#Realm of the Elderlings

[brbarou]

throwing myself at her feet

#rote #realm of the elderlings #the fool #beloved #lady amber #art #fanart #sorry in my artblock era 👍 fool's quest hasn't arrived yet

[dailydragons]

I am not immune to this propaganda…

Do you like long fantasy series, but are tired of authors never finishing them?

Do you like interesting magic systems?

Do you like when characters form intense even psychic bonds with animal companions?

Do you like your heart getting ripped out of your chest and then stuffed back in full to bursting and but then ripped out again to get stomped on but it turns out you like that too uhhh let's call it... intense yearning

Do you like dragons? Of course you do, why else would you be on this blog!

WELL DO I HAVE THE BOOK SERIES FOR YOU!

The Realm of the Elderlings is a 16-book series is comprised of four trilogies and a quartet. All of which have been finished. Yes that's right, Robin Hobb saw other authors who can't seem to finish their multi-book fantasy epics and said "I will finish mine 4 different times to show you it's incredibly easy actually." She also has written multiple other series (some under the pen name Megan Lindholm), set in different universes.

So, where to start?

The components of RotE are:

The Farseer Trilogy

The Liveship Traders Trilogy

The Tawny Man Trilogy

The Rain Wild Chronicles

Fitz and the Fool Trilogy

The three bolded trilogies above are told from the perspective of FitzChivalry Farseer, one of the main/major characters in this universe and my eternal blorbo. The Liveship Traders trilogy and Rain Wild Chronicles are told from several points of view, and happen in chronological order between the series above and flesh out the worldbuilding, lore, history, etc.

For the most complete look at the universe, you can of course read everything. However if you want to stick with just one character, you can read the three bolded trilogies only. And of course, if you don't want to commit to a metric ton of words either way, you can just read the first trilogy and see what you think. Though I do think the levels of joy/pain/adoration increase with each work as you get more invested in the characters, of course.

OR. You can in fact read the Liveship Traders trilogy or the Rain Wild Chronicles quartet completely independently of the others. I actually started with Rain Wild Chronicles because those books have the highest concentration of dragons--it was actually a follower of this blog who recommended them to me, and I decided to jump into those rather than commit to The Whole Series (which at the time was only 13 books not 16). But I loved the writing style and wanted to learn more about the world, so got into the rest, and now I actually think the Rainwilds books are the weakest of the bunch (though I still enjoyed them initially)!

But You're Following This Blog, DailyDragons, So Here's The Part Of The Pitch You're Actually Invested In

Now I will be up front that you don't get many dragons in the first trilogy. There are a kind of dragons that appear at the end but dragons are not the main focus of this one. However Hobb learns from her mistakes about not including tons of dragons in her fantasy world and you get more in the next parts of the series.

The Liveship books deal with sea serpents and dragons in very interesting ways I don't want to spoil, though it's a slow build. But VERY fascinating reveals into the dragon's biology, life history, and magic.

The plot of the later half of the Tawny Man Trilogy revolves around dealing with how the world of this story used to have dragons but they have practically gone extinct. Less direct contact with dragons but still a dragon-centric last book.

Rainwilds is chock full of dragons. Including as POV characters. Can't complain about lack of dragons here at all.

Fitz & The Fool Trilogy is lighter on the dragons at first and then they show up en force at the end. Ta da!

anyway please read these books and join me in my eternal suffering. wait, suffering? nevermind who said that. shhh. it's fine. you will love fitzchivalry farseer. you will love the fool. you will never be the same again.

#realm of the elderlings #THANK U FOR GIVING ME A HANDY DANDY SOAPBOX #lise-thethinker #i am always ready to weep about these books publically #i have read the entire series uhhh. 3 times? and condensed version 4 times #since i first read them in 2015 #WHEW. yeah. god i love them #ramblings #not dragon art #i guess

[sonacava]

bastard prince

#rote #realm of the elderlings #robin hobb #fanart #the farseer trilogy #fitz and the fool #fitzchivalry #fitzchivalry farseer #fitzloved #procreate

[kizunarae]

So, you're telling me that the Robin Hobb that wrote this

— Kettle, Chapter 37 of Assassin's Quest

AND THIS

— Molly, Chapter 38 of Assassin's Quest

This Robin Hobb actually intended for Fitz and Molly to be end game????

