Robin Hobb

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.

Acclaimed and bestselling author Robin Hobb continues her Fitz and the Fool trilogy with this second entry, following Fool’s Assassin, ramping up the tension and the intrigue as disaster continues to strike at Fitz’s life and heart. After nearly killing his oldest friend, the Fool, and finding his daughter stolen away by those who were once targeting the Fool, FitzChivarly Farseer is out for blood. And who better to wreak havoc than a highly trained and deadly former royal assassin? Fitz might have let his skills go fallow over his years of peace, but such things, once learned, are not so easily forgotten. And nothing is more dangerous than a man who has nothing left to lose…

More than twenty years ago, the first epic fantasy novel featuring FitzChivalry Farseer and his mysterious, often maddening friend the Fool struck like a bolt of brilliant lightning. Now New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb brings to a momentous close the third trilogy featuring these beloved characters in a novel of unsurpassed artistry that is sure to endure as one of the great masterworks of the genre. Fitz’s young daughter, Bee, has been kidnapped by the Servants, a secret society whose members not only dream of possible futures but use their prophecies to add to their wealth and influence. Bee plays a crucial part in these dreams—but just what part remains uncertain. As Bee is dragged by her sadistic captors across half the world, Fitz and the Fool, believing her dead, embark on a mission of revenge that will take them to the distant island where the Servants reside—a place the Fool once called home and later called prison. It was a hell the Fool escaped, maimed and blinded, swearing never to return. For all his injuries, however, the Fool is not as helpless as he seems. He is a dreamer too, able to shape the future. And though Fitz is no longer the peerless assassin of his youth, he remains a man to be reckoned with—deadly with blades and poison, and adept in Farseer magic. And their goal is simple: to make sure not a single Servant survives their scourge.

The triumphant conclusion to the Tawny Man trilogy, 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...

The Farseer trilogy continues the dramatic tale of piracy, serpents, love and magic. The Vestrit family's liveship, Vivacia, has been taken by the pirate king, Kennit. Held captive on board, Wintrow Vestrit finds himself competing with Kennit for Vivacia's love as the ship slowly acquires her own bloodlust. Leagues away, Althea Vestrit has found a new home aboard the liveship Ophelia, but she lives only to reclaim the Vivacia and with her friend, Brashen, she plans a dangerous rescue. Meanwhile in Bingtown, the fading fortunes of the Vestrit family lead Malta deeper into the magical secrets of the Rain Wild Traders. And just outside Bingtown, Amber dreams of relaunching Paragon, the mad liveship ... Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

Bingtown is a hub of exotic trade and home to a merchant nobility famed for its liveships--rare vessels carved from wizardwood, which ripens magically into sentient awareness. The fortunes of one of Bingtown's oldest families rest on the newly awakened liveship Vivacia. For Althea Vestrit, the ship is her rightful legacy unjustly denied her--a legacy she will risk anything to reclaim. For Althea's young nephew Wintrow, wrenched from his religious studies and forced to serve aboard ship, Vivacia is a life sentence. But the fate of the Vestrit family--and the ship--may ultimately lie in the hands of an outsider. The ruthless pirate Kennit seeks a way to seize power over all the denizens of the Pirate Isles...and the first step of his plan requires him to capture his own liveship and bend it to his will.... From the Paperback edition.

Alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here. Return to the world of the Liveships Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in the second instalment of high adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer trilogy. The dragon keepers and the fledgling dragons are forging a passage up the treacherous Rain Wild River. They are in search of the mythical Elderling city of Kelsingra, and are accompanied by the liveship Tarman, its captain, Leftrin, and a group of hunters who must search the forests for game with which to keep the dragons fed. With them are Alise, who has escaped her cold marriage to the cruel libertine Hest Finbok in order to continue her study of dragons, and Hest's amanuensis, Bingtown dandy, Sedric. Rivalries and romances are already threatening to disrupt the band of explorers: but external forces may prove to be even more dangerous. Chalcedean merchants are keen to lay hands on dragon blood and organs to turn them to medicines and profit. Their traitor has infiltrated the expeditionand will stop at nothing to obtain the coveted body parts. And then there are the Rain Wilds themselves: mysterious, unstable and ever perilous, its mighty river running with acid, its jungle impenetrable and its waterways uncharted. Will the expedition reach their destination unscathed? Does the city of Kelsingra even exist? Only one thing is certain: the journey will leave none of the dragons nor their human companions unchanged by the experience.

