HOBB, Robin (pseudonym of OGDEN, Margaret Astrid Lindholm, b. 1952). The First Fourteen Volumes of the "Realm of the Elderlings" Series, Including a Prequel Novel. London: Harper/Collins, Harper/Voyager, [1995-2013]. 8vos. Publisher's bindings, unclipped dust jackets. THE TRUE FIRST EDITIONS OF THE FIRST THIRTEEN VOLUMES OF HOBB'S EPIC REALM OF THE ELDERLINGS SERIES AND WITH THE PREQUEL VOLUME, TWO VOLUMES ARE SIGNED BY HER ON THE TITLE-PAGES (signed as Robin Hobb).

This enormous series is divided into smaller series as follows: 

The Farseer Trilogy: Assassin's Apprentice; Royal Assassin; Assassin's Quest.

Liveship Traders Trilogy: Ship of Magic; The Mad Ship; Ship of Destiny (signed).

Tawny Man Trilogy: Fool's Errand; The Golden Fool; Fool's Fate. 

Rain Wild Chronicles Tetralogy: The Dragon Keeper (signed); Dragon Haven; City of Dragons; Blood of Dragons. 

And with the prequel novel for the Farseer Trilogy, The Wilful Princess & The Piebald Prince. 

This lot does not have the final trilogy in the Realm of the Elderlings series, Fitz and the Fool. 

Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings series is a successful, long-running, fantasy series, winner of multiple literary awards. Collections of the Realm of the Elderlings series in the true first editions are rare, this lot being larger than usually found. 

Some minor occasional rubbing, earlier volumes with text a bit toned, pp. 309-330 of The Mad Ship are creased, bumped and with several tears at the fore-edge, jacket front of Assassin's Apprentice a bit rubbed on the gilt. A fine set.