Robin Hobb

Robin Hobb (the pen name of Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden) was born in 1952 in California and grew up in Alaska. She made an impressive debut in the literary world nearly twenty years ago with the first of her popular novels about the Farseer family, "Assassin's Apprentice," where we were introduced to the characters FitzChivalry Farseer and his peculiar friend, the Fool. A landmark in modern fantasy literature, this novel—and those that followed—charted new and exciting horizons in a beloved genre. Over the years, Hobb's imagination soared over the mythical lands of the Six Duchies in best-selling series such as "The Liveship Traders Trilogy" and "The Rain Wild Chronicles." However far she traveled, her heart always remained close to Fitz. And now, she has finally returned home with a stunning new novel that opens a dark and thrilling chapter in the Farseer saga.