Robin Hobb is one of the world’s finest writers of epic fiction.

One of the questions we get asked a lot is what order the books should be read in. To help you out, if you’ve just read and loved Assassin’s Apprentice and are wondering where to go next, here’s our handy recommended reading order, which will allow you to gain the most from The Realm of the Elderlings, or a short cut for those who just want to read the story of Fitz and the Fool.

We’ve also included a list of Robin’s other works, in their series, and a list of her writing as Megan Lindholm.

Enjoy!

Recommended reading order for Robin Hobb’s series

To get the most out of the books, the recommended reading order for Robin Hobb’s The Realm of the Elderlings series is as follows:

The Farseer Trilogy

The Liveship Trilogy

The Tawny Man Trilogy

The Rainwild Chronicles

Fitz and Fool Trilogy

Fool’s Assassin

Book 2 to come

Book 3 to come

All of these 13 books are all set in the same world and, to gain the most from all the little clues and hidden information the authors has woven through the books, should all be read: they form one gigantic story, but from different viewpoints.

If you just want to follow the story of Fitz and the Fool you should read:

The Farseer Trilogy

The Tawny Man Trilogy

Fitz and the Fool Trilogy

Set in the same world as Fitz and the Fool:

The Liveships Trilogy

The Rainwild Chronicles

Standalone series set in other worlds:

The Soldier Son Trilogy

Two short story collections:

The Wilful Princess and the Piebald Prince (novella with back story to Farseer Trilogy)

The Inheritance (short stories by Hobb and Lindholm)

Megan Lindholm’s books:

The books written under the name of Megan Lindholm are very varied. Some are urban fantasy, some are science fiction, some less epic traditional fantasy:

The Tillu and Kerlew books

The Ki and Vandien Quartet – The Windsinger series

And finally, three standalone novels by Megan Lindholm: