The first volume of the trilogy, Ship of Magic, was published in March 1998 by HarperCollins Voyager in the UK, and simultaneously in the US by Bantam Spectra.
Several critics regard it as Hobb's best work.
A nautical fantasy series, the Liveship Traders is the second trilogy set in the Realm of the Elderlings and features pirates, sea serpents, a family of traders and their living ships. In The Book of Swords, edited by Gardner DozoisĬontains seven stories written as Megan Lindholm and three stories (all set in the Realm of the Elderlings: "Homecoming", "The Inheritance", "Cat's Meat") written as Robin Hobb.The Liveship Traders is a trilogy of fantasy novels by American author Robin Hobb. In Legends II, edited by Robert Silverberg.Ī Fantasy Medley from Subterranean Press,Įdited by George R. The Wilful Princess and the Piebald Prince The Realm of the Elderlings novellas & short stories: I have also linked to Robin's author's page at GoodReads if you'd like to see additional reviews and reader feedback. Otherwise, please see the sidebar where we have listed the publication order, or feel free to visit any of the Reader run sites where this topic has been covered in depth. However, if you know you cannot read the full series - that doesn't mean you can't join in! Here's an interesting article by Molly Templeton, on Tor.com, about the different series and where to start. The Ships books change charaters and worlds, but they all do meet again, and it's quite satisfying. Robin has many layers to her writing and there are quite a few gems hidden in the stories.
One of the most emailed questions is simply, "What order do I read the books in? There's so many!" A purist would say, read them all! And truthfully, there's a lot to reading them in order of publication. Several people sent notes asking where to buy 'The Complete Works of Robin Hobb.' You can, of course, in the form of hardbacks or paperbacks, but there is no single volume nor boxed set! The title here refers to reading the complete arc of the connected stories, in Chronological order! Thank you and Carry On! *****
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