Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden

The story of the Elderling universe is one of the most notable literary works in foreign fantasy in recent years. Its creator Robin Hobb in her writing skills can only compete with George Martin, the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, Robert Jordan and his Wheel of Time cycle, the “father” of the Sword of Truth series, Terry Goodkind.

The writer Robin Hobb is also known under the pseudonym Megan Lindholm, but her real name is Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden. She was born in Berkeley, California on March 5, 1952. When the girl was 10 years old, her parents settled in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Only key data are known about the early period of Hobb's biography. The future fantasy author graduated from Austin E. Lathrop High School, studied for a year at the University of Denver. Already at the age of 18, she tied the knot with a fisherman and moved with her husband to his native island of Kodiak, Alaska.

Books for children are most often fantasy: animals can talk, and princesses come to life after a long sleep, as if by magic. Of course, Robin Hobb was brought up on such works. She calls her beloved the story of the bear Winnie the Pooh and the boy Christopher Robin, in whose honor, by the way, the writer came up with one of the pseudonyms.

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As an adult, Hobb stumbled upon the works of Edith Nesbit, who has written over 60 works for young readers during her creative career. After studying her bibliography, the young American decided to write a story for children. Several of her stories, created under the name Megan Lindholm in the late 1960s, have appeared in Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill and Highlights for Children.

Over time, children's stories gave way to novels by J.R.R. Tolkien and Ray Bradbury. These writers also had a significant influence on Megan Lindholm. In the 1970s, the fascinating stories of the creator of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy convinced the woman to delve into the study of fantasy, and then into independent creativity. By the end of the decade, some of Lindholm's fantasy stories were published in the science journal Space and Time.

Lindholm's professional debut was the short story "Bones for Dulath", which appeared in the fantasy anthology Amazons! in 1979. The collection was awarded the title of "Best Anthology of the Year" by the World Fantasy Award. The first success prompted an aspiring writer to think that the fantasy genre is more profitable and widespread than fairy tales.

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In 1983, Lindholm's first novel was published about the adventures of a girl named Ki and her lover Vandien - "Flight of the Harpy". Their story began to develop in Bones for Dulat. This work, together with "Windspeakers" (1984), "The Gates of Limbreth" (1984) and "Luck of the Wheels" (1989), compiled the collection "Windspeakers. Quartet of Key and Vandien. "

Until 1985, publishers knew the fantasy author exclusively under the name Megan Lindholm. However, she returned to this pseudonym in the 1990s, but the name Robin Hobb, under which most of the fantasy masterpieces were released, became more familiar.

For the first time, Robin Hobb appeared on the cover of the novel "The Assassin's Apprentice" (1995), which marked the beginning of not only the trilogy about the Seers dynasty, but also the Elderling universe - the writer's personal world. Its classic composition includes 3 cycles: The Saga of the Seers, The Saga of Living Ships and The Saga of the Jester and the Assassin, each series contains 3 books. As of 2003, when the final novel about the Elderling universe, The Fool's Fate, was released, Hobb has sold over 1 million copies of the stories.

The Saga of the Seers is written in the form of the diaries of the main character - the murderer at the court of Fitz Cheval. He tries to tell not about his life, but about his native state, which is ruled by the dynasty of the Seers. Chivalry is not a magician, but possesses two skills: skill, that is, reading and transmitting thoughts, and whit, in a different way empathy. His adventures unfold in the pages of the novels The Assassin's Apprentice, The Royal Assassin (1996) and The Assassin's Quest (1997).

The Saga of the Living Ships tells the story of the Westrith family, which owns the living ship, the Mischievous. The books "The Magic Ship" (1998), "The Mad Ship" (1999) and "The Ship of Destiny" (1999) are dedicated to their adventures, joys and sorrows. After the completion of the third part of the trilogy, The Saga of the Jester and the Assassin, Robin Hobb wrote two stories about the Naughty Girl - Inheritance (2000) and Returning Home (2003).

The Saga of the Jester and the Assassin returns to the story of Fitz Chewal 15 years after the events of The Saga of the Seers. The Royal Jester, the most unusual hero of the Elderling universe, comes to the fore with him. The novels "The Jester's Mission" (2002), "The Golden Jester" (2003) and "The Fool's Fate" (2003) are dedicated to them.

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As Robin Hobb once admitted in an interview, the trilogies are created in the form of her favorite fantasy genre - the quest.

After reading the final book of the Elderling universe, fans attacked Robin Hobb with demands to tell more about the wizarding dynasty. Unable to contain the pressure, the author took up the sequel to The Saga of Living Ships. A series of 4 novels is called "The Chronicles of the Rainforest". Members of the Vestrit family became minor characters, and the dragon trainers took their place.

The series includes the books Keeper of Dragons (2009), Dragon Haven (2010), City of Dragons (2012) and Blood of Dragons (2013). The last episode in the story of the Elderlings is the Fitz and the Jester Trilogy, which will have to make a joint journey for the good of the state. The adventures are reflected in the novels "The Jester's Killer" (2014), "The Jester's Quest" (2015) and "The Assassin's Fate" (2017).

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The only major work by Robin Hobb, which does not belong to the story of the magical dynasty, was the "Son of a Soldier" cycle. The story is told on behalf of Nevar Burville, son of the lord of the nonexistent kingdom of Gernia. A strict hierarchy is established here, according to which the first heir to the ruler becomes the next owner of the throne, the second son becomes a military man, and the third becomes a priest. So Nevar had to take up arms.

Burville's travels are recounted in the novels The Shaman's Road (2005), The Forest Mage (2006) and The Magic of the Apostate (2007). Robin Hobb's works have received a number of literary awards, but the most valuable of them is the praise of the idol of the writer - George Martin. The author of A Song of Ice and Fire once said that Hobb's fantasy "are like diamonds in a sea of ​​zircons."

In 1970, 18-year-old Robin Hobb married fisherman Fred Ogden. She was lucky enough to live with him all her life - there is no information in open sources about their divorce. One way or another, the writer prefers not to show her personal life.

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Once in an interview, Robin Hobb noted that she creates novels with one goal - so that her children and grandchildren grow up on quality literature. In favor of the version that the writer has repeatedly become a grandmother, the photos of nameless babies on Instagram also speak.

The writer continues to "exist" as both Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm. It is noteworthy that for each pseudonym, the woman created a separate official website. True, neither one nor the other has news of imminent literary novelties, and, judging by Instagram, now Hobb is busy only with gardening and raising grandchildren.

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But the Russian fans of the writer only in 2019 received the translation of the second novel of the trilogy "The Saga of Fitz and the Jester."

Cycles of the Elderling Universe:

1995-1997 - The Saga of the Seers 1998-2000 - The Saga of Living Ships 2002-2003 - The Saga of the Jester and the Assassin 2009-2013 - The Chronicles of the Rainforest 2014-2017 - The Fitz and the Jester Trilogy

Other cycles:

1983-1989 - "Summoners of the Winds" 1988 - "People of the Reindeer" 2005-2007 - "Son of a Soldier"

Selected works:

1985 - "The Pigeon Wizard" 1991 - "Split Hooves" 1992 - "Foreign Land" 1992 - "Gypsy"

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