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Robin Hobb was born in California but grew up in Alaska. It was there that she learned to love the forest and the wilderness. She has lived most of her life in the Pacific Northwest and currently resides in Tacoma, Washington. She is the author of five critically acclaimed fantasy series: The Rain Wilds Chronicles (Dragon Keeper, Dragon Haven, City of Dragons, Blood of Dragons), The Soldier Son Trilogy, The Tawny Man Trilogy, The Liveship Traders Trilogy, and The Farseer Trilogy. Under the name Megan Lindholm she is the author of The Wizard of the Pigeons, Windsingers, and Cloven Hooves. The Inheritance, a collection of stories, was published under both names. Her short fiction has won the Asimov's Readers' Award and she has been a finalist for both the Nebula and Hugo awards. (Publisher Provided) Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden was born in Berkeley, California on March 5, 1952. She writes under the pseudonyms Megan Lindholm and Robin Hobb. She writes fantasy and science fiction under the name Robin Hobb including the Farseer Trilogy, the Liveship Traders Trilogy, the Tawny Man Trilogy, the Soldier Son Trilogy, the Rain Wilds Chronicles, and the Fitz and the Fool Trilogy. Her title, Assassin's Fate, made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2017. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Assassin's Apprentice… (more)
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Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden writes as Robin Hobb and as Megan Lindholm.

Assassin's Apprentice 12,094 copies, 276 reviews
Royal Assassin 8,364 copies, 134 reviews
Assassin's Quest 7,838 copies, 127 reviews
Ship of Magic 5,805 copies, 92 reviews
Fool's Errand 5,480 copies, 69 reviews
Golden Fool 4,931 copies, 50 reviews
Fool's Fate 4,786 copies, 59 reviews
The Mad Ship 4,744 copies, 60 reviews
Ship of Destiny 4,519 copies, 60 reviews
Shaman's Crossing 3,310 copies, 61 reviews
Forest Mage 2,509 copies, 34 reviews
Dragon Haven 2,033 copies, 51 reviews
Renegade's Magic 1,907 copies, 31 reviews
Fool's Assassin 1,772 copies, 79 reviews
City of Dragons 1,398 copies, 41 reviews
Blood of Dragons 1,229 copies, 39 reviews
Fool's Quest 1,183 copies, 52 reviews
Assassin's Fate 1,005 copies, 50 reviews
The Gypsy 644 copies, 13 reviews
Wizard of the Pigeons 557 copies, 27 reviews
The Inheritance 534 copies, 30 reviews
Harpy's Flight 442 copies, 12 reviews
The Reindeer People 400 copies, 11 reviews
The Windsingers 351 copies, 8 reviews
Luck of the Wheels 295 copies, 8 reviews
The Limbreth Gate 281 copies, 6 reviews
Wolf's Brother 281 copies, 8 reviews
Royal Assassin, Part 1 250 copies, 1 review
Cloven Hooves 233 copies, 9 reviews
Royal Assassin, Part 2 230 copies, 1 review
Alien Earth 228 copies, 11 reviews
Liveship Traders Trilogy 122 copies, 1 review
Homecoming 115 copies, 2 reviews
Le Fou et l'Assassin, Tome 1 : 44 copies, 3 reviews
Words Like Coins 39 copies, 5 reviews
Ship of Magic, Part 2 35 copies, 2 reviews
La fille de l'assassin 33 copies, 2 reviews
Ship of Magic, Part 1 31 copies, 2 reviews
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A Saga of the Reindeer People 21 copies, 1 review
Otherworks 10 copies
Old Paint 5 copies, 1 review
Liavek 4 copies, 1 review
Blue Boots 4 copies
The Triumph 3 copies
Cut 2 copies
Neighbors 1 copy
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Wizard's Row (Contributor) 192 copies, 1 review
Epic: Legends of Fantasy (Contributor) 181 copies, 3 reviews
Dangerous Women 1 (Contributor) 155 copies, 3 reviews
The Book of Magic: A Collection of Stories (Contributor) 151 copies, 2 reviews
Spells of Binding (Contributor) 145 copies, 1 review
Warrior Princesses (Contributor) 140 copies, 1 review
A Fantasy Medley (Contributor) 107 copies, 5 reviews
Magical Beginnings (Contributor) 98 copies, 1 review
Unfettered III: New Tales by Masters of Fantasy (Contributor) 95 copies, 1 review
Year's Best SF 18 (Contributor) 92 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2004 (Contributor) 77 copies, 2 reviews
Isaac Asimov's Camelot (Contributor) 58 copies, 1 review
Xanadu 2 (Contributor) 45 copies
Isaac Asimov's Mother's Day (Contributor) 37 copies
Hath No Fury (Introduction, some editions) 27 copies
Songs of Love Lost and Found (Contributor) 20 copies, 2 reviews
Clarkesworld: Issue 112 (January 2016) (Contributor) 11 copies, 2 reviews
Voyager 5 - Collector's Edition (Contributor) 10 copies
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