Through her writing, Hobb explores otherness, ecocentrism, queerness, and gender as themes. Hobb went on to write four further series set in the Realm of the Elderlings, which received praise from critics for her characterization, and in 2005 The Times described her as "one of the great modern fantasy writers". An epic fantasy told as a first-person retrospective, it has been described as a character-driven and introspective work. Hobb achieved commercial success with her debut work under this pseudonym, the Farseer trilogy. While critically well received, Lindholm's work did not sell well and she began writing under the pen name Robin Hobb in 1995. Her science fiction novella "A Touch of Lavender" was nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards. A forerunner of the urban fantasy genre, it received praise for Lindholm's depiction of understated magic and poverty.
The first work to bring her recognition was the 1986 novel Wizard of the Pigeons, a liminal fantasy set in Seattle. After an early career in short fiction, at age thirty Lindholm published her first novel while working as a waitress and raising children. The Alaskan wilderness and the ocean were prominent aspects of her life, influencing her writing. īorn in California, Lindholm grew up in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest and married a mariner at age eighteen. As of 2018, her fiction has been translated into 22 languages and sold more than 4 million copies. Lindholm's writing includes the urban fantasy novel Wizard of the Pigeons and science fiction short stories, among other works. As Hobb, she is best known for her fantasy novels set in the Realm of the Elderlings, which comprise the Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies, the Rain Wild chronicles, and the Fitz and the Fool trilogy.
Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden (born March 5, 1952), known by her pen names Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm, is an American writer of speculative fiction.
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