Книга: Robin Hobb «Fool`s Fate»
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Производитель: "Harper Voyager" The triumphant conclusion to our three thrilling fantasy series, from the author of the bestselling Farseer and Liveship traders trilogies. The moving end to the tale of the Farseers, in which kingdoms must stand or fall on the beat of a dragon`s wings, or a Fool`s heart. A small and sadly untried coterie - the old assassin Chade, the serving-boy Thick, Prince Dutiful, and his reluctant Skillmaster, Fitz - sail towards the distant island of Aslevjal. There they must fulfil the Narcheska`s challenge to her betrothed: to lay the head of the dragon Icefyre, whom legends tell is buried there deep beneath the ice, upon her hearth. Only with the completion of this quest can the marriage proceed, and the resulting alliance signal an end to war between the two kingdoms. It is not a happy ship: tensions between the folk of the Six Duchies and their traditional enemies, the Outislanders, lie just beneath the surface. Thick is constantly ill, and his random but powerful Skilling has taken on a dark and menacing tone, while Chade`s fascination with the Skill is growing to the point of obsession. Having ensured that his beloved friend the Fool is safely left behind in Buckkeep, Fitz is guilt-stricken; but he is determined to keep his fate at bay, since prophecy foretells the Fool`s death if he ever sets foot on the isle of the black dragon. But as their ship draws in towards Aslevjal a lone figure awaits them... Издательство: "Harper Voyager" (2014) Формат: 130x200, 816 стр.
ISBN: 978-0-00-758897-8 |
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Robin Hobb
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At the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, August 2005 |
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| Born | Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden 1952 California, U.S. |
| Pen name | Robin Hobb, Megan Lindholm |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | United States |
| Period | 1983–present |
| Genres | Fantasy fiction |
| Notable work(s) | Assassin's Apprentice Royal Assassin Assassin's Quest |
Robin Hobb is the second pen name of novelist Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden (born 1952 in California) who produces primarily fantasy fiction, although she has published some science fiction.
From 1983 to 1992, she wrote exclusively under the pseudonym Megan Lindholm. Fiction under that pseudonym tends to be contemporary fantasy. In 1995, she began use of the pseudonym Robin Hobb for works of epic traditional European Medieval Fantasy. She currently publishes under both names, and she currently lives in Tacoma, Washington. As of 2003 she had sold over 1 million copies of her first nine Robin Hobb novels.[1] She has just finished writing a two volume novel called The Rain Wild Chronicles. The volumes are named The Dragon Keeper and Dragon Haven.[2] Her latest release, The Inheritance, is a collection of short fiction by both Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm. She is currently working on her next book, which is as yet untitled. It will continue the stories of some of the characters from The Rain Wild Chronicles.
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Background
Ogden was born in California in 1952, but was raised in Alaska.[3] After graduating from high school, she studied at Denver University for a year and then returned to Alaska. After marrying at eighteen, she moved to Kodiak, an island off the coast of Alaska. It was at this time that she sold her first short story, and began a career writing for children's magazines. "Bones for Dulath" in Amazons! was the first piece of fantasy that she published as Megan Lindholm.[4] The anthology was published by Daw, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson, and won a World Fantasy Award for Year's Best Anthology. Over the next decade she moved around America, before settling in Washington and continuing her writing career in fantasy and science fiction. She has three grown children and a young daughter.
Her books have been praised by Orson Scott Card. Card has stated that she "arguably set the standard for the modern serious fantasy novel."[5]
Bibliography
As Megan Lindholm
The Ki and Vandien Quartet
- Harpy's Flight (1983) ISBN 0-00-711252-1
- The Windsingers (1984) ISBN 0-00-711253-X
- The Limbreth Gate (1984) ISBN 0-00-711254-8
- Luck of the Wheels (1989) ISBN 0-00-711255-6
Tillu and Kerlew
- The Reindeer People (1988) ISBN 0-00-711422-2
- Wolf's Brother (1988) ISBN 0-00-711434-6
Other Books
- Wizard of the Pigeons (1985)
- Cloven Hooves (1991) ISBN 0-553-29327-3
- Alien Earth (1992) ISBN 0-553-29749-X
- The Gypsy (1992) with Steven Brust ISBN 0-7653-1192-5
Short stories
- Cut (Read online)
As Robin Hobb
The Realm of the Elderlings
The Farseer Trilogy
The Farseer Trilogy follows the life of FitzChivalry Farseer (Fitz), a trained assassin, in a kingdom called The Six Duchies while his uncle, Prince Verity, attempts to wage war on the Red-Ship Raiders from The OutIslands who are attacking the shores of the kingdom by turning the people of the Six Duchies into Forged ones; still alive, but without any emotion, memory or soul. Meanwhile Prince Regal's jealousy and the indulgence of his own selfish whims threatens to destroy Six Duchies.
