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Robin Hobb signs in Redondo Beach

Start: 03/08/2012 7:30 pm

End: 03/08/2012 8:30 pm

Robin Hobb is one of the most respected fantasy writers of her generation. Hobb began her career writing as Meghan Lindholm. As Lindholm, she has won the Isaac Asimov Science Fiction Reader Award twice and has been a finalist for the Hugo award, the Nebula Award, and the Endeavor award. She began using Hobb as a pen name in 1995 with the publication of the first book in the Farseer Trilogy. City of Dragons, is the third novel in the Rain Wilds Chronicles, and sees the return of the dragons to Rain Wilds, but as a shadow of their predecessors.

City of Dragons (Hardcover)

By Robin Hobb

$27.99

ISBN-13: 9780061561634
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper Voyager, 2/2012

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Description

The third volume in the thrilling Rain Wilds series--"one of the most gripping settings in modern fantasy" ("Booklist")--from a "New York Times"-bestselling author.

About the Author

Robin Hobb / Megan Lindholm was born in California, grew up in Alaska, and currently lives in Tacoma, Washington. As Robin Hobb, she is the author of fourteen novels and numerous shorter works. Megan Lindholm has published nine novels; her short fiction has won the Asimov's Readers' Award and been a finalist for both the Nebula and Hugo awards.

Praise for City of Dragons…

“Hobb has a deft hand with accessible and sympathetic characters, regardless of their fantasy trappings, and he makes effective use of the divide between what the reader knows and what the characters know to build tension.…A quick and fun read.”
-Miami Herald on DRAGON HAVEN

“A satisfying story”
-The News-Star (Monroe, LA) on DRAGON HAVEN

“fast action, deep emotional bonds and a great ending...[I] encourage you to check out Dragon Haven”
-Blogcritics.com

“Hobb’s strength has always been her ability to create compelling characters to inhabit her richly detailed worlds. The Rain Wilds Chronicles is no exception.”
-Shroud Magazine Book Reviews on DRAGON KEEPER and DRAGON HAVEN

“Full throttle…[a] thrilling conclusion…Hobb’s writing unfurls here with muscular and self-assured bravado, the characters fascinating and three-dimensional.”
-Realms of Fantasy Magazine on RENEGADE'S MAGIC

“In a novel as good as it is massive, the first of two Rain Wilds Chronicles...Hobb continues to occupy a perch at or near the top among contemporary fantasists. This book is imaginative, literate, and compassionate from first page to last.”
-Booklist (starred review)

“A master fantasist.”
-Kansas City Star

“The Soldier Son [trilogy] can be read as a political satire on American military aggression, but on a more personal level it is profoundly perceptive about the challenge faced by the honorable, brave and good. Nevarre is a true hero.”
-London Times

“[W]e suspend disbelief with complete abandon as the pages turn and turn...Robin Hobb is one of the most important writers in 21st century fantasy.”
-Contra Costa Times on RENEGADE'S MAGIC

“Hobb creates a completely alluring portrait of dragons and their culture.”
-Bellingham Herald on DRAGON HAVEN

The Inheritance: And Other Stories (Paperback)

By Robin Hobb, Megan Lindholm

$15.99

ISBN-13: 9780061561641
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Published: Harper Voyager, 5/2011

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A treasure trove of tales from a master storyteller—the first to feature works written under both her pseudonyms, Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm . . .

The Inheritance

Before she became an acclaimed New York Times bestselling author, Robin Hobb received resounding critical praise for work written under the name Megan Lindholm. Though they spring from the same imagination, Hobb and Lindholm are separate, diverse identities, each with her own unique style and perspective.

The Inheritance celebrates the boundless vision of Hobb and Lindholm, bringing together for the first time classic and new short works from both names. The collection is comprised of three generous offerings from Robin Hobb, including the title story, which makes its U.S. debut here, and a brand-new tale, "Cat's Meat." Megan Lindholm contributes her Hugo and Nebula Award finalist "A Touch of Lavender" and Nebula finalist "Silver Lady and the Fortyish Man," as well as several classic and new gems.

Each piece is prefaced by a brief yet informative author's note, offering insight into each story's genesis. Fascinating, compelling, and wonderfully entertaining, The Inheritance reveals the full spectrum of skill and talent of one of the world's finest fantasy writers.