote as a journalist and children's writer. Her stories for children were published in magazines such as Humpty Dumpty's Magazine for Little Children, Jack & Jill and Highlights for Children. She also created educational reading material for children for a programmed reading series by SRA (Science Research Associates.) She received a grant award from the Alaska State Council on the arts for her short story "The Poaching", published in Finding Our Boundaries in 1980.
Fantasy and Science Fiction had always been her two favorite genres, and in the late 70's she began to write in them. Her initial works were published in small press 'fanzines' such as Space and Time (editor Gordon Linzner). Her first professionally published story was "Bones for Dulath" that appeared in the Ace anthology AMAZONS!, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson in 1979. A short time later, a second Ki and Vandien story entitled The Small One was published in FANTASTIC in 1980.
During that time period, she and her family had moved from Alaska to Hawaii, and subsequently to Washington State, where they settled. She had various money making occupations (waitress, salesperson, etc.) while striving with her writing. Her husband Fred continued to fish Alaskan waters and was home only about 3 months out of every year. The family lived on a small farm in rural Roy where they raised lots of vegetables, chickens, ducks, geese and other small livestock.
In 1983, her first novel, Harpy's Flight, was published by Ace under the pen name Megan Lindholm. Her later titles under that name included Wizard of the Pigeons, Alien Earth, Luck of the Wheels, and Cloven Hooves.
In 1995, she launched her best selling series of books set in the Realm of the Elderlings. At that time, she began writing as Robin Hobb. Her first trilogy of books were about her popular characters, FitzChivalry Farseer and the Fool. The Farseer Trilogy is comprised of Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin and Assassin's Quest. These books were followed by The Liveship Traders trilogy, set in the same world. The Tawny Man trilogy returned to the tale of Fitz and the Fool. Most recently, the four volumes of the Rain Wilds Chronicles were published: Dragon Keeper, Dragon Haven, City of Dragons and Blood of Dragons.
In 2013, it was announced that she would return to her best-loved characters with a new trilogy, The Fitz and the Fool trilogy. The first volume, Fool's Assassin, will be published in August of 2014.
Other works as Robin Hobb include The Soldier Son trilogy and short stories published in various anthologies. A collection of her shorter works as both Lindholm and Hobb is available in The Inheritance.
She continues to reside in Tacoma, Washington, with frequent visits to the pocket farm in Roy.
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With Felicity by her side, Caution grows into a headstrong Queen-in-Waiting. But when Caution gives birth to a bastard son who shares the piebald markings of his father s horse, Felicity is the one who raises him. And as the prince comes to power, political intrigue sparks dangerous whispers about the Wit that will change the kingdom forever...
Internationally-bestselling, critically-acclaimed author Robin Hobb takes readers deep into the history behind the Farseer series in this exclusive, new novella, 'The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince.' In her trademark style, Hobb offers a revealing exploration of a family secret still reverberating generations later when assassin FitzChivalry Farseer comes onto the scene. Fans will not want to miss these tantalizing new insights into a much-beloved world and its unforgettable characters.
The stirring conclusion to The Soldier Son Trilogy—the acclaimed epic tale of duty, destiny, and magic by New York Times bestselling master fantasist Robin Hobb
Loyal, privileged, and brave, Nevare Burvelle proudly embraced his preordained role as soldier in the service of the King of Gernia—unaware of the strange turns his life would ultimately take. Exposed to a plague of enemy sorcery that felled many of his compatriots, he prevailed, but at a terrible cost to his soul, body, and heart. Now he stands wrongly accused of unspeakable crimes—including murder, the most heinous of them all.
Condemned by his brother soldiers and sentenced to death, Nevare has no option but to escape. Suddenly he is an outcast and a fugitive—a hostage to the Speck magic that shackles him to a savage alter ego who would destroy everything Nevare holds dear. With nowhere to turn—except, perhaps, to the Speck woman Lisana, the enemy whom he loves—he is mired in soul-rending despair. But from out of the darkness comes a bright spark of hope.
Perhaps, somehow, the hated magic that has long abused Nevare can be used by him instead. Could he not learn to wield this mighty weapon for his own purposes rather than be enslaved by it? But down what perilous road will this desperate new quest lead him? And what will be the outcome and the ultimate new incarnation of Nevare Burvelle?
Robin Hobb ressuscite ici magnifiquement les personnages de la célèbre série de L’Assassin royal qui l’a rendue célèbre dans le monde entier.
Mirrifen, a failed hedge-witch's apprentice who has married to find security finds that threatened by a severe drought and the appearance of a pregnant female pecksie.
Fünfzehn Jahre sind seit dem schrecklichen Krieg der sechs Provinzen mit den Roten Korsaren vergangen, seitdem herrscht ein unsicherer Friede. Da verschwindet Prinz Pflichtgetreu kurz vor seiner Hochzeit mit einer Prinzessin der Roten Korsaren. Will er der Vermählung ausweichen, wie einige behaupten? Oder ist ihm etwas zugestoßen? Es gibt nur einen, der sich auf die gefahrvolle Suche nach ihm machen kann: Fitz der Bastard mit seinem Wolf Nachtauge. Doch der hat sich geschworen, nie wieder in die Intrigen des Königshofs verstrickt zu werden …
Dieses Buch ist bereits unter dem Titel »Der lohfarbene Mann« im Bastei-Lübbe Verlag erschienen.