Too much time has passed since the powerful dragon Tintaglia helped the people of the Trader cities stave off an invasion of their enemies. The Traders have forgotten their promises, weary of the labor and expense of tending earthbound dragons who were hatched weak and deformed by a river turned toxic. If neglected, the creatures will rampage--or die--so it is decreed that they must move farther upriver toward Kelsingra, the mythical homeland whose location is locked deep within the dragons' uncertain ancestral memories. Thymara, an unschooled forest girl, and Alise, wife of an unloving and wealthy Trader, are among the disparate group entrusted with escorting the dragons to their new home. And on an extraordinary odyssey with no promise of return, many lessons will be learned--as dragons and tenders alike experience hardships, betrayals . . . and joys beyond their wildest imaginings.

The acclaimed Farseer and Liveship Traders trilogies established Robin Hobb as one of the most splendidly imaginative practitioners of world-class fantasy. Now, in Book 2 of her most stunning trilogy yet, Hobb continues the soul-shattering tale of FitzChivalry Farseer. With rich characters, breathtaking magic, and sweeping action, Golden Fool brings the reluctant adventurer further into the fray in an epic of sacrifice, salvation, and untold treachery.Golden FoolPrince Dutiful has been rescued from his Piebald kidnappers and the court has resumed its normal rhythms. But for FitzChivalry Farseer, a return to isolation is impossible. Though gutted by the loss of his wolf bondmate, Nighteyes, Fitz must take up residence at Buckkeep and resume his tasks as Chade’s apprentice assassin. Posing as Tom Badgerlock, bodyguard to Lord Golden, FitzChivalry becomes the eyes and ears behind the walls. And with his old mentor failing visibly, Fitz is forced to take on more burdens as he attempts to guide a kingdom straying closer to civil strife each day.The problems are legion. Prince Dutiful’s betrothal to the Narcheska Elliania of the Out Islands is fraught with tension, and the Narcheska herself appears to be hiding an array of secrets. Then, amid Piebald threats and the increasing persecution of the Witted, FitzChivalry must ensure that no one betrays the Prince’s secret—a secret that could topple the Farseer throne: that he, like Fitz, possesses the dread “beast magic.”Meanwhile, FitzChivalry must impart to the Prince his limited knowledge of the Skill: the hereditary and addictive magic of the Farseers. In the process, they discover within Buckkeep one who has a wild and powerful talent for it, and whose enmity for Fitz may have disastrous consequences for all.Only Fitz’s enduring friendship with the Fool brings him any solace. But even that is shattered when unexpected visitors from Bingtown reveal devastating secrets from the Fool’s past. Now, bereft of support and adrift in intrigue, Fitz’s biggest challenge may be simply to survive the inescapable and violent path that fate has laid out for him.From the Hardcover edition.

Nevare Burvelle was destined from birth to be a soldier. The second son of a newly anointed nobleman, he must endure the rigors of military training at the elite King's Cavalla Academy--and survive the hatred, cruelty, and derision of his aristocratic classmates--before joining the King of Gernia's brutal campaign of territorial expansion. The life chosen for him will be fraught with hardship, for he must ultimately face a forest-dwelling folk who will not submit easily to a king's tyranny. And they possess an ancient magic their would-be conquerors have long discounted--a powerful sorcery that threatens to claim Nevare Burvelle's soul and devastate his world once the Dark Evening brings the carnival to Old Thares.

An alternative cover of this ISBN can be found here. As Bingtown slides toward disaster, clan matriarch Ronica Vestrit, branded a traitor, searches for a way to bring the city's inhabitants together against a momentous threat. Meanwhile, Althea Vestrit, unaware of what has befallen Bingtown and her family, continues her perilous quest to track down and recover her liveship, the Vivacia, from the ruthless pirate Kennit. Bold though it is, Althea's scheme may be in vain. For her beloved Vivacia will face the most terrible confrontation of all as the secret of the liveships is revealed. It is a truth so shattering, it may destroy the Vivacia and all who love her, including Althea's nephew, whose life already hangs in the balance.

alternate cover for ISBN 9780006486015 Fifteen years have passed since the end of the Red Ship War with the terrifying Outislanders. Since then, Fitz has wandered the world accompanied only by his wolf and Wit-partner, Nighteyes, finally settling in a tiny cottage as remote from Buckkeep and the Farseers as possible. But lately the world has come crashing in again. The Witted are being persecuted because of their magical bonds with animals; and young Prince Dutiful has gone missing just before his crucial diplomatic wedding to an Outislander princess. Fitz’s assignment to fetch Dutiful back in time for the ceremony seems very much like a fool’s errand, but the dangers ahead could signal the end of the Farseer reign. Cover illustration by John Howe

