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'''The Inheritance''' is a short story set in the [[Bingtown]] area. It is the tale of a [[wizardwood]] pendant inherited by [[Cerise]] from her Grandmother. Chronologically it takes place before [[Ship of Magic]].

"The Inheritance" is also the name of [[The_Inheritance_(anthology)|an anthology]] that contains stories by [[Robin Hobb]] & [[Megan Lindholm]], including the title story.

== Editions ==
* First published in a promotional limited edition paperback [[Voyager 5: Collector's Edition]] in 2000.
* An Amazon Short digital edition with ASIN: B000A0F6PO that was only available for US customers. (As of June 2010 it appears this is no longer available.)
* Reprinted in [[the Inheritance (anthology)|The Inheritance]] anthology in 2011.
===Covers===
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Image:Voyager5.jpg|Voyager 5
Image:Amazoninheritance.jpg|Amazon short digital edition
Image:InheritanceButtermilk.jpg|The Inheritance (UK hardcover)
Image:Anz paperback inheritance.jpg|The Inheritance (ANZ trade paperback, UK paperback)
Image:Audio Inheritance.jpg |The Inheritance (UK audio book)
Image:The Inheritance and Other Stories.jpg|The Inheritance and Other Stories (US ARC)
Image: 9780061561641.jpg|The Inheritance and Other Stories (US trade paperback)
Image:Subt-inheritance-proof.jpg|The Inheritance and Other Stories (US uncorrected proof)
Image:Subterranean_theinheritance.jpg|The Inheritance and Other Stories (US limited edition hardcover, deluxe)  
Image:Subterranean_inheritance.jpg|The Inheritance and Other Stories (US limited edition hardcover)
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==Translations==
* A Dutch translation ''De erfenis'' in ''Er was eens ... 2001,  een reisgids naar onverkend fantasy terrein'' in April 2001 by Meulenhofff with ISBN 9029069309 (paperback). Translated by Peter Cuijpers. Reprinted in ''In De Geest Van Tolkien'' in March 2003 by M, ISBN 9022535088.
* A Dutch translation (title?) published in 2012 in ''De verhalen''.

* A French translation ''En héritage'' in Revue Asphodale no 1, translated by Lionel Davoust, October 2002. ISBN 2847270159.
* A French translation ''L’Héritage'' in ''L’Héritage et autres nouvelles'' first published in 2012, reprinted in 2013.

===International covers===
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Image:Erwaseens.jpg|Dutch, '''Er was eens ... 2001''
Image:Indegeest.jpg|Dutch, ''In De Geest Van Tolkien'' (2003)
Image:Nl-inheritance.jpg|Dutch, ''De verhalen'' (2012)
Image:Asphodale.jpeg|French, ''Asphodale'' (2002)
Image:Fr-inheritance-pygmalion.jpg|French, ''L’Héritage et autres nouvelles'' (2012)
Image:French-inheritance-jailu.jpg|French, ''L’Héritage et autres nouvelles'' (2013)
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[[Category: Short stories]]
[[Category: Robin Hobb]]
[[Category: The Realm of the Elderlings series]]