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The Inheritance (Realms of the Elderlings)

by Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author), Megan Lindholm

3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 · rating details · 846 ratings · 104 reviews

Notwithstanding its author credits, this short story collection was written by one person. "Robin Hobb" and "Megan Lindholm" are both pseudonyms used by California-born Margaret Ogden, who from 1983 to 1992, published exclusively as Lindholm. This generous, 400-page hardcover original brings together short stories and novellas penned under both authorial bylines. As Hobb h

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Published March 1st 2011 by Harper Voyager (first published 2011)

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Dec 12, 2011 Kat Hooper rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I've been a fan of Robin Hobb for many years -- her FARSEER, TAWNY MAN, and LIVESHIP TRADERS series are some of my favorite epic fantasies. That's why I was looking forward to reading The Inheritance and Other Stories, a collection of short stories written by Robin Hobb under that name and her real name, Megan Lindholm.

Why write under two names? She explains this in the introduction to the book: the two authors have completely different styles. As Lindholm...more

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Aug 31, 2012 Maurinejt rated it 5 of 5 stars

I am not a short story reader. I find them frustrating because you just puzzle out the characters and the situation and it's over. And what passes for short stories these days mostly read like excerpted novel chapters. However, I love Robin Hobb, though sadly I haven't been able to read any Megan Lindholm because it is so hard to find. The downside to changing your name and becoming wildly popular is that your backlist goes out of print because the connection is tenuous at best. I was shocked SH...more

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Apr 21, 2012 Mitchell rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction, short-stories, public-library, endeavour

4.5 of 5. An Endeavour book read. Not sure why I put off reading this one - I guess to some degree I don't particularly pick up non-Endeavour short story collections anymore so I avoid all short story collections. And yet I read Robin Hobb and to a lesser extent Megan Lindholm (who are the same person). And yet ... The Endeavour Award short story collection books seem to be of two basic forms - either every story that the author ever wrote all collected together OR the best stories that an autho...more

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Nov 23, 2011 Leah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, r-2011, arc

This is my first time reading any of Hobb's Lindholm stories. Perhaps my favorite aspect was I had no idea where she was going with each story despite her introductions to each. She writes with a gritty sense of realism that pulls you in immediately and keeps you invested despite the strangeness of the fantastical or bazaar elements. My favorite of these would have to be A Touch of Lavendar, Cut, Strays and Drum Machine. In her introduction to Cut she says "I like to think...that I write stories...more

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Sep 02, 2011 Amanda rated it 3 of 5 stars

Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm are one and the same person but they are very different writers. The Inheritance is a collection of short novels, novellas and stories, some of which are based in Hobb’s popular universe of the Six Duchies. Before each of the stories, Lindholm/Hobb gives a small snippet of history as to how she came to write the piece and I loved this insight into her working process. I have read all of the novels written so far by Robin Hobb and thoroughly enjoyed them but this was...more Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm are one and the same person but they are very different writers. The Inheritance is a collection of short novels, novellas and stories, some of which are based in Hobb’s popular universe of the Six Duchies. Before each of the stories, Lindholm/Hobb gives a small snippet of history as to how she came to write the piece and I loved this insight into her working process. I have read all of the novels written so far by Robin Hobb and thoroughly enjoyed them but this was my first experience at reading anything by Megan Lindholm. I would say that I’d be tentatively willing to pick up a Lindholm novel in the future but I do prefer her work as Hobb.

The three stories by Robin Hobb – strictly, one short story and two novellas – were the strongest part of this collection. In particular, I adored ‘Homecoming’, a tale about some of the first settlers into the Rain Wilds. Lady Carillion, a noblewoman betrayed by her husband, was strong and capable, a joy to read about. The tale of the misfit group becoming the seeds of a new civilisation was just long enough to allow me to truly immerse and gave me a strong desire to re-read the Liveship Trader trilogy.

The shorter tales from the pen of Lindholm were more of a mixed bag (as is the case, I generally find, with anthologies). ‘A Touch of Lavender’ was a quirky and very enjoyable story of aliens – beneath the surface there is a darker discussion on the nature of drug addiction and motherhood that gave this short a very powerful edge. ‘Strays’ was also fantastically written; the punky Lonnie is a great character and one I would welcome a longer piece about. I spent the whole story wondering about how Lonnie came to be the kind of person she is and why she takes such care over stray cats.