The dragons' survival hangs in the balance in the thrilling final volume in the acclaimed River Wilds Chronicles fantasy series The dragons and their dedicated band of keepers have at last found the lost city of Kelsingra. The magical creatures have learned to use their wings and are growing into their regal inheritance. Their humans, too, are changing. As the mystical bonds with their dragons deepen, Thymara, Tats, Rapskal, and even Sedric, the unlikeliest of keepers, have begun transforming into beautiful Elderlings raked with exquisite features that complement and reflect the dragons they serve. But while the humans have scoured the empty streets and enormous buildings of Kelsingra, they cannot find the mythical silver wells the dragons need to stay health and survive. With enemies encroaching, the keepers must risk "memory walking"- immersing themselves in the dangerously addictive memories of long-deceased Elderlings - to uncover clues necessary to their survival. And time is of the essence, for the legendary Tintaglia, long feared dead, has returned, wounded in a battle with humans hunting dragon blood and scales. She is weakening and only the hidden silver can revive her. If Tintaglia dies, so, too, will the ancient memories she carries - a devastating loss that will ensure the dragons' extinction.

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.

The third book in The Soldier Son Trilogy, from the author of the bestselling Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies. The people of Gettys town believe their cemetery soldier, Nevare Burve, guilty of unspeakable crimes. They also recall beating him to death. But Nevare didn't die that day. A power far more intractable than an angry mob seized control of his life and swept him away. The magic of the Speck people has claimed Nevare, and is shaping him into a weapon to halt the Gernian expansion into Speck lands. As his efforts to find a peaceful solution fail, Nevare realizes he can no longer suppress his ruthless Speck self, Soldier's Boy. He is determined to stop the Gernian expansion at all costs, and unlike Nevare, has no sympathy for his spirit-twin's world.

Dark mysticism and primordial natural magic clash with the ever-expanding boundaries of the "civilized" world in the second volume of Robin Hobb's Soldier Son trilogy, Forest Mage. The sequel to 2005's Shaman's Crossing finds protagonist Nevare Burvelle -- the second son of a nobleman and destined for a career in the military -- with his world turned upside down. After surviving a plague that wiped out many of the students and instructors at the king's military academy, Nevare returns home for his brother's wedding, only to learn that he has been medically discharged from the school. The plague usually leaves its survivors skeletally thin, but Nevare, inexplicably, has begun to gain massive amounts of weight. With his family believing he's a glutton, Nevare is disowned by his father and eventually ends up finding work as a lowly cemetery guard in a frontier town near the border with the Specks, a race of dapple-skinned forest dwellers who possess powerful natural magic. But in a world where technology never stops advancing, can the Specks survive? And what does the suddenly bloated Nevare have to do with their struggle?

Internationally-bestselling, critically-acclaimed author Robin Hobb takes readers deep into the history behind the Farseer series in this exclusive, new novella.One of the darkest legends in the Realm of the Elderlings recounts the tale of the so-called Piebald Prince, a Witted pretender to the throne unseated by the actions of brave nobles so that the Farseer line could continue untainted. Now the truth behind the story is revealed through the account of Felicity, a low-born companion of the Princess Caution at Buckkeep.With Felicity by her side, Caution grows into a headstrong Queen-in-Waiting. But when Caution gives birth to a bastard son who shares the piebald markings of his father s horse, Felicity is the one who raises him. And as the prince comes to power, political intrigue sparks dangerous whispers about the Wit that will change the kingdom forever…Internationally-bestselling, critically-acclaimed author Robin Hobb takes readers deep into the history behind the Farseer series in this exclusive, new novella, 'The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince.' In her trademark style, Hobb offers a revealing exploration of a family secret still reverberating generations later when assassin FitzChivalry Farseer comes onto the scene. Fans will not want to miss these tantalizing new insights into a much-beloved world and its unforgettable characters.

