The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 16 books · 1995 to 2017

Robin Hobb

FantasyEpic and high fantasy

Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings centres on FitzChivalry Farseer, a royal bastard trained as an assassin, and his strange friend the Fool, with the Liveship Traders and Rain Wild books exploring the trading coast and its dragons.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Robin Hobb lives in the United States; she also wrote as Megan Lindholm, whose books are left out.

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Robin Hobb books in order

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Farseer

3 books · Set in an invented worldEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1Assassin's Apprentice1995With FitzChivalry FarseerBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Royal Assassin1996With FitzChivalry FarseerBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Assassin's Quest1997With FitzChivalry FarseerBuy on Amazon

Liveship Traders

3 books · Set in an invented worldEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1Ship of Magic1998With Althea Vestrit and Wintrow VestritBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Mad Ship1999With Althea Vestrit and Wintrow VestritBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Ship of Destiny2000With Althea Vestrit and Wintrow VestritBuy on Amazon

Tawny Man

3 books · Set in an invented worldEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1Fool's Errand2001With FitzChivalry FarseerBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Golden Fool2002With FitzChivalry FarseerBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Fool's Fate2003With FitzChivalry FarseerBuy on Amazon

Rain Wild Chronicles

4 books · Set in an invented worldEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1Dragon Keeper2009With Thymara and Alise KincarronBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Dragon Haven2010With Thymara and Alise KincarronBuy on Amazon
  3. 3City of Dragons2011With Thymara and Alise KincarronBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Blood of Dragons2013With Thymara and Alise KincarronBuy on Amazon

Fitz and the Fool

3 books · Set in an invented worldEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1Fool's Assassin2014With FitzChivalry Farseer and Bee FarseerBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Fool's Quest2015With FitzChivalry Farseer and Bee FarseerBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Assassin's Fate2017With FitzChivalry Farseer and Bee FarseerBuy on Amazon

Characters

16 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The Six Duchies

Bingtown

The Rain Wilds