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ⓘ About Megan Lindholm
Megan Lindholm is an American published best-selling author. The author was born on March 5, 1952 in Berkeley, California. Megan Lindholm is a pen name used by Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden. She also uses the pen name Robin Hobb. She is the creator of the Realm of the Elderlings, in which five series are set. This began with Assassin’s Apprentice’s publication in 1995 and concluded in 2017 with Assassin’s Fate. Margaret lived with her family in Berkeley, California before moving to Fairbanks, Alaska at ten. She grew up there, graduating high school and then attending the University of Denver, staying there for a year before coming back to Alaska. She got married at 18 years old to Fred Ogden, moving to Kodiak together.
All Book Series by Megan Lindholm
The Gypsy
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 1992 Co-authored · Steven Brust
The Inheritance & Other Stories
Single-title series · published 2011 Pen name · Robin Hobb
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, November 1989
Book 2 of 6 · published 1989
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection
Book 3 of 6 · published 1990
Unfettered III: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Megan Lindholm?
Megan Lindholm is an American published best-selling author. The author was born on March 5, 1952 in Berkeley, California. Megan Lindholm is a pen name used by Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden.
Which Megan Lindholm series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Ki and Vandien Quartet/Windsinger series, the earliest of Megan Lindholm's multi-book series: it opens with Harpy's Flight (1983) and runs to 4 books across 1983–1989, ending with Luck of the Wheels (1989).
How many books has Megan Lindholm written?
Megan Lindholm has 18 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1983 and 2019. 6 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Ki and Vandien Quartet/Windsinger series with 4 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Megan Lindholm's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Megan Lindholm's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ki and Vandien Quartet/Windsinger (1983–1989, 4 books) and Reindeer People (1988, 2 books).
How are Megan Lindholm's books organised into series?
This guide splits Megan Lindholm's 18 books into 2 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Ki and Vandien Quartet/Windsinger (4 books, 1983–1989); Reindeer People (2 books, 1988).