Robin Hobb is the pen name of Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden, an American writer of speculative fiction. She is best known for her fantasy novels set in the Realm of the Elderlings, a richly developed fictional world that serves as the backdrop for multiple interconnected series. Hobb's major works include the Farseer trilogy, the Liveship Traders trilogy, the Tawny Man trilogy, the Rain Wild Chronicles, and the Fitz and the Fool trilogy. These series have established her as a significant figure in contemporary fantasy literature. Under her other pen name, Megan Lindholm, she has also written urban fantasy and science fiction, including the novel Wizard of the Pigeons and various short stories. As of 2018, Hobb's fiction had been translated into 22 languages and sold more than 4 million copies worldwide, demonstrating the broad international appeal of her work.