- Assassin's Apprentice (1995)
- Royal Assassin (1996)
- Assassin's Quest (1997)
Liveship Traders Trilogy
The Liveship Traders Trilogy mainly takes place southwest of The Six Duchies in Bingtown (a colony of Jamaillia) and focuses on Liveships (sentient ships). The trilogy is unusually nautical – an area seldom covered in fantasy – with the germ of it being apparently the idea of portraying ships whose figureheads are literally alive and sentient. While this trilogy does not follow FitzChivalry Farseer's life, it is linked to both the Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies.
- Ship of Magic (1998)
- The Mad Ship (1999)
- Ship of Destiny (2000)
The Tawny Man Trilogy
The Tawny Man continues the life of FitzChivalry Farseer from The Farseer Trilogy. It commences 15 years after the events in Assassin's Quest, a period covered in part by The Liveship Traders Trilogy. It focuses on The Fool's attempts to guide others to fulfill his prophecies.
- Fool's Errand (2002)
- Golden Fool (2003)
- Fool's Fate (2003)
The Rain Wilds Chronicles
Takes place in the years after the Liveship Traders trilogy, and runs concurrently with and following the events of the Tawny Man Trilogy.
- Dragon Keeper (2009)
- Dragon Haven (2010)
- City of Dragons (February of 2012)[6]
- Blood of Dragons (February of 2013)
Soldier Son Trilogy
Set in a new world unrelated to her previous trilogies, the Soldier Son Trilogy follows the life of Nevare Burvelle, the second son of a newly elevated Lord of the Kingdom of Gernia, and his preparation for and education at the King's Cavalla Academy.
- Shaman's Crossing (2005)
- Forest Mage (2006)
- Renegade's Magic (2008)
Short stories
- The Inheritance (The Realm of the Elderlings) in Voyager 5: Collector's Edition. Promotional paperback, not for sale. Can be bought as an ebook from Amazon.com.
- "Homecoming" (The Realm of the Elderlings) in Legends II, edited by Robert Silverberg.
- Words Like Coins (The Realm of the Elderlings)
- Blue Boots (The Realm of the Elderlings) in Songs of Love and Death, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois.
- Cat's Meat (The Realm of the Elderlings) in The Inheritance & Other Stories.
- The Triumph, a historical story in the Warriors anthology.
Collections
- The Inheritance & Other Stories (2011), contains seven stories written as Megan Lindholm and three stories (all set in the Realm of the Elderlings) written as Robin Hobb. The three stories are The Inheritance, Homecoming and a new story, Cat's Meat.
Interviews
- Interview conducted by Annaïg Houesnard for Elbakin.net during "Les Imaginales" 2008.
- Interview conducted by Rob Bedford for sffworld.com
- Interview conducted by Patrick for sffworld.com
- Interview on wotmania.com
- Interview conducted by Jay Tomio for BSCreview.com
- Interview conducted by Maïté Hoste for KissMyGeek.com
- Interview conducted by Bertrand Hallyn (Duiker) for The Breathless Quills, Les Plumes Asthmatiques and Antiquité-SFFF
References
- ^ "Voyager Author Biography". fantasticfiction.co.uk. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/robin-hobb. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ "Robin Hobb's Blog". myspace.com. http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=164960599&blogId=481631518. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ http://www.harpercollins.com.au/author/index.aspx?authorid=50000612 Robin Hobb from Harper Collins
- ^ http://www.meganlindholm.com/ Biography
- ^ http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzhmN2MzYzBmYmQwOWI4YTliZTZkZWFmODhhMzJkZjI=&w=NQ==
- ^ http://www.robinhobb.com/2011/09/city-of-dragons Robin Hobb blog update 2011.09.15
External links
- Megan Lindholm's Official Web Site
- Robin Hobb's Official Web Site
- Megan Lindholm at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Robin Hobb at the Internet Book List
- Megan Lindholm at the Internet Book List
- Robin Hobb at Fantasy Literature
- Blood Memories Unofficial Italian Web Site
- 1952 births
- American fantasy writers
- Living people
- People from Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
- Female authors who wrote under male or gender-neutral pseudonyms
- Writers from Tacoma, Washington
- Women science fiction and fantasy writers
Источник: Robin Hobb
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