Robin Hobb

'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. Martin A special slipcased edition of the second volume in Robin Hobb's internationally bestselling Farseer Trilogy, with illustrated endpapers by John Howe.

Snigmorderens lærling er en stor fortælling om et rige truet af stærke kræfter udefra og svækket af interne stridigheder – og om en ung dreng, der må finde sin egen plads og sit eget værd i en verden af intriger og skjulte magtkampe. En kold vinterdag bliver en seksårig dreng afleveret til kongen af De Seks Hertugdømmers folk med en besked om, at nu er det på tide, at drengens far, kronprins Chivalry, selv tager sig af ham. Drengen får hurtigt kaldenavnet Fitz og bliver sat til at hjælpe til i kongens stalde ved hoffet i Bukkenborg. En bastard kan dog udgøre en potentiel trussel for rigets sikkerhed, så derfor beslutter den gamle kong Shrewd at købe drengens troskab og tage ham under sine vinger. Fitz installeres nu i selve inderborgen, hvor han i det skjulte oplæres til kongelig snigmorder og lærer at bruge Farseer-slægtens særlige evner. Inden længe bliver han også sendt på hemmelige missioner for kongen, som har brug for Fitz i kampen mod Rødskibspiraterne, der truer riget. Hvad Fitz dog ikke ved, er, at der tæt på kongen befinder sig magtfulde kræfter, som gerne ser den unge dreng ryddet af vejen. Pressen skriver: »Robin Hobb er en mesterlig historiefortæller, og hun skriver smukt og billeddannende med alle sanser i spil.« ****** – Ekstra Bladet »Robin Hobb doserer romanens raffinerede sortekunster helt rigtigt. Ikke for meget, ikke for overdrevet. Det er de menneskelige bevæggrunde og de uregerlige følelser bag brugen af magi, der er interessante, og Hobb holder balancen perfekt.« – Weekendavisen »Hvis du ikke allerede læser fantasy, skal du unde dig selv en roman, som ikke foregår omkring den samme opvask og de samme sure sokker, som éns eget liv gør, og Hobbs roman er det perfekte sted at begynde.« **** – Femina »Den bedste fantasyroman siden Harry Potter.« – Litteratursiden »Dette er en af fantasygenrens største klassikere […]« ***** – Litteraturlinjer.dk »… en fantastisk flot fortælling. *****– Bech’s Books »… velskabt, velskrevet, engagerende og sympatisk.« **** – Borough of Books

'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. Martin Robin Hobb returns to her best loved characters with the second volume in a brand new series.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED AND THE INDEPENDENT - Ranking alongside George R. R. Martin as a groundbreaking master of fantasy, Robin Hobb delivers the second book in her long-awaited Fitz and the Fool trilogy.The harrowing adventures of FitzChivalry Farseer and his enigmatic friend the Fool continue in Robin Hobb's triumphant follow-up to Fool's Assassin. But Fool's Quest is more than just a sequel. With the artistry and imagination her fans have come to expect, Hobb builds masterfully on all that has gone before, revealing devastating secrets and shocking conspiracies that cast a dark shadow over the history of Fitz and his world--a shadow that now stretches to darken all future hope.Long ago, Fitz and the Fool changed the world, bringing back the magic of dragons and securing both the Farseer succession and the stability of the kingdom. Or so they thought. But now the Fool is near death, maimed by mysterious pale-skinned figures whose plans for world domination hinge upon the powers the Fool may share with Fitz's own daughter. Distracted by the Fool's perilous health, and swept up against his will in the intrigues of the royal court, Fitz lets down his guard . . . and in a horrible instant, his world is undone and his beloved daughter stolen away by those who would use her as they had once sought to use the Fool--as a weapon.But FitzChivalry Farseer is not without weapons of his own. An ancient magic still lives in his veins. And though he may have let his skills as royal assassin diminish over the years, such things, once learned, are not so easily forgotten.Now enemies and friends alike are about to learn that nothing is more dangerous than a man who has nothing left to lose. Praise for Fool's Quest "A complex tapestry of adventure, betrayal, destiny, and unrelenting peril . . . Hobb's expertise is evident as always."--Publishers Weekly"Glorious and beautiful storytelling . . . Hobb lets rip with revelations, treachery, vengeance, sword fights and full on magical mayhem."--SciFiNow "If readers have any doubt that Robin Hobb is one of the finest writers in the fantasy genre, then they haven't read any of her work."--SFFWorld

Return to the world of the Liveship Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in the third instalment of high adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer trilogy.

Tom Badgerlock has been living peaceably in the manor house at Withywoods with his beloved wife Molly these many years, the estate a reward to his family for loyal service to the crown. But behind the facade of respectable middle-age lies a turbulent and violent past. For Tom Badgerlock is actually FitzChivalry Farseer, bastard scion of the Farseer line, convicted user of Beast-magic, and assassin. A man who has risked much for his king and lost more...On a shelf in his den sits a triptych carved in memory stone of a man, a wolf and a fool. Once, these three were inseparable friends: Fitz, Nighteyes and the Fool. But one is long dead, and one long-missing. Then one Winterfest night a messenger arrives to seek out Fitz, but mysteriously disappears, leaving nothing but a blood-trail. What was the message? Who was the sender? And what has happened to the messenger? Suddenly Fitz's violent old life erupts into the peace of his new world, and nothing and no one is safe.

'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. Martin The thrilling conclusion to Robin Hobbâ??s Tawny Man trilogy.

