The Inheritance and Other Stories
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The Inheritance and Other Stories

by Robin Hobb

2011•Fantasy•400 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyadventuredramafresh & originalimaginaryglossyunlikely connectionshuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and fresh: a fantasy novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

Collects previously published and new short works written under both of the writer's pseudonyms, with brief notes by the author prefacing every piece that offers insight into the story's origin. The first seven stories are written under the name Megan Lindholm and the last three are written under the name Robin Hobb.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyAdventureDramaUnlikely connectionsHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

FantasyShort storiesFantasy fictionPovertyEmotionsAmerican Fantasy fiction

Details

Author
Robin Hobb
Published
2011
Pages
400
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