Enter the spellbinding world of dragons... and those who tend them One of the most gifted fantasy authors writing today, New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb has dazzled readers with brilliantly imaginative, emotionally resonant, and compulsively readable tales set in far-flung realms not unlike our own. In this enthralling new novel, she returns to the territory of her beloved Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies with a story of dragons and humans, return and rebirth, and the search for meaning, belonging, and home. For years, the Trader cities valiantly battled their enemies, the Chalcedeans. But they could not have staved off invasion without the powerful dragon Tintaglia. In return, the Traders promised to help her serpents migrate up the Rain Wild River after a long exile at sea--to find a safe haven and, Tintaglia hopes, to restore her species. But too much time has passed, and the newly hatched dragons are damaged and weak, and many die. The few who survive cannot use their wings; earthbound, they are powerless to hunt and vulnerable to human predators willing to kill them for the fabled healing powers of dragon flesh. But Tintaglia has vanished and the Traders are weary of the labor and expense of tending useless dragons. The Trader leadership fears that if it stops providing for the young dragons, the hungry and neglected creatures will rampage--or die along the river's acidic muddy banks. To avert catastrophe, the dragons decree a move even farther up the treacherous river to Kelsingra, their ancient, mythical homeland whose mysterious location is locked deep within the dragons' uncertain ancestral memories. To ensure their safe passage, the Traders recruit a disparate group of young people to care for the damaged creatures and escort them to their new home. Among them is Thymara, an unschooled forest girl of sixteen, and Alise, a wealthy Trader's wife trapped in a loveless marriage, who attaches herself to the expedition as a dragon expert. The two women share a deep kinship with the dragons: Thymara can instinctively communicate with them, and Alise, captivated by their beauty and majesty, has devoted her life to studying them. Embarking on an arduous journey that holds no promise of return, the band of humans and dragons must make their way along the toxic and inhospitable Rain Wild River--an extraordinary odyssey that will teach them lessons about themselves and one another, as they experience hardships, betrayals, and joys beyond their wildest dreams.

Read the entire Soldier Son trilogy In Book One, Shaman's Crossing, Nevare Burvelle was destined from birth to be a soldier. The second son of a newly anointed nobleman, he must endure the rigors of military training at the elite King's Cavella Academy—and survive the hatred, cruelty, and derision of his aristocratic classmates—before joining the King of Gernia's brutal campaign of territorial expansion. And it continues in the next two novels, Forest Mage and Renegade's Magic.

In Ship of Magic , the breathtaking first volume in her new fantasy trilogy, Robin Hobb wrote of the Liveship Traders of Bingtown. Now a new tide of glory and terror sweeps forward the story of the proud Vestrit clan, their priceless liveship Vivacia, and all who strive to possess her. "If Patrick O'Brian were to turn to writing fantasy, he might produce something like this," raves Booklist , and truer words have never been spoken. This is a tale of the Old Traders of Bingtown and their rare magic ships--carved from sentient wizardwood that bonds them mystically with those who sail them. Theirs is an ancient tradition, but one that is slowly eroding under the harsh realities of a cold new order. For these once proud Traders, it is a humbling lesson to learn that the foundations of their world, which had seemed immutable, are resting on shifting sands. Their corrupt ruler is deeding away their ancestral lands to upstart newcomers, and a growing traffic in human flesh is eroding the boundaries of civilized society. A plague of sea serpents and pirates off the coast is destroying the established trade routes, and ancient fortunes are dwindling. Old debts are coming due, and talk of rebellion is growing. And added to this uneasy mix, ancient powers are stirring on the banks of the mysterious Rain Wild River. At the center of the conflict lies the Vestrit clan and their liveship Vivacia. The Vestrits long for the Vivacia to make port, certain that her arrival will restore the family fortunes. And Althea Vestrit, beautiful and dauntless, yearns more deeply than any. For she lives only to reclaim the liveship as her lost inheritance and captain her on the high seas. But unknown to Althea, the lovely magical vessel has been seized for a slave galley and a privateer by the ruthless pirate captain Kennit, and now the Vivacia sails, her decks washed with blood, through the perilous southern passages of the Pirate Isles. Held captive onboard is Althea's nephew, Wintrow, who has made a desperate he has promised to heal Kennit of a mortal wound using arts learned in his monastic boyhood--or forfeit his life and that of his father. Meanwhile, in Bingtown, Althea finds her onetime sea mate Brashen still struggling to redeem his wild past and out to prove himself a ship's master. Though wary of each other since their brief, ill-fated flare of passion, they now make common cause in a quest to find the Vivacia. But should they risk all they possess to rescue a liveship who may not want to be rescued? For the Vivacia is far from unhappy in her new life--and for Althea and Brashen, the method of Vivacia's liberation may prove more dangerous than leaving her in Kennit's ambitious grasp. Mad Ship is a rich, tapestried epic of enchantment that will set your imagination ablaze, proving that Robin Hobb is a writer not only working at the top of her form, but constantly surpassing it.

