Alien Earth (46 page)
She smiled at him.
Megan Lindholm was born in California 1952 and majored in Communications at Denver University, Colorado. She has been shortlisted for both the Hugo and Nebula Awards and wrote a number of successful fantasy novels, including
Cloven hooves
, T
HE
K
I AND
V
ANDIEN
Q
UARTET
and
Wizard of the Pigeons
before starting to write as Robin Hobb.
Assassin’s Apprentice
was Robin Hobb’s first novel, and was followed by the equally successful
Royal Assassin
and
Assassin’s Quest
, which together comprise T
HE
F
ARSEER
T
RILOGY
. Robin Hobb’s second trilogy, T
HE
L
IVESHIP
T
RADERS
(
Ship of Magic, The Mad Ship
and
Ship of Destiny
) is set in the same world.
Fools Errand
and
The Golden Fool
are the first two books of her third trilogy, T
HE
T
AWNY
M
AN
. She lives in Tacoma, Washington.
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The Reindeer People
Wolf’s Brother
T
HE
K
I AND
V
ANDIEN
Q
UARTET
Harpy’s Flight
The Windsingers
The Limbreth Gate
Luck of the Wheels
Wizard of the Pigeons
Cloven Hooves
Alien Earth
Writing as Robin Hobb
T
HE
F
ARSEER
T
RILOGY
Assassin’s Appprentice
Royal Assassin
Assassin’s Quest
T
HE
L
IVESHIP
T
RADERS
Ship of Magic
The Mad Ship
Ship of Destiny
T
HE
T
AWNY
M
AN
Fool’s Errand
The Golden Fool
Voyager
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ALIEN EARTH
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ISBN 978-0-58-621516-6
EPub Edition © SEPTEMBER 2011 ISBN: 978-0-00-739195-0
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