#not buying it #the ending of Fool's Fate felt so heavy handed to me #lowkey feel like she became so indignant about the fitzloved shipping and forced a Molly ending to “beat the allegations” #i know it would be hard to have Bee without it though so I remain torn #but like I don't really know if she actually planned that far since she kept saying she hadn't planned another Fitz story after each?? #questions questions #i wholly truly love the story as it is #but i can't help but wonder what would have happened if she wasn't colored by homophobia #kizuna rereads #realm of the elderlings #rote #assassin's quest #fool's fate

[kaijuerotica]

yknow maybe it's for the best fitzloved never fucked because you KNOW beloved would be laying there after like "i pined after him for SO long, just for that?"

#realm of the elderlings #robin hobb #fitzloved #rote stuff

[itsanambush]

Hey! look at my Chade design I made for my portfolio class, any critics/comments are appreciated!

#realm of the elderlings #rote #im hoping his clothes dont look too fancy #chade fallstar #fitz chivalry #fitz and the fool #artists on tumblr #digital illustration #painttoolsai #character design #the tawny man trilogy #traspie hidalgo #farseer trilogy

[kennabeth]

fool's fate good ending

#sorry ive had a pain level 8 migraine today and have been thinking constantly about that text post this morning #i actually got rid of most of the pain by reading fool's fate and crying 👍 #helpful tip 4 u #says kenna #i wish they could have raised bee together you have no idea!!!! #she'd be dumb as shit if they were her only parents but it's a sacrifice i would make #realm of the elderlings

[annot8]

Liveship!Amber vs Fitz and the Fool!Amber (click for better quality)

Do we think Malta recognised her right away, or only when she announced herself? Would Althea have known her if word had not been sent that she was coming?

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#this hurts me just as much as it’s hurts you :) #fitz and the fool spoilers #fools quest spoilers #rote #realm of the elderlings #rote fanart #digital art #fanart #fantasy #my art #realm of the elderlings fanart #beloved #liveship traders #Amber

[anxiouswizardart]

The Badgerlock smallholding

#my art #robin hobb #realm of the elderlings #rote fanart #the tawny man trilogy #rote

[oexas]

'When I recall how beautiful you were'

prints available: duo, fool only, fitz only (patrons get an extra 10% off, including sale, early access and HD versions: https://www.patreon.com/oexas)

#the concept of each of them looking at the other while the other has no idea is peak if I say so myself #they are so in love your honor #robin hobb #fitz x fool #fitzloved #fitzchivarly #fitz and the fool #tawny man trilogy #tmt #the farseer trilogy #realm of the elderlings #rote #rote fanart

[littlestpersimmon]

A night in Kelsingra

#Robin hobb #rote #realm of the elderlings #I’m so sick I hate their asses #(affectionate)

[obsob]

beloved!!!

#neither of these characters r women >:3 #mine #fan art #rote #fitz and the fool #fitzloved #realm of the elderlings #i was screaming reading golden fool let me tell you that. 'you thought i was bringing you flowers?' fitz what if i bit you #i am on . fools fate now. oh dear #after this im gonna. wait a long time before reading fitz and fool trilogy...good lord #also. u would not believe the amount of GRIEF. this drawing gave me. ive been staring at colour variations for like an hour #th pose is based off an Artus Scheiner drawing i saw n was like. thats fitzloved #i hvent read liveship traders i know i know. smite me down. listen. i dont care for boats i really dont. #i started reading it n was like i dont respect any of these people and then. stopped skdfbsdk #anyway. why is it 30 degrees. relax. its cooler next week thank god. this better b th last of th heat or im gna start biting

[brbarou]

feathers in a fool's cap

#rote #realm of the elderlings #the fool #beloved #art #fanart

[kizunarae]

this is so Beloved coded I had to share

#kizuna rereads #rote #realm of the elderlings #Beloved #the fool #fitzloved

[sonacava]

the wit

#rote #baby fitz eughhhh #realm of the elderlings #robin hobb #fanart #the farseer trilogy #fitz and the fool #fitzchivalry #fitzchivalry farseer #fitzloved #procreate

[mellowthorn]

Family cuddle

#rote #realm of the elderlings #my art #rote fanart #fitzloved #fitzchivalry farseer #the fool #beloved #bee farseer #assassin's fate #assassin's fate spoilers #fitz and the fool trilogy #fitz and the fool spoilers #rote spoilers #art #illustration #Today it's been exactly one year since I posted my very first rote fanart! So this is something of a redo of that same idea. #That fanart was the first thing I drew after years of not even touching a pen and honestly I was a nervous wreck when I posted it. #But as it turned out. the people in this fandom are incredibly nice and welcoming. so thank you all for always giving me the motivation #to keep practicing and drawing/painting these amazing characters <3 #(and sorry for writing a sappy novel in my tags lol) #anyway i will forever be thinking about AUs where these three get to be an actual family. they deserve it