Fitz has survived his first hazardous mission as king’s assassin, but is left little more than a cripple. Battered and bitter, he vows to abandon his oath to King Shrewd, remaining in the distant mountains. But love and events of terrible urgency draw him back to the court at Buckkeep, and into the deadly intrigues of the royal family. Renewing their vicious attacks on the coast, the Red-Ship Raiders leave burned-out villages and demented victims in their wake. The kingdom is also under assault from within, as treachery threatens the throne of the ailing king. In this time of great danger, the fate of the kingdom may rest in Fitz’s hands—and his role in its salvation may require the ultimate sacrifice.

The final volume in Robin Hobb's popular Rain Wilds fantasy series, Blood of Dragons completes the story of the dragons, their keepers, and their quest to find the lost city of Kelsingra--and the mythical silver wells that the dragons need to survive. Can Tintaglia and the Elderlings unlock the secrets of the ancient city? Or are they doomed to extinction? The world of Robin Hobb's Rain Wilds series has been praised by Booklist as "one of the most gripping settings in modern fantasy," and Publishers Weekly called the Rain Wilds books "a meticulously realized fantasy tale" and "a welcome addition to contemporary dragon lore."

Par son rang de naissance, Jamère est promis à une brillante carrière militaire. Son père, le colonel Burvelle, anobli par le roi sur le champ de bataille, n'a pas attendu qu'il ait atteint l'âge d'intégrer l'école militaire pour lui imposer une discipline de fer et lui inculquer les rudiments de son éducation martiale. Mais que doit-il penser lorsque son père le confie aux soins d'un inquiétant guerrier nomade, un chamane qui l'entraîne dans un rêve dont il ressortira changé à jamais ? Car Jamère a beau essayer de toutes ses forces d'enfouir ce souvenir au plus profond de lui-même, sa compréhension du monde a été altérée. Appartient-il encore à la culture rigide dont il est issu, ou bien à cette nature primitive et puissante qu'il sent s'exprimer sous le vernis social ?

Bâtard du prince chevalerie, le jeune Fitz grandit dans l'ombre de la forteresse de Castelcerf, où le roi subtil ambitionne de faire de lui son assassin personnel. Mais pour survivre, et avant même d'apprendre à manier la lame, il lui faudra faire preuve d'une connaissance parfaite des arcanes de la politique.

Revenu d'entre les morts, Fitz doit réapprendre a vivre, aux côtes d'Umbre et de Burrich. Choisira-t-il la magie primitive qui le lie a son fidèle ami oeil-de-nuit, ou bien reprendra-t-il le chemin de la civilisation pour renverser l'usurpateur, son ennemi intime, le prince royal ?

The complete Farseer Trilogy by international bestselling author Robin Hobb. ‘In today’s crowded fantasy market Robin Hobb’s books are like diamonds in a sea of zircons’ George R. R. Martin The kingdom of the Six Duchies is on the brink of civil war when news breaks that the crown prince has fathered a bastard son and is shamed into abdication. The child’s name is Fitz, and his is despised. Raised in the castle stables, only the company of the king’s fool, the ragged children of the lower city and his unusual affinity with animals provide Fitz with any comfort. To be useful to the crown, Fitz is trained as an assassin; and to use the traditional magic of the Farseer family. But his tutor, allied to another political faction, is determined to discredit, even kill him. Fitz must survive: for he may be destined to save the kingdom. Enter the extraordinary world of Robin Hobb’s magnificent Farseer Trilogy. This bundle includes Assassin’s Apprentice (book one), Royal Assassin (book two) and Assassin’s Quest (book three).

Non lontano dai Sei Ducati sorge la città di Borgomago, grande centro di scambi commerciali e patria di una nobiltà mercantile famosa per le navi viventi, rari vascelli ricavati da un legno magico, in grado di sviluppare una forma di autoconsapevolezza. Un sanguinoso conflitto si acuisce con l'avvento del capitano Kennit che si proclama re dei pirati: la Satrapia di Jamaillia sostenuta dagli spietati guerrieri di Chalced vuole porre fine a questo affronto e annichilire ogni forma di libertà a Borgomago. Ma la sorte della città e dei suoi velieri viventi rimane incerta, così come quella delle rispettive famiglie, tra cui i Vestrit e la loro Vivacia che si è appena risvegliata. Le loro strade, infatti, si separano: Althea, la giovane Vestrit si imbarcherà sulla Ophelia, ma non smetterà di inseguire il suo sogno di riprendere il controllo della nave cui è legata da un vincolo di successione e sincero affetto; Wintrow finirà per accettare la propria eredità, mettendo in dubbio perfino la vocazione religiosa cui era stato strappato con la forza e finendo per dover affrontare una terribile rottura con suo padre, Kyle Haven.