I did not, however, like ‘Silver Lady and the Fortyish Man’ a great deal. This story, Lindholm confesses, was written for her husband and I feel it should have remained a private matter between them. I’m sure that if I was privy to the couple’s in jokes, then this tale would have been more fun. As it was, it was whimsical but incredibly lightweight and didn’t leave much of an impression. I had the same feeling of dissatisfaction after finishing ‘The Fifth Squashed Cat’ and ‘Drum Machine’. Both of these stories felt as though Lindholm only had the grain of an idea that she hadn’t developed effectively into a complete tale.

The Inheritance is not the strongest anthology I have read and didn’t leave me desperate to pick up novels by Lindholm. However, fans of the Six Duchies work by Robin Hobb will find this chance to read more about the world extremely satisfying, while newcomers can pick it up very successfully as well. Cautiously recommended. (less)

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May 30, 2011 Rhiannon Miller rated it 2 of 5 stars

I was very disappointed with this collection of short stories. There's only so many times I can take being told that all men are bastards. (Even the man who features in the story she wrote as a birthday present for her husband, and who is presumably meant to be a celebration of him, is a jerk.) I know she can write decent male characters: Fitz, Burrich, Chade, Verity, Wintrow, Brashen, and Paragon are all very well-drawn, and Kennit is a masterpiece. But here we have psychopaths, users, bullies,...more I was very disappointed with this collection of short stories. There's only so many times I can take being told that all men are bastards. (Even the man who features in the story she wrote as a birthday present for her husband, and who is presumably meant to be a celebration of him, is a jerk.) I know she can write decent male characters: Fitz, Burrich, Chade, Verity, Wintrow, Brashen, and Paragon are all very well-drawn, and Kennit is a masterpiece. But here we have psychopaths, users, bullies, and just plain arses throughout, with no explanation or exploration, just foils for the women to reject as they Find Themselves (or not).

The three stories written as Robin Hobb, in particular, are very poor. The first is yet another 'spoilt civilised woman has to rough it in the Rain Wilds and Finds Herself' romanticisation of suffering. It makes me long for a story about a back-country woman who despises civilisation having to live in it and finding out all its benefits. And to be fair, in the title story she does try something a bit like this. But it fails because while the main character is obviously supposed to be growing and becoming stronger in herself, all she actually does (and I don't believe this is the author's intention) is exchange one subservience for another.

And as for the final story. It took me a long time to actually get through it. There are no characters, only plot devices – the male villain is a psychopath, which may set up the tension of danger but is a fundamentally limited concept, and the female lead just behaves as stupidly as is necessary to keep the plot going. There's a kid, and, to be fair, it's hard to write a small child, but the woodenness of the boy really doesn't help the story either. And while the idea at the end is quite cool, it fails because it is so obviously physically impossible.

The story I liked best, I think, was the first one – a nice exploration of the clash between human and alien civilisations and values. And there are a couple of nicely disturbing near-future ideas too. But the rampant sexism that runs through the whole of it is just too much of a turn-off for me.(less)

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Mar 31, 2013 Aldi rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, short-stories

Dividing this collection up into Hobb stories and Lindholm stories was definitely a good decision, since the two do have a completely different vibe and focus. I've enjoyed what I've previously read of the Megan Lindholm oeuvre (notably the Ki and Vandien quartet) but that too was fantasy, so it was interesting to sample some of her stories with modern-day settings. "A Touch of Lavender" was definitely my favourite of these in here - great voice and a haunting, original plot. I was less taken wi...more Dividing this collection up into Hobb stories and Lindholm stories was definitely a good decision, since the two do have a completely different vibe and focus. I've enjoyed what I've previously read of the Megan Lindholm oeuvre (notably the Ki and Vandien quartet) but that too was fantasy, so it was interesting to sample some of her stories with modern-day settings. "A Touch of Lavender" was definitely my favourite of these in here - great voice and a haunting, original plot. I was less taken with the other Lindholm stories, but admittedly that might've just been because I wasn't really in the mood for our world when I read them.

