The Realm of the Elderlings
The Farseer Saga
A fantasy epic by Robin Hobb — four cycles, twenty-five novels, a universe of devastating humanity.
A fantasy epic by Robin Hobb — four cycles, twenty-five novels, a universe of devastating humanity.
Since 1995, Robin Hobb has been weaving one of the most moving and masterful epics in contemporary fantasy. Through the bastard FitzChivalry, the mysterious Fool, the wolf Nighteyes and so many others, she explores loyalty, magic, death, friendship and sacrifice with unparalleled humanity.
The chronological order of publication is also the optimal narrative order: Robin Hobb built her world in successive layers that feed into one another.
You can start with The Farseer Trilogy (cycle 1), then read The Liveship Traders before returning to cycle 2 (The Tawny Man). This loop gives you a complete view of the world by the time Fitz rediscovers dragons.