The Inheritance

by Robin Hobb

Short story set in the world of the Bingtown Traders.

Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories

24 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 2007

About the author

** I am shocked to find that some people think a 2 star 'I liked it' rating is a bad rating. What? I liked it. I LIKED it! That means I read the whole thing, to the last page, in spite of my life raining comets on me. It's a good book that survives the reading process with me. If a book is so-so, it ends up under the bed somewhere, or maybe under a stinky judo bag in the back of the van. So a 2 star from me means,yes, I liked the book, and I'd loan it to a friend and it went everywhere in my jacket pocket or purse until I finished it. A 3 star means that I've ignored friends to finish it and my sink is full of dirty dishes. A 4 star means I'm probably in trouble with my editor for missing a deadline because I was reading this book. But I want you to know . . . I don't finish books I don't like. There's too many good ones out there waiting to be found.


Robin Hobb is the author of three well-received fantasy trilogies: The Farseer Trilogy (Assassin’s Apprentice, Royal Assassin, and Assassin’s Quest), The Liveship Traders Trilogy (Ship of Magic, Mad Ship and Ship of Destiny) and the Tawny Man