The Farseer/Romantasy Parallel: No, not Molly
Summer Hanford
While it’s doubtful that modern romantasy writers set out to consciously mimic Hobb’s masterful construction, the choice of first person, the intricate and deep emotional growth, and the form both…
Assassin’s Apprentice
The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb (spoiler free)
Lew Kelly
For Robin Hobb, the power to construct such masterful, compelling stories must be innate. With thirteen books set in the Farseer world already written and the next instalment due in…
Robin Hobb Interview – Part Two
Overlord
This is part two of our interview with author Robin Hobb. You can read part one here. Now back to the questions! We’ve got a guest question now from an…
Robin Hobb Interview – Part One
I’m happy to announce that the amazingly talented Robin Hobb has taken time out of her busy schedule to answer some questions for Fantasy-Faction! Robin is the author of the…
Robin Hobb Spotlight
Jacob Topp-Mugglestone
With her latest release – The Inheritance, a volume of short stories – Robin Hobb has definitely earned her place among secondary world fantasy’s most prolific authors. Although a pseudonym,…
Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Assassin’s Apprentice is a book that has been on my radar for a long time, but something has always stopped my from picking it up. Perhaps it was the fact…