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Patrick has posted a new coloured piece from the upcoming French graphic adaptation of the Farseer trilogy. It's originally from Rivages Maudits and shows the first meeting of Fitz and Burrich as well as some adventures of Fitz and Nosy. You can see it here.

Robin just left a note about a couple of more publishing news:

Fanucci Editore will be publishing an Italian translation of the Golden Fool.

And although there aren't yet any samples online, Jackie Morris will illustrate covers for new Lindholm paperbacks as well.

Some exciting news from Robin herself: the Korean language rights to the Farseer trilogy have been bought by Nexvision.

And we can add one more story to the upcoming writings list: a Robin Hobb short story in an anthology from Subterranean Press edited by Yanni Kuznia - no title for the story or the book nor a release date are known yet.

Also - don't forget to keep an eye on Jackie Morris' journal - some very fascinating art for the reprints of the Tawny Man trilogy seem to be taking shape.

Lucide has sent us some news from France.

The following translations have been published in April:
* An anthology of urban fantasy titled De Brocéliande en Avalon edited by Lucie Chenu that contains Le Quadragénaire et la Dame d'Argent (Silver Lady and the Fortyish man), by Terre de Brume.

* La magie de la peur, vol 4 of Le Soldat Chamane
(part 2/3 of the split translation of Forest Mage), by Pygmalion

* La porte du Limbreth (The Limbreth Gate), paperback by J'ai lu

* Le soldat rêveur, vol 2 of Le Soldat Chamane (second half of Shaman's
Crossing), paperback by J'ai lu

* Ombres et flammes, vol 8 of Les aventuriers de la mer (part 2/3 of the split translation of Ship of Destiny), paperback by J'ai lu

Also, prior to her visit to the Imaginales 2008 festival (May 22th - 25th) Robin is expected to make an appearance May 19th in Fnac Saint-Lazare - though this event is still tentative. More information in French at Rivages Maudits.

Si2Au from Robin's newsgroup has posted photos from the fantasy themed weekend in the Netherlands, including some of Robin Hobb herself. You can see them here.

Europe's allegedly biggest yearly fantasy event, the Elf Fantasy Fair, is taking place this weekend (April 19th - 20th) in the Netherlands. Robin Hobb is a guest at the festival, so don't miss this chance to meet her if you're going. Check out the festival site for her schedule and other important information and don't hesitate to send your reports and photos in afterwards if you want to share them. :)

Renegade's Magic is number 1 on Locus Magazine's hardcover list. (And the paperback edition of Forest Mage was number two on the pb list last month too!)
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Fans in France and the US can again mark their calendars for upcoming chances to meet Robin Hobb. According to her website, she is planning to attend the Utopiales festival in Nantes, France, in late October/early November this year, and in April 2009 she will be a guest of the Conestoga Con in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Keep an eye on the "upcoming appearances" area of this page for any updates!

Robin Hobb has posted a tentative schedule for her visit to the Elf Fantasy Faire this April in the Netherlands. You can view it at her newgroup or website.