Robin Hobb’s most popular hero, assassin and “beast magic” master FitzChivalry Farseer, returns in this stunning trilogy—an epic of sacrifice, salvation, and untold treachery. For the first time, this convenient eBook bundle brings together all three of the Tawny Man   FOOL’S ERRAND GOLDEN FOOL FOOL’S FATE   For fifteen years Fitz has lived in self-imposed exile, assumed to be dead by almost all who once cared about him. But now, into his isolated life, visitors begin to Fitz’s mentor from his assassin days; a hedge-witch who foresees the return of a long-lost love; and the Fool, the former White Prophet, who beckons Fitz to fulfill his destiny.   Then comes the summons he cannot ignore. Prince Dutiful, the young heir to the Farseer throne, has vanished. Fitz, possessed of magical skills both royal and profane, is the only one who can retrieve him in time for his betrothal ceremony, thus sparing the Six Duchies profound political embarrassment . . . or worse. But even Fitz does not suspect the web of treachery that awaits him—or how his loyalties will be tested to the breaking point.   Praise for Robin Hobb and the Tawny Man Trilogy   “Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin Hobb’s books are diamonds in a sea of zircons.”—George R. R. Martin   “[Robin] Hobb has created a world brimming with detail and complexity [and] once again proves herself a full master of the epic fantasy.”—Tulsa World, on Fool’s Errand   “Splendid . . . Despite some truly wrenching twists, there is a welcome sense of new beginnings.”—Locus, on Fool’s Errand   “[Robin Hobb] ranks near the top of the high fantasy field. . . . [She] juggles all the balls with aplomb, besides providing spot-on characterizations.”—Publishers Weekly, on Golden Fool   “Solid storytelling with warmth and heart.”—The Kansas City Star, on Golden Fool   “[Robin] Hobb’s rich, vibrant and unique world [is] filled with sentient ships, magical beasts, and fascinating characters. . . . Highly recommended.”—Library Journal, on Fool’s Fate   “Rich, enchanting fantasy from one of today’s best practitioners . . . reminiscent of Ursula Le Guin’s The Other Wind [and] Anne McCaffrey’s Pern series.”—BookPage, on Fool’s Fate

From New York Times bestselling master storyteller Robin Hobb comes four thrilling fantasies set in the world of the Rain Wilds. Get all four novels in Robin Hobb's The Rain Wilds Chronicles in one e-book, including Dragon Keeper, Dragon Haven, City of Dragons, and Blood of Dragons. This thrilling series tells the story of the resurgence of dragons in a world that both needs and fears them.

Une des légendes les plus sombres du royaume des Six Duchés raconte l'histoire du prince Pie, doué du Vif, qui fut jeté à bas du trône par les actions de nobles courageux afin que la lignée des Loinvoyant demeure sans tare. Aujourd'hui, la vérité qui se cache derrière le mythe se dévoile grâce au récit de Félicité, compagne roturière de la princesse Prudence de Castelcerf : avec celle-ci à ses côtés, Prudence devient une reine-servante au fort tempérament mais, quand elle donne le jour à un bâtard qui porte sur le corps la robe pie du cheval de son père, c'est Félicité qui se charge de l'élever. Et, lorsque le prince Pie arrive au pouvoir, les intrigues politiques propagent de dangereux discours sur le Vif qui changeront à jamais le royaume... Robin Hobb entraîne ici le lecteur dans les prémices de La Citadelle des Ombres. Avec son style inimitable, elle explore un secret de famille dont les répercussions se feront sentir des générations plus tard, à l'époque où l'assassin royal, FitzChevalerie Loinvoyant, apparaîtra sur la scène. Les amoureux de la série découvriront les limbes d'un monde qu'ils adorent avec ses personnages inoubliables.

Au royaume des six Duchés, le prince Chevalerie, de la famille régnante des Loinvoyant - par tradition, le nom des seigneurs doit modeler leur caractère- décide de renoncer à son ambition de devenir roi-servant en apprenant l'existence de Fitz, son fils illégitime. Le jeune bâtard grandit à Castelcerf, sous l'égide du maître d'écurie Burrich. Mais le roi Subtil impose bientôt que FITZ reçoive, malgré sa condition, une éducation princière. L' enfant découvrira vite que le véritable dessein du monarque est autre : faire de lui un assassin royal. Et tandis que les attaques des pirates rouges mettent en péril la contrée, Fitz va constater à chaque instant que sa vie ne tient qu'à un fil : celui de sa lame...

