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Realm Of The Elderlings Books in Order

Realm Of The Elderlings by Robin Hobb contains 19 books, published between 1995 and 2017. The first book is Assassin's Apprentice (1995) and the newest is Assassin's Fate (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

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Books
19
Published
1995–2017
Confirmed
19 of 19 titles
Pages on record
10,566 in 17 of 19 books
Reading time
176–264 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,566 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

See all 19 books in order Printable Realm Of The Elderlings checklist

The Realm of the Elderlings is Robin Hobb's fantasy world, covered by five linked sequences: Farseer, Liveship Traders, Tawny Man, the Rain Wild Chronicles and Fitz and the Fool. Assassin's Apprentice (1995) opens the whole and Assassin's Fate (2017) closes it, 19 books later. Dragons, magic, assassins, sailing ships and the bond between humans and animals run through the work. The volumes are long, near 675 pages at the median.

How many Realm Of The Elderlings books are there?

Realm Of The Elderlings has 19 books, released between 1995 and 2017.

Realm Of The Elderlings Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Realm Of The Elderlings books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb, book 1 of the Farseer series (1995)
  2. Cover of Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb, book 2 of the Farseer series (1996)
  3. Cover of Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb, book 3 of the Farseer series (1997)
  4. Cover of Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb, book 1 of the Liveship Traders series (1998)
  5. Cover of The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb, book 2 of the Liveship Traders series (1999)
  6. Cover of Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb, book 3 of the Liveship Traders series (2000)
  7. Cover of Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb, book 1 of the Tawny Man series (2001)
  8. Cover of Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb, book 3 of the Tawny Man series (2003)
  9. Cover of Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb, book 1 of the Rain Wild Chronicles (2009)
  10. Cover of Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb, book 2 of the Rain Wild Chronicles (2010)
  11. Cover of The Inheritance by Robin Hobb, book 3 of the Rain Wild Chronicles (2011)
  12. Cover of City of Dragons by Robin Hobb, book 4 of the Rain Wild Chronicles (2011)
  13. Cover of Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb, book 5 of the Rain Wild Chronicles (2013)
  14. Cover of The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb, book 5 of the Farseer series (2013)
  15. Cover of Fool's Quest by Robin Hobb, book 2 of the Fitz and The Fool Trilogy (2015)
  16. Cover of Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb, book 3 of the Fitz and The Fool Trilogy (2017)
  1. 1
    Assassin's ApprenticeFarseer #11995 · 435 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1995435
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  2. 2
    Royal AssassinFarseer #21996 · 675 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1996675
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  3. 3
    Assassin's QuestFarseer #31997 · 757 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1997757
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  4. 4
    Ship of MagicLiveship Traders #11998 · 712 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1998712
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  5. 5
    The Mad ShipLiveship Traders #21999 · 864 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1999864
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  6. 6
    Ship of DestinyLiveship Traders #32000 · 816 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2000816
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  7. 7
    Fool's ErrandTawny Man #12001 · 661 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2001661
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  8. 8
    Golden FoolTawny Man #22002 · 709 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2002709
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  9. 9
    Fool's FateTawny Man #32003 · 914 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2003914
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  10. 10
    Dragon KeeperRain Wild Chronicles #12009 · 560 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2009560
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  11. 11
    Dragon HavenRain Wild Chronicles #22010 · 528 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2010528
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  12. 12
    The InheritanceRain Wild Chronicles #32011 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011416
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  13. 13
    City of DragonsRain Wild Chronicles #42011 · 334 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2011334
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  14. 14
    Words Like CoinsFarseer #42012 · confirmed 4/4
    2012–
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  15. 15
    Blood of DragonsRain Wild Chronicles #52013 · 425 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013425
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  16. 16
    The Willful Princess and the Piebald PrinceFarseer #52013 · 159 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2013159
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  17. 17
    Fool's AssassinFitz and The Fool Trilogy #12014 · confirmed 4/4
    2014–
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  18. 18
    Fool's QuestFitz and The Fool Trilogy #22015 · 754 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2015754
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  19. 19
    Assassin's FateFitz and The Fool Trilogy #32017 · 847 pages · confirmed 4/4
    2017847
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Do you have to read Realm Of The Elderlings books in order?

You should read the Realm Of The Elderlings books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Realm Of The Elderlings book also stands alone.

Where to start with Realm Of The Elderlings

Start with Assassin's Apprentice (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Realm Of The Elderlings book?

Assassin's Fate (2017) is the newest Realm Of The Elderlings book released so far.

Is there a new Realm Of The Elderlings book coming?

No next Realm Of The Elderlings book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Realm Of The Elderlings has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 8 nominations for Realm Of The Elderlings. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Realm Of The Elderlings at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Realm Of The Elderlings title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Realm Of The Elderlings books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
10,566 pages across the 17 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 675 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Realm Of The Elderlings books, 9 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
18 of the 19 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Realm Of The Elderlings books are about

17 of the 19 Realm Of The Elderlings books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 15 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Robin Hobb

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Series that include Realm Of The Elderlings books

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.