The second book (after Ship of Magic) in Hobbs's Liveship Traders trilogy solidifies the series's promise as a major work of high fantasy, reading like a cross between Tolkein and Patrick O'Brian.

The Farseer Trilogy by Megan Lindholm writing as Robin Hobb is an introspective but epic fantasy, following the early life of FitzChivalry Farseer, illegitimate son of a prince and melancholy hero, ...

answers the phone, and you're not sure how to address her. Her given name is Margaret Lindholm, and she's published 10 novels as More recently and more prominently, she's made a new name for herself ...

Without giving away any specifics, Assassin's Fate really feels like a culmination of the Elderlings books. Do you think you're done with this universe? Several times now people have said, "Are you ...

In the lusciously complex third Fitz and the Fool epic fantasy (after Fool’s Quest), themes and threads from the related Six Duchies series pull together in a dazzling finale that caps 20 years of ...

Last night Game Of Thrones creator George RR Martin and fellow fantasy author Robin Hobb were at London’s Freemasons’ Hall to discuss their work, the writing process and their other shared passion: ...

In a pleasant rural manor house, at an unspecified moment in the distant past of a different world, a middle-aged man and his wife are enjoying a hard-earned retirement. The anguished turbulence of ...

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The author’s best selling fantasy books tackle complex topics like slavery, gender and sexual violence, in a magical world full of plotting pirates and forgotten dragons. By Pauline Bock Robin Hobb is ...

The fantasy genre has a lot of great series to choose from, but all fans should take the time to read this sprawling epic at least once. While long fantasy sagas can be a large time commitment for ...