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Series
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English
Description
With Dragon Keeper, Robin Hobb, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling, 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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Voyager
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The Tarman expedition has at last found Kelsingra, a city filled with ancient treasures. Here, the dragons and their Elderling keepers may discover their full potential, but only if the magic of Kelsingra can be unlocked. Already rumours of the city have floated down the Rain Wild River. Adventurers, pirates and fortune hunters will soon be coming to pillage what they can. Among them, Hest Finbok, determined to claim back his errant wife, Alise. Meanwhile,...
3) Dragon haven
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
As the dragons, the humans--including the strong and defiant Rain Wild girl Thymara; the wealthy dragon scholar and Trader's wife, Alise; and her companion, the urbane Sedric--and their magical supply barge, captained by the gruff Leftrin, forge their way ever deeper into uncharted wilderness, human and beast alike discover they are changing in mysterious and dangerous ways ... an that all of them may not survive.
5) The mad ship
Author
Series
Liveship traders volume 2
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
As the ancient tradition of Bingtown's Old Traders slowly erodes under the cold new order of a corrupt ruler, the Vestrits anxiously await the return of their liveship-a rare magic ship carved from sentient wizardwood, which bonds the ships mystically with those who sail them. And Althea Vestrit waits even more avidly, living only to reclaim the ship as her lost inheritance and captain her on the high seas. But the Vivacia has been seized by the ruthless...
Author
Series
Soldier son trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Eos
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Robin Hobb's thrilling Soldier Son trilogy comes to its conclusion in Renegade's Magic. Nevare Burvelle stands accused of a host of heinous crimes, including murder. And he remains under the thrall of the Speck magic that twists his psyche into a ruthless alter-ego. But all is not lost. Perhaps if he asserts control of this other self, he will emerge transformed and triumphant.
Author
Series
Soldier son trilogy volume 1
Publisher
EOS
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 38
Language
English
Description
Hugo and Nebula Award finalist Robin Hobb crafts intricate fantasy tales featuring larger-than-life characters and exotic landscapes. Nevare Burvelle was born to be a soldier in the Gernian army. But as Nevare's career takes off, his worldview alters considerably. Corruption and nepotism reign, and now Nevare questions his own ideals, wondering why he continues fighting for the empire.
8) Forest mage
Author
Series
Soldier son trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Eos
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A luminary in SF literature, Robin Hobb continues her marvelous Soldier Son trilogy with part two, Forest Mage. Nevare Burvelle has survived major combat and is making a quick recovery from a disease plaguing his fellows in the King's army. He also believes he is free from the Speck magic that held him under its sway. Now traveling home to rendezvous with his fiancee, Nevare suffers haunting visions and soon realizes that malicious magic still resides...
Author
Series
Farseer trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
With unforgettable characters, a sweeping backdrop, and passionate storytelling, this is a fantasy debut to rival that of Robert Jordan. Filled with adventure and bloodshed, pageantry and piracy, mystery and menace, Assassin's Apprentice is the story of a royal house and the young man who is destined to chart its course through tempests of change.Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal household...
10) Royal assassin
Author
Series
Farseer trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Young Fitz, the illegitimate son of the noble Prince Chivalry, is ignored by all royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has had him tutored him in the dark arts of the assassin. He has barely survived his first, soul-shattering mission, and when he returns to the court, he is thrown headfirst into the tumult of royal life. With the king near death, and Fitz's only ally off on a seemingly hopeless quest, the throne itself is threatened. Meanwhile,...
11) Assassin's quest
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
From an extraordinary voice in fantasy comes the stunning conclusion to the Farseer trilogy, as FitzChivalry confronts his destiny as the catalyst who holds the fate of the kingdom of the Six Duchies...and the world itself.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...
12) Ship of destiny
Author
Series
Liveship traders volume 3
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
As Bingtown slides toward disaster, clan matriarch Ronica Vestrit, branded a traitor, searches for a way to bring the city's inhabitants together against the Chalcedean threat. Meanwhile, Althea Vestrit, unaware of what has befallen Bingtown and her family, continues her perilous quest to track down and recover her liveship Vivacia from the ruthless pirate Kennit. Bold though it is, her scheme may be in vain. For her beloved Vivacia will face the...
13) Ship of magic
Author
Series
Liveship traders volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Expecting to inherit her family's Liveship, Althea Vestrit now must defend this animate, intelligent treasure from both her scheming brother-in-law, who plans to use it as a slave ship, and a nation of ruthless pirates, led by Captain Kennit.
14) Assassin's fate
Author
Series
Fitz and the fool novels volume 3
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The epic conclusion of the Fitz and the Fool trilogy. In their continuing quest to save Fitz's daughter Bee, and destroy the sinister order that threatens her, Fitz and the Fool must not only face their most difficult challenges yet, but also come to terms with the unanswered questions of their pasts"--
15) Fool's errand
Author
Series
Tawny man volume 1
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
16) Fool's assassin
Author
Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"FitzChivalry--royal bastard and former king's assassin--has left his life of court intrigue at Buckkeep far behind. As far as the rest of the world knows, FitzChivalry Farseer is dead and buried. Masquerading as Tom Badgerlock, Fitz is now married and leading the quiet life of a country squire with his beloved Molly. The only fly in the ointment is the disappearance of his beloved childhood friend, the Fool, with whom he once shared so much. But...
17) Golden fool
Author
Series
Tawny man volume 2
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
18) Fool's fate
Author
Series
Tawny man volume 3
Language
English
Description
On a mission to the Outislands to destroy the dragon Icefyre, who has been frozen in a glacier for millennia, Prince Dutiful and his Skillmaster FitzChivalry match wits with the Fool, an enemy determined to free the dragon.
19) Fool's quest
Author
Series
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Ranking alongside George R. R. Martin as a groundbreaking master of fantasy, New York Times bestselling author 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,...
Author
Series
Farseer trilogy volume Prequel
Publisher
Subterranean Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Felicity, a minstrel sworn to the truth, tells the ill-fated love story of the stubborn and indulged Princess Caution and the stableboy Lostler, a former Chalcedean slave and the piebald horse bound to him by the magic of Wit, which gives him the power to communicate with animals.
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