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+ | * 1997 [[Assassin's Quest]] (nominated) | ||
+ | [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/awards/british_fantasy_society.htm List of awards at FantasticFiction], [http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/awards.html The BFS Awards] | ||
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+ | * 2018 Best translated fantasy book for [[Fool's Quest]] | ||
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Revision as of 07:16, 29 September 2018
Short bio
Margaret Astrid Ogden was born on March 5th, 1952 in Berkeley, California. She grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska and has lived also in Denver, Kodiak and Hawaii. She majored in Communications at Denver University, Colorado. She now lives in Tacoma, Washington. As an author she is known under her pen names Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm.
Robin Hobb has been a professional writer for over 30 years: she started her career writing short stories for children's magazines and moved to fantasy and novels about 10 years later.
Writings by Robin Hobb
The Farseer trilogy
- Assassin's Apprentice (1995)
- Royal Assassin (1996)
- Assassin's Quest (1997)
The Liveship Traders trilogy
- Ship of Magic (1998)
- The Mad Ship (1999)
- Ship of Destiny (2000)
The Tawny Man trilogy
- Fool's Errand (2001)
- The Golden Fool (2002)
- Fool's Fate (2003)
The Soldier Son trilogy
- Shaman's Crossing (2005)
- Forest Mage (2006)
- Renegade Magic (2007)
Rain Wild Chronicles
- Dragon Keeper (2009)
- Dragon Haven (2010)
- City of Dragons (2012)
- Blood of Dragons (2013)
Realm of the Elderlings prequel
Fitz and the Fool
- Fool's Assassin (2014)
- The Fool's Quest (2015)
- Assassin's Fate (2017)
Short stories
- The Inheritance (2000)
- Homecoming (2004)
- Interview with the Fantasy Writer (2004)
- Words Like Coins (2009)
- Euthanasia (2010)
- The Triumph (2010)
- Blue Boots (2010)
- Cat's Meat (2011)
- Her Father's Sword (2017)
Essays
- A Bar and a Quest (2001)
- Images from Over the Horizon (2001)
- Choosing to Believe in Dragons (2008)
- Foreword for The Magic of Recluce (2011)
Awards
British Fantasy Society Best Novel Award
- 1996 Assassin's Apprentice (nominated)
- 1996 Royal Assassin (nominated)
- 1997 Assassin's Quest (nominated)
List of awards at FantasticFiction, The BFS Awards
Dutch Elf Fantasy Award
- 2003, winner
Endeavour Award
- 1999 Ship of Magic (nominated)
- 2000 The Mad Ship (nominated)
- 2007 Forest Mage (won)
Geffen Award
- 2018 Best translated fantasy book for Fool's Quest
Gemmell Awards
- 2018 Legend Award for Assassin's Fate
Imaginales
- 2006 Homecoming won the Best Short Story Award
- 2007 Shaman's Crossing won the Best Foreign Novel Award
Links
- Robin Hobb - official site
- Megan Lindholm - official site
- Hobb's SFF.net newsgroup
- SF Site Review for Cloven Hooves includes a biography
- Bio written by Hobb herself
- The Trilogy in Fantasy Writing, an essay by Hobb at amazon.co.uk
- Interview in "Voices of Vision: Creators of Science Fiction and Fantasy Speak"