O assassino do rei é o segundo volume da série A saga do assassino, que já se consagrou como um dos cânones da alta fantasia. Um universo construído com brilhantismo, personagens cativantes e uma política cheia de nuances colorem a vida de um herói sempre dividido entre o amor e o dever. Filho bastardo de um príncipe, Fitz cresceu desprezado pelos nobres da corte de Torre do Cervo, mas era considerado importante demais para ser dispensado pelo rei. Por isso, ainda muito jovem, ele é convocado e treinado para se tornar um espião e assassino a serviço da realeza. Em O assassino do rei, Fitz acabou de sobreviver à sua primeira missão, mas foi por pouco. Fraco e doente, ele está prestes a quebrar seus votos de fidelidade ao rei e fugir da vida que o aguarda na corte, mas tramas sombrias o atraem de volta à Torre do Cervo. O rei está doente e o príncipe-herdeiro precisa assumir a responsabilidade de proteger os Seis Ducados dos constantes ataques dos Salteadores dos Navios Vermelhos, um povo brutal que incendeia vilas e destrói a mente de qualquer aldeão capturado. Apenas Fitz está atento às perigosas armações políticas se espalhando na corte; por isso, o destino do reino pode estar em suas mãos. No entanto, salvá-lo requer o maior sacrifício de todos.

Com personagens cativantes, tramas políticas complexas e lutas cheias de magia e reviravoltas, O aprendiz de assassino é tudo o que um fã do gênero pode esperar de uma ótima fantasia épica. Fitz tem seis anos de idade quando seu avô o joga aos pés de um guarda real e anuncia que a partir de então o pai deve cuidar do bastardo que produziu ― e o pai de Fitz é ninguém menos que Chilvary Farseer, o príncipe herdeiro dos Seis Ducados. Excluído pela realeza, mas importante demais para ser abandonado, Fitz é criado à sombra da corte, protegido pelo mestre dos estábulos e crescendo em meio aos criados e plebeus da Cidade de Torre do Cervo. No entanto, um bastardo real é uma peça perigosa, e o rei Shrewd não demora a convocá-lo. Carregando no sangue a magia ancestral do Talento e uma habilidade ainda mais instintiva de se comunicar com os animais, Fitz passa a ser treinado para se tornar um assassino a serviço do rei. Quando saqueadores selvagens começam a atacar as regiões costeiras dos Seis Ducados, Fitz recebe sua primeira missão. Embora alguns o vejam como uma ameaça, o jovem bastardo vai provar que pode ser a chave para a sobrevivência do reino.

Un'umanità di servi e signori abita un mondo pervaso da una magia sottile e inquietante, fra intrighi di corte e minacce di misteriosi pirati in grado di manipolare le loro vittime privandole di ogni forma di raziocinio e sentimento. Tra questi pericoli si aggira il giovane Fitz, un 'bastardo' di stirpe reale, la cui sola consolazione è un magico e tenero legame con gli animali. Accolto a corte, Fitz dovrà apprendere l'uso delle armi e le regole dell'etichetta, ma il suo destino è legato all'abilità di uccidere nell'ombra... Diventare un assassino vuol dire intraprendere un mestiere crudele e solitario, e soprattutto scoprire i propri poteri, lascito del sangue dei Lungavista...

In a faraway land where members of the royal family are named for the virtues they embody, one young boy will become a walking enigma. Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Fitz, son of Chivalry Farseer, is a royal bastard, cast out into the world, friendless and lonely. Only his magical link with animals - the old art known as the Wit - gives him solace and companionship. But the Wit, if used too often, is a perilous magic, and one abhorred by the nobility. So when Fitz is finally adopted into the royal household, he must give up his old ways and embrace a new life of weaponry, scribing, courtly manners; and how to kill a man secretly, as he trains to become a royal assassin.

Desde hace quince años, Traspié Hidalgo vive aislado y es dado por muerto por casi todos los que lo conocieron y lo amaron. Pero la visita inesperada del que fue su mentor lo coge desprevenido. El príncipe heredero del trono ha desaparecido y peligra la estabilidad del reino. Traspié, que posee una rara combinación de dotes mágicas, es el único capaz de localizarlo a tiempo para su ceremonia de boda y así salvar a los seis Ducados de una crisis política de proporciones incalculables. Su investigación le llevará a viajar a otras tierras junto al Bufón, su anterior compañero de aventuras convertido en un exótico lord, su fiel lobo, Ojos de noche, y una mujer de confianza de la reina. Pero ni siquiera después de todo lo vivido, Traspié es consciente de la compleja red de traiciones que se está urdiendo, ni tampoco de que ahora, más que nunca, se pondrá a prueba la fuerza de sus lealtades.