'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. Martin The second book in Robin Hobbâ??s thrilling fantasy series returns readers to the Six Duchies and the magical world of the Fitz and the Fool.

â??Fantasy as it ought to be writtenâ?? George R.R. Martin The second volume in Robin Hobbâ??s internationally bestselling Farseer Trilogy.

A gorgeous hardback clothbound set of two of epic fantasy's most enduring classics: Robin Hobb's Assassin's Apprentice and Raymond E. Feist's Magician.

New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb returns to world of the Rain Wilds--called "one of the most gripping settings in modern fantasy" (Booklist)--in City of Dragons. Continuing the enthralling journey she began in her acclaimed Dragon Keeper and Dragon Haven, Hobb rejoins a small group of weak, half-formed and unwanted dragons and their displaced human companions as they search for a legendary sanctuary. Now, as the misfit band approaches its final destination, dragons and keepers alike face a challenge so insurmountable that it threatens to render their long, difficult odyssey utterly meaningless. Touching, powerful, and dazzlingly inventive, Hobb's City of Dragons is not to be missed--further proof that this author belongs alongside Raymond E. Feist, Terry Brooks, and Lois McMaster Bujold in the pantheon of fantasy fiction's true greats.

"Robin Hobb is one of our very best fantasy writers."New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. AndersonWith Dragon Keeper, Robin Hobb, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling "master fantasist" (Baltimore Sun), begins a breathtaking new series about the resurgence of dragons in a world that both needs and fears them--the world Hobb's readers most recently visited in her immensely popular "Tawny Man" trilogy. Volume One of the Rain Wilds Chronicles, Dragon Keeper is yet another magnificent adventure from the author of The Soldier Son and Farseer Trilogies, confirming the Contra Costa Times of California's assessment of Hobb as "one of the most important writers in 21st century fantasy."

Returning to the world of the Tawny Man trilogy, the second volume in the acclaimed "New York Times"-bestselling fantasy writer's thrilling two-part tale of resurgent dragons in a world that needs--and fears--them.

"One of the most important writers in 21st-Century fantasy."--Contra Costa Times"Robin Hobb is one of our very best fantasy writers...always fresh, entertaining, and completely engrossing."--New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. AndersonThe Inheritance & Other Stories is a marvelous new collection of short fiction from New York Times bestselling master storyteller Robin Hobb--including tales written under the pseudonym Megan Lindholm, by which the acclaimed fantasist first began her illustrious writing career. Included in this essential volume are Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated short masterworks, as well as brand new tales and the never before published in the U.S. title story--a unique compendium of wonders displaying the breathtaking skill, imagination, and remarkably varied styles of both alter egos.

Loyal, privileged, and brave--a soldier in the service of the King of Gernia--Nevare Burvelle survived a devastating plague of enemy sorcery, but at a terrible cost to his soul, body, and heart. Now he stands wrongly accused of unspeakable crimes, including murder, the most heinous of them all. Suddenly an outcast and a fugitive, he remains a hostage to the Speck magic that shackles him to a savage alter ego who would destroy everything Nevare holds dear. Perhaps, however, this curse that has long abused him can be used by him instead--a mighty weapon he can learn to wield for his own purposes. But down what perilous road will this desperate new quest lead him? And what will be the ultimate incarnation of Nevare Burvelle?

Plague has ravaged the prestigious King's Cavalla of Gernia, decimating the ranks of both cadets and instructors. Yet Nevare Burvelle has made an astonishingly robust recovery, defeating his sworn nemesis while in the throes of the disease and freeing himself--he believes--from the Speck magic that infected him. And now he is journeying home to Widevale, anticipating a tender reunion with his beautiful fianc e, Carsina, and a bright future as a commissioned officer.But there is no haven in the bosom of his kinfolk, for his nights are haunted by grim visions of treachery--and his days are tormented by a strange side-effect of the plague that shames his family and repulses the lady of his heart. And as the still-potent magic in his blood roars to life, Nevare realizes a terrible truth: that the enemy who seeks to destroy everything he loves dwells perhaps not without but within him.

Proshli gody s tekh por, kak Shest Gertsogstv oderzhali verkh nad piratami krasnykh korablej i ikh povelitelnitsej Blednoj Gospozhoj. V strane votsarilsja mir. Posle vsekh tjagot i ispytanij Fitts Chivel Vidjaschij, vnebrachnyj syn printsa Chivela, zhenilsja na toj, kogo vsegda ljubil, i oni poselilis v ujutnom pomeste pod nazvaniem Ivovyj Les. Gody tekli v pokoe i radosti, i lish odno ogorchalo Fittsa: ego drug Shut vernulsja na svoju dalekuju tainstvennuju rodinu i tak i ne prislal vestochki. No u sudby svoi plany na Fittsa Chivela, i chereda zagadochnykh i zloveschikh sobytij okazalas predvestiem novoj bolshoj bedy.

Assasin's Quest. Third book

Fitts nezakonnorozhdennyj syn naslednogo printsa. Vospitannyj slugami, on vyros v temnykh koridorakh korolevskogo zamka, ne znaja ni pocheta, ni slavy. Ego zhdala doroga ubijtsy, verno i predanno ispolnjajuschego prikazy svoego korolja, a takzhe uchast cheloveka, sposobnogo svoimi, mozhet, ne ochen znachitelnymi postupkami sdvigat mirovye kolesa i privodit v dvizhenie sily, nedostupnye ponimaniju prostykh ljudej... No na to on i Fitts Chivel Vidjaschij!