Robin Hobb is one of the most popular fantasy writers today. Her books have been on The New York Times bestseller list more than once and sell millions of copies. Perhaps her most popular series are the epic "Saga of the Seers" (which includes "The Assassin's Apprentice", "The Royal Assassin", "The Assassin's Progress"), as well as two related series: "The Saga of the Living Ships" and "The Saga of the Jester and the Assassin." She is also the author of such cycles as “A Soldier’s Son” and “Chronicles of the Rain Thickets.” Most recently, she began a new series, “The Fitz and the Fool Trilogy,” which will consist of the books “The Killer Fool,” “The Fool’s Journey,” and “The Assassin’s Fate.” At the same time, Robin Hobb writes under her real name, Megan Lindholm. Lindholm's books include the fantasy novels The Dove Wizard, Flight of the Harpy, The Gates of Limbret, Wolf's Luck, The Reindeer Folk, The Wolf Brother, Shattered Hoofs, and the science fiction novel Alien earth" and "Gypsy", co-written with Stephen Brust. Lindholm's most recent book is a collection co-written with Robyn Hobb, The Inheritance and Other Stories. In the chilling story "Her Father's Sword," Fitz Chivalry the Farseer comes to a village that has been attacked by Red Ship pirates, and whose inhabitants face grave challenges. cruel choice, and neither decision can be good. Some are just worse than others.