The three Hobb stories were wonderful, and "Homecoming" definitely remains the best of the lot. It's a masterful set-up for the mythology of the Rain Wilds, and even in the limited space of a short story, Robin manages to cover an incredible character arc as we follow Carillion on her journey from shallow self-obsessed trophy wife to rebellious, iron-willed pioneer. Just beautifully done. "The Inheritance" and "Cat's Meat" were great as well, though the protagonist of Cat's Meat eventually grated on me with her constant dithering and cowering and inability to make up her mind to make a stand. I know passive resistance and being at the mercy of circumstance or more powerful players have always been themes in Hobb's worlds, but I'd forgotten just how much the characters with those personalities sometimes annoy me! Marmalade was fantastic, though. ALWAYS LISTEN TO THE CAT.

It did seem a bit inflationary how those last three stories all featured very similar incarnations of at least one domineering/violent/wastrel brutish male as the antagonist. Again, Hobb's written similar characters before and I don't think I'd have noticed anything out of the ordinary if I'd encountered these stories independently, but with them grouped together like this, it did come across as a bit repetitive. Then again, maybe that pattern was intentional - I have to confess I skipped the preface and intros. I have a weird thing about Robin Hobb where I really don't want to know anything about her writing process or personal history, I just want her to be this fabulous mystery person who keeps writing amazing books ;)

PS: Forgot to say... GOOD GRIEF, WHY ARE SO MANY ROBIN HOBB BOOKS SO BADLY PROOFREAD! This is another one with a simply embarrassing number of typos and spelling mistakes. The one that absolutely made me boggle was when the characters in "Cut" talk about having a surgical procedure done without an "aesthetic". TWICE. What the actual hell. I must never loan my copy to anyone as the only way I could cope was to literally take a red pen to it and anyone who sees it will think I'm insane :p(less)

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Mar 09, 2013 Dave Turner rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle

As a devoted Robin Hobb fan I've only read her short stories and plan to read Lindholm's at a later date as I become more familiar with her work. (Obviously) I am aware that both Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm are pseudonyms of the same author but, as the writing styles are so different, it's natural to pick one over the other.

There are only three 'short' stories written in the style of Hobb but they account for 50% of this collection as (in Hobb's usual tradition) they're fairly lengthy. They ar...more

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Mar 11, 2012 Arinn Dembo rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

I stumbled across this book in the catalog of the Vancouver Public Library recently, and decided to pick it up for a quick read. I have been a fan of Meghan Lindholm for around 20 years at this sitting, as I first started reading her many years ago, when I picked up the paperback of "The Wizard of the Pigeons". Since then I have made a point to read most of the work she has published, including the epic fantasy trilogies that she writes under her other pseudonym, Robin Hobb.

Reading through this...more I stumbled across this book in the catalog of the Vancouver Public Library recently, and decided to pick it up for a quick read. I have been a fan of Meghan Lindholm for around 20 years at this sitting, as I first started reading her many years ago, when I picked up the paperback of "The Wizard of the Pigeons". Since then I have made a point to read most of the work she has published, including the epic fantasy trilogies that she writes under her other pseudonym, Robin Hobb.

Reading through this collection I found that two of the tale were already familiar, in particular "The Silver Lady and the Forty-ish Man" and "The Fifty Squashed cat", both of which are classics. I was pleasantly surprised by "A Touch of Lavender", the opening story, if only because it combined some of her usual themes with an extremely interesting and well-developed science fiction premise, complete with weird alien race. Very cool stuff.

The book is split between the two writing personas, but reading the stories of Lindholm and Hobb together definitely reveals how much the two "different" authors have in common. There are seven stories written as Lindholm here, and three as Hobb--but the continuity between the two groups is strong.

All but two stories in this collection share a common pool of themes and problems. "The Inheritance" as a whole is very much about poverty, the struggle to make ends meet, and the battle for dignity and autonomy against a world which simply does not care that we exist. The characters are often people who have problems claiming their power in life, whether they are women in societies where women have few resources and rights, children from bad neighborhoods, or artists who are losing sight of the value of her art--and by extension, losing sight of their own value. Their struggles are almost painfully sympathetic and highly engaging; they are generally the sort of people that we root for, despite our occasional temptation to smack them in the back of the head.

