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Robin Hobb

born 1952

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Wikipedia Summary

Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden, known by her pen names Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm, is an American writer of speculative fiction. As Hobb, she is best known for her fantasy novels set in the Realm of the Elderlings, which comprise the Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies, the Rain Wild Chronicles, and the Fitz and the Fool trilogy. Lindholm's writing includes the urban fantasy novel Wizard of the Pigeons and science fiction short stories, among other works. As of 2018, her fiction has been translated into 22 languages and sold more than 4 million copies.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
March 5, 1952
Berkeley
Citizenship

United States

Occupations & fields
writernovelistscience fiction writer
Awards & honours
Inkpot AwardGeffen AwardWorld Fantasy Award for Life AchievementImaginales award for best foreign-language novel
Notable works
Assassin's ApprenticeRoyal AssassinAssassin's Quest
Field and occupation
americká spisovatelka
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