L’ancien assassin royal, croyant Abeille disparue à jamais, se lance à l’assaut de leur citadelle, accompagné du Fou. De Kelsingra au fleuve du désert des Pluies en passant par les îles Pirates, le Prophète blanc et son Catalyseur sont prêts à tous les sacrifices pour mener à bien leur vengeance.
Abeille, quant à elle, est en vie et refuse le sort que ses ravisseurs lui réservent. Si elle a espéré leur échapper et retrouver les siens, elle décide finalement de les anéantir, quitte à les accompagner dans leur ruine.
Les Blancs ont accès à des rêves prémonitoires, certes, mais rien ne les avait préparés aux Loinvoyant. Car l’instinct de survie sans faille de cette famille n’a d’égal que sa capacité de destruction dans le détail.
Bien qu’il soit hanté par l’absence de son ami le Fou, dont il n’a plus de nouvelles depuis bientôt dix ans, et la disparition de son loup, Œil-de-Nuit, les vicissitudes du quotidien ont relégué le Prophète blanc et son compagnon de Vif au rang de souvenirs. Jusqu’au jour où de pâles inconnus arrivent sur ses terres et menacent le bien-être des siens…
Mais, lors d’une fête de l’Hiver, trois inconnus se présentent en se disant ménestrels puis s’enfuient dans une tempête de neige, tandis que, la même nuit, une messagère envoyée à Fitz disparaît dans d’inquiétantes circonstances sans avoir eu le temps de lui remettre son message.
Fitz voit sa vie se défaire, ses enfants s’en aller, sa femme vieillir et sombrer dans la démence, se découvrant enceinte à plus de cinquante ans, alors que lui garde toute sa jeunesse et son ardeur grâce à l’Art. Et il se désole de n’avoir plus reçu de nouvelles du Fou depuis quinze ans…
Mais, pendant un voyage au royaume des Montagnes où il se rend avec Kettricken, le roi Devoir et la reine Elliania, il retrouve la maison qu’occupait jadis son ami avec Jofron, fabricante de marionnettes. Cette dernière lui révèle que le Fou lui a écrit à plusieurs reprises, alors qu’il n’a jamais rien reçu.
Renouant avec les personnages de sa série L’Assassin royal (La Citadelle des Ombres) qui lui ont assuré une célébrité mondiale et que l’on considère comme son chef-d’œuvre, Robin Hobb ouvre ici un nouveau cycle pour notre plus grand bonheur.
Biene, die Tochter des ehemaligen königlichen Assassinen Fitz Weitseher, wurde entführt. Die Diener von Clerres wollen sie unbedingt unter ihre Kontrolle bringen, und dafür ist ihnen jedes Mittel Recht. Denn sie haben längst erkannt, wovor Fitz die Augen verschlossen hat. Biene ist die Erbin des Narren und damit die nächste Weiße Prophetin.
Doch Biene wäre nicht Fitz Tochter, wenn sie die Entführung tatenlos über sich ergehen lassen würde. Sie plant bereits ihre Flucht …
Maybe you’re finally ready to take the plunge into an epic saga such as George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire or Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander. Maybe your inner Star Wars fan lights up at the thought of new novels that expand the canon of the original trilogy. Maybe you’ve been waiting for a sneak peek at the triumphant return of Robin Hobb or Peter F. Hamilton. Or maybe you’re curious about one of the exciting debuts, genre-bending trilogies, or short-story collections that come along every so often and upend everything you think you know about fiction. There’s really no good reason not to check out this sampler.
Ranging from space opera and high fantasy to alternate history and twisted fairy tales, this one-of-a-kind eBook includes excerpts from:
THE ABYSS BEYOND DREAMS by Peter F. Hamilton
CLASH OF EAGLES by Alan Smale
THE DARWIN ELEVATOR by Jason M. Hough
FOOL’S ASSASSIN by Robin Hobb
A GAME OF THRONES by George R. R. Martin
HALF A KING by Joe Abercrombie
THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA by Scott Lynch
OLD VENUS, edited by George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois
OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon
RED RISING by Pierce Brown
ROGUES, edited by George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois
A STUDY IN SILKS by Emma Jane Holloway
STAR WARS: HEIR TO THE JEDI by Kevin Hearne
STAR WARS: LORDS OF THE SITH by Paul S. Kemp
STAR WARS: A NEW DAWN by John Jackson Miller
STAR WARS: TARKIN by James Luceno
UPROOTED by Naomi Novik
Seit Jahrhunderten kontrollieren die Diener von Clerres die Weißen Propheten und sind durch deren Weissagungen zu großer Macht gelangt. Doch die nächste Weiße Prophetin ist Biene, die Tochter des Assassinen Fitz. Selbst Folter kann ihren Willen nicht brechen, denn sie weiß, dass ihr Vater nichts unversucht lassen wird, um sie zu finden. Und sie hat Recht. Fitz ist bereits auf dem Weg, und nicht einmal Drachen können ihn aufhalten …
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