Alien Earth (46 page)

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

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ALIEN EARTH
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EPub Edition © SEPTEMBER 2011 ISBN: 978-0-00-739195-0

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