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The Realm of the Elderlings Series

16 primary works • 25 total works
Series also known as:
* I sei ducati [Italian]
* El reino de los Vetulus [Spanish]

Some shorter works appearing in this worlds; Words Like Coins in "A Fantasy Medley, two stories appears in the Hobb/Lindholm-collection The Inheritance and it's "Homecoming"(about the first settles in the Rain Wilds) & "The Inheritance"(about a Bingtown trader). "Homeco…

Book 0.5

The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince
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4.06 · 11072 Ratings · 1159 Reviews · published 2013 · 27 editions
One of the darkest legends in the Realm of the Eld…

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    Book 1

    Assassin's Apprentice
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    4.19     · 395457 Ratings · 25201 Reviews · published 1995 · 2 editions
    In a faraway land where members of the royal famil…

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    Book 1.5

    Words Like Coins
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    4.09     · 870 Ratings · 89 Reviews · published 2012 · 2 editions
    Robin Hobb revisits her Farseer world in the 10,00…

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    Book 1.5 - Words Like Coins

    A Fantasy Medley
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    3.60     · 360 Ratings · 60 Reviews · published 2009 · 2 editions
    A Fantasy Medley features the superlative storytel…

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    Book 2

    Royal Assassin
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    4.29     · 239434 Ratings · 12824 Reviews · published 1996 · 31 editions
    Fitz has survived his first hazardous mission as k…

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    Book 3

    Assassin's Quest
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    4.22     · 192730 Ratings · 12447 Reviews · published 1997 · 153 editions
    King Shrewd is dead at the hands of his son Regal.…

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    Book 4

    Ship of Magic
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    4.24     · 103566 Ratings · 7350 Reviews · published 1998 · 8 editions
    Wizardwood, a sentient wood.
    The most precious comm…

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    Book 4.5/9.5

    The Inheritance
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    3.98     · 5589 Ratings · 548 Reviews · published 2011 · 23 editions

    Notwithstanding its author credits, this short sto…

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    Book 5

    The Mad Ship
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    4.33     · 83179 Ratings · 4624 Reviews · published 1999 · 85 editions
    The Farseer trilogy continues the dramatic tale of…

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    Book 6

    Ship of Destiny
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    4.33     · 88022 Ratings · 4987 Reviews · published 2000 · 86 editions
    An alternative cover of this ISBN can be found her…

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    Book 7

    Fool's Errand
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    4.39     · 105464 Ratings · 4729 Reviews · published 2001 · 86 editions
    alternate cover for ISBN 9780006486015

    Fifteen year…

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    Book 8

    Golden Fool
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    4.38     · 92439 Ratings · 3323 Reviews · published 2002 · 92 editions
    The acclaimed Farseer and Liveship Traders trilogi…

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    Book 9

    Fool's Fate
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    4.50     · 89390 Ratings · 4128 Reviews · published 2003 · 75 editions
    The triumphant conclusion to the Tawny Man trilogy…

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    Book 9.5

    Legends II
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    3.91     · 3886 Ratings · 178 Reviews · published 1998 · 11 editions
    Realm of the Elderlings: Homecoming / Robin Hobb
    A …

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    Epic: Legends of Fantasy
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    3.72     · 2195 Ratings · 116 Reviews · published 2010 · 14 editions
    From the creation myths and quest sagas of ancient…

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    Book 9.5

    De thuiskomst: Het Rijk van de Ouderlingen
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    3.74     · 3902 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 2005 · 7 editions
    In 2005 is Robin Hobb, tien jaar na haar Nederland…

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    Book 10

    The Dragon Keeper
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    3.96     · 53673 Ratings · 3486 Reviews · published 2009 · 43 editions
    Too much time has passed since the powerful dragon…

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    Book 11

    Dragon Haven
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    4.10     · 43885 Ratings · 2431 Reviews · published 2010 · 38 editions
    Return to the world of the Liveships Traders and j…

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    Book 12

    City of Dragons
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    4.10     · 40241 Ratings · 2117 Reviews · published 2011 · 34 editions
    New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb retur…

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    Book 13

    Blood of Dragons
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    4.18     · 38290 Ratings · 2439 Reviews · published 2013 · 29 editions
    The dragons' survival hangs in the balance in the …

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    Book 14

    Fool's Assassin
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    4.43     · 64934 Ratings · 4418 Reviews · published 2014 · 49 editions
    Tom Badgerlock has been living peaceably in the ma…

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    Book 15

    Fool's Quest
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    4.53     · 50377 Ratings · 2953 Reviews · published 2015 · 39 editions
    Acclaimed and bestselling author Robin Hobb contin…

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    Book 16

    Assassin's Fate
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    4.66     · 48147 Ratings · 4654 Reviews · published 2017 · 37 editions
    More than twenty years ago, the first epic fantasy…

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    Blue Boots
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    3.51     · 89 Ratings · 13 Reviews · 1 edition
    This is a short story that takes place in the Six …

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    Book - Her Father's Sword

    The Book of Swords
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    3.67     · 2195 Ratings · 354 Reviews · published 2017 · 21 editions
    Fantasy fiction has produced some of the most unfo…

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