I give this book four stars out of five, not because the book as a whole or any story in it is flawed, but because this author has given us even finer moments in the course of her career. I'd recommend any one of her books quite happily; they are always quite vividly imagined, and she is one of the best writers in her genre.

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May 06, 2011 Beth Flynn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sunshy-read, won

I've adored Robin Hobb since reading The Farseer trilogy in my early teens (a decade ago!), but never picked up a Megan Lindholm (Hobb's earlier pseudonym) book. Why? I'm not sure, but now I think I'm going to have to remedy this! Why? The Inheritance and Other Stories made me see that Megan is a force to be reckoned with.

Megan Lindholm's short stories are (whilst not too short) shorter than Robin Hobb's, but they have stayed in my mind since I finished this anthology a week or so ago. They're...more

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Jul 27, 2011 Hollowspine rated it 3 of 5 stars

When I first picked up this book, I thought I only thought of it for the stories by Robin Hobb, whose Liveship series I read and was interested in a little taste of that world again without getting into another series or full sized novel. I was less interested in Lindholm, certain that I had never read the author's work under that pen name. I was actually planning to skip the Lindholm section! I am glad that in the end I decided that I couldn't do that to a book. I can't half-read them unless th...more

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Jun 18, 2011 Charlotte rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to Charlotte by: Adrienne

This book pairs the short stories of Megan Lindholm and her pseudonym, Robin Hobb. As someone who has almost entirely read the Robin Hobb books, it was very instructive to see to two voices in comparison. I thought that all the stories were solid but I did not enjoy any individual one as much as the full novels I've read. As a collection, it isn't very cohesive (as you'd expect from one book with two different "authors" and no central theme, but it also lacked cohesion within the Megan Lindhom v...more This book pairs the short stories of Megan Lindholm and her pseudonym, Robin Hobb. As someone who has almost entirely read the Robin Hobb books, it was very instructive to see to two voices in comparison. I thought that all the stories were solid but I did not enjoy any individual one as much as the full novels I've read. As a collection, it isn't very cohesive (as you'd expect from one book with two different "authors" and no central theme, but it also lacked cohesion within the Megan Lindhom voice) but it does do a good job of showcasing the breadth she is capable of.

While the Megan Lindholm stories were definitely well written, they were less pleasant to read. Their setting tend to be depressing and the main characters are not as appealing as I've come to expect from Robin Hobb. They are almost all first-person narratives and feature a relatively normal person looking in on something supernatural or extraordinary. The main characters were generally boring, bitter, and/or unhappy and the short stories weren't long enough for me to see them grow substantially or to bond with them despite their normalcy. On the bright side, the premises for each of the stories were unique and the plots were tight. "The Fifth Squashed Cat" and "Finis" were particularly clever in their topic choice. Of all the Megan Lindholm stories, though, I liked "A Touch of Lavender" the best, followed by "Stray's." I was much more emotionally invested in those stores (there were also both very sad).

The Robin Hobb stories had a much more uplifting feel (although "Cat's Meat" was also frightening and upsetting). However, I don't feeling like the Robin Hobb writing style translates as well to the shorter format. Too often, exposition was awkwardly fit into the beginning and "The Inheritance" ended too abruptly with too much left unfinished. The Robin Hobb story "Homecoming" was my favorite in the novel. I enjoyed the diary format, the Rainwild setting, and the changes the main character went through. It was also the longest in the book and I wonder if that had something to do with it.(less)

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Jul 13, 2012 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Robin Hobb fans, cat lovers, people that like vaguely disturbing sci-fi

Shelves: 2012, fantasy, bechdel

The fact that Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm are the same person was hard to credit when I first found out that this was the case. Lindholm's books are spiky, disturbing and somewhat cold. Hobb's novels are more rounded, warmer and have characters that I want to meet and interact with. Hobb's writing is far more engaging.

And you know what, this book of short stories just reinforced my feelings about the two authorial voices. The Lindholm stories were short, disturbing and quite uncomfortable, usi...more

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Nov 11, 2012 Bellish rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Hobb afficiandos only

Recommended to Bellish by: Library shelves

Shelves: short-stories

A mixed bag. I didn't care much for the Lindholm stories except the first, Lavender, which is a rather difficult-to-describe near-future story of the relationship between a poor human family and an exiled musical alien. The Hobb stories were nice little snippets of new characters in each area of her main world: the Rain Wilds, Bingtown and the Six Duchies. I had read Homecoming in the Legends II anthology many moons ago but enjoyed it again as background for The Rain Wilds Chronicles which I've...more

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Feb 15, 2012 Corey rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, fiction

I love having the extra bits of story to fill in the history of the Rain Wilds, the Trader Culture and even some Buck culture about the Wit. I love Robin Hobbs' work.

What I discovered here is that while Robin Hobb is still one of my favorite authors, that her alternate ego Megan Lindholm is not. I LIKE Lindholm's short stories in this collection, but her contemporary fantasy has a dispassionate edge that doesn't reach me as deeply. Hobb also has a lot of characters which are more pragmatically r...more

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May 07, 2013 Alycia Sears rated it 3 of 5 stars

I personally found this collection to be a mixed bag. After reading it, I realized that I much prefer Robin Hobb's tales to Megan Lindholm's stories. I like Hobb's ability to immerse us into a completely new world and introduce us to dynamic characters. All three of Hobb's stories allow room and circumstance for the growth of her characters, while most of Lindholm's characters felt as flat as the paper pages on which their stories tread. Lindholm's style seems to be very story driven while Hobb'...more

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Apr 22, 2011 Rob rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: random-comments-review

...This collection is not a complete overview of the short fiction Lindholm and Hobb have produced but it clearly showcases that variety of works the author is capable of. Overall I thought The Inheritance is a strong collection. There's only one piece I consider weak, which is about as good as most collections get. It's also a good introduction to the Megan Lindholm side of the author's writing. Although I love the Hobb stories, I think this pseudonym does limit her to the more traditional epic...more

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Aug 24, 2011 Jacque rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, anthology, cats, fantasy, female-heroine, future-of-earth, satire, to-buy, urban-fastasy

I am always amazed at the craft of developing short stories. This group was truely some of the best I've read. I've always been a huge fan on Robin Hobb and the way her characters grow and learn. I was thrilled to find two stories that take place in one of my favorite fantasy destinations. "Homecoming" was epic for it's size. I had not read anything by Megan Lindholm before, it was very different from Hobb. It dealt more with social issues and the human condition in an urban fantasy setting. I d...more

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Aug 03, 2011 Traci rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

There should really be two ratings for each author. I came into this book expecting to like the Hobb stories more but surprisingly it was the Lindholm ones that most grabbed my attention. A Touch of Lavender was a nice blend of fantasy and sci fi with themes of love, family, and home. Cut was a great question and debate story. When are you in control of what you do to your own body? The Fifth Squashed Cat poses the question what does it feel like to be the unchosen one. Drum Machine asks if it's...more

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Aug 11, 2012 Jess Ray rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I don't normally like books of short stories. I find them jarring, going from character to character, small plot to another completely different small plot. Not for this one! This may be becuase she prefaces each story with a little intro, which often include little glimpses into her life at the time of the writing. (Yay, bonus!)
I fell in love with Robin Hobb from the moment I picked up her books, and discovering Megan Lindholm has been just as rewarding. Though I know they are one and the same,...more

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Sep 10, 2011 Lily rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: anthologies, fantasy-scifi, urban-fantasy

This was really good. I do not generally enjoy short stories, but each story did a great job of quickly bringing the charicters to life, endearing me to them, starting some intrique or action and taking me for a quick ride. I havent read anything by Ms. Hobb for a while, and i do not remember reading Lindholm stuff. This will change. I now am going to reserve some books by them both right after I am done messing around here on goodreads. My favorite story was by Hobb, "Homecoming" a story of the...more

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Oct 02, 2011 Elizabeth Baxter rated it 4 of 5 stars

There have been a few fantasy writers over the years that have brought out successful short story collections – Stephen Donaldson and George RR. Martin spring to mind and I’d have to say, this collection from Robin Hobb (and Megan Lindholm – her other pseudonym) is amongst the best I’ve seen.

The stories themselves are a mixture, with Megan Lindholm’s collection being more eclectic and varied, whilst Robin Hobb’s are longer and more intricately woven and are written in the style we’ve come to ex...more

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Dec 21, 2011 Somewhatbent rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Inheritance: And Other Stories[return]Robin Hobb[return]Harper Voyager (2011), Edition: Original, Paperback, 400 pages[return][return]The many voices of Megan/Robin/Lindholm/Hobb. A collection of short stories ranging from Bingtown and Rain Wild to a suburban Sears and more. There is a delightful cast of characters and creatures; from cats to 'coons, vampires and aliens. The tales stand well on their own, but some provide glimpses into worlds we're familiar with from her other books. Nice pa...more

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Dec 23, 2012 evan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, science-fiction

As with a lot of other readers, this was my first time reading work by Hobb's other pseudonym Lindholm. It was fascinating to me to see how the same author had two very different, yet equally captivating, voices. I'll definitely be checking out other works by Lindholm in the future.

I don't usually like short stories, or rather, I find them frustrating to read because it takes me awhile to get into a new characters world, and by the tie I do, it is done. These stories were almost all worth the ef...more

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Jul 12, 2011 Emme rated it 4 of 5 stars

Jeg har tænkt over, hvorfor mon Robin Hobb (aka Megan Lindholm) er så populær. Og med denne samling af hendes kortere arbejder, er svaret tættere på. Det er fordi hun rent faktisk kan skrive. I samlingen The Inheritance er der korte introduktioner til, hvorfor hun har skrevet de enkelte stykker og det er både interessant og indsigtsfuldt. Det er ikke al hendes fantasy der er godt - de serier hvor hun bliver for episk i sin sprogbrug er kedelige - men hun har bestemt ramt guld flere gange i karri...more

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Apr 15, 2013 Jasmine rated it 3 of 5 stars

Short story collections are often a bit hit and miss, and this one is no real exception to the rule, even though all the stories were written by the same person. Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm may be two personas of the same woman, but they have distinctly different styles with Lindholm dealing in the urban fantasy and science fiction genres, and Hobb in fantasy only. Indeed, all of Hobb's stories are set in the Realm of the Elderlings universe, nice for a fan like me but potentially troublesome...more

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Jun 20, 2011 M. Chandler rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

As with everything else I've read by Robin Hobb/Megan Lindholm, I enjoyed reading this book but spent most of the time wanting to slit my own throat. She is a talented author and I will continue to look forward to her new books, but the constant misery does get wearing after a while.

It's interesting to see how far back the misery goes, actually. Some of the Lindholm stories are twenty years old, or more, and they're just as grim and depressing as the newer stories by Hobb. Well-crafted misery, b...more

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Dec 23, 2012 Jani rated it 3 of 5 stars

Robin Hobb has been one of my favorite fantasy authors ever since I first stumbled upon the Farseer trilogy. As such, when I desired to once more get back on the reading fantasy bandwagon, I decided to use her as a stepping stone eventhough I had not found the Soldier-trilogy or The Dragon Keeper to match my earlier love affairs with her bibliography, in other words, I claimed a copy of this collection in hopes that it will resurrect my fantasy reading fervor, or at least rekindle it a little.

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May 03, 2012 Vanessa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

THE INHERITANCE & OTHER STORIES by Robin Hobb and her other pen name Megan Lindholm, is a compilation of old and new short works, several of which are set in previous worlds she's built. Whether new to or experienced with Hobb/Lindholm novels (I'm particularly in love with her two Farseer Trilogies), this collection of short stories is worth reading on their own merit. She doesn't fear to tread those difficult subjects that make us squirm or create people we can't help to love...or hate.

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Sep 28, 2011 Ruth rated it 5 of 5 stars

c2011. Devoured is the only way that I can describe how I read this book. Anthologies/short stories are not usually something I will voluntarily get hold of but I just have to read every word that Ms Hobb/Lindholm writes. Every story was brilliant in its own right and the author's notes at the start of each new story shone a new light onto the reading of the story. I absolutely adore the Six Duchies (Bingtown, Rain Wilds et al) world and inhabitants and these short stories just reminded me just...more

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The Inheritance (Realms of the Elderlings)

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