El joven Traspié Hidalgo se convierte en el catalizador que habrá de alterar la trayectoria de una casa real en grave peligro, en este estremecedor relato del reino costero de los Seis Ducados. Traspié ha sobrevivido a su primera misión peligrosa como asesino del rey, aunque al final ha salido muy mal parado. Maltrecho y resentido, se propone quebrantar su juramento al rey Artimañas y quedarse en las lejanas montañas. Pero el amor y unos hechos de tremenda urgencia lo llevan de regreso a la corte de Torre del Alce y a las mortíferas intrigas de la familia real. Los Corsarios de la Vela Roja, renovando sus feroces ataques sobre la costa, dejan a su paso aldeas calcinadas y víctimas enloquecidas. El reino sufre asimismo un ataque desde dentro, pues la traición amenaza el trono del rey afligido. En este momento de gran peligro, la suerte del reino podría estar en manos de Traspié, cuyo papel en la salvación de los Seis Ducados bien pudiera exigirle el más terrible de los sacrificios...

King Shrewd is dead at the hands of his son Regal. As is Fitz--or so his enemies and friends believe. But with the help of his allies and his beast magic, he emerges from the grave, deeply scarred in body and soul. The kingdom also teeters toward ruin: Regal has plundered and abandoned the capital, while the rightful heir, Prince Verity, is lost to his mad quest--perhaps to death. Only Verity's return--or the heir his princess carries--can save the Six Duchies. But Fitz will not wait. Driven by loss and bitter memories, he undertakes a quest: to kill Regal. The journey casts him into deep waters, as he discovers wild currents of magic within him--currents that will either drown him or make him something more than he was.

'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R. Martin The second book in Robin Hobb’s thrilling fantasy series returns readers to the Six Duchies and the magical world of the Fitz and the Fool. Fitz has been persuaded back to court, posing as a servant to the decadent Lord Golden (who is the Fool in disguise). In secret, he will train Prince Dutiful in the magic known as the Skill. The peace remains fragile, so the diplomatic wedding between Dutiful and the Outislander princess is a crucial alliance. But when Elliania arrives she challenges the prince to undertake an impossible quest before she will accept him. He must kill Icefyre, one of the last true dragons. And Fitz and the Fool must go with him…

Une famille de grands propriétaires terriens se retrouve ruinée. Sa seule richesse réside dans la possession d'un magnifique bateau en bois-sorcier, La Vivacia, jusqu'ici consacré au transport de marchandises. Or, peu avant de mourir, le capitaine Vestrit le lègue à l'époux de sa fille aînée, homme autoritaire et entêté, qui tente honteusement de restaurer la fortune d'antan en se livrant au transport d'esclaves. Cet héritage lèse ainsi la cadette, Althéa, qui entretient pourtant une complicité étroite et des liens passionnés avec le bateau sur lequel elle navigue depuis sa plus tendre enfance. Elle jure alors de le reconquérir coûte que coûte. Emportée dans une spirale de malheurs, la famille Vestrit va affronter les épreuves les plus terribles. Car la discorde divise désormais ses membres.

Llena de magia y maldad, de heroísmo y deshonor, pasión y aventura, Aprendiz de Asesino es la novela de una irresistible voz dentro de la Gran Fantasía. La narrativa refrescante y original de Robin Hobb es el comienzo de una nueva época dentro de la literatura fantástica. El joven Traspié es el hijo bastardo del noble príncipe Hidalgo, heredero al trono de los seis ducados. Después de ser rechazado por su familia, es llevado a la corte real donde crece bajo la tutela del arisco caballerizo de su padre. Todos los miembros de la realeza lo consideran un paria salvo el taimado rey Artimañas, que ordena que su secretario lo adiestre en las artes del asesinato. Pues por las venas de Traspié corre la sangre de la mágica Habilidad... junto a los más oscuros saberes de un niño criado con los perros del establo y repudiado por su familia. Mientras los bárbaros invasores saquean las costas, Traspié se convierte en un hombre. Pronto habrá de arrostrar su primera misión, tan peligrosa como desoladora. Y aunque hay quienes ven en él una amenaza para el trono, quizá posea realmente el secreto de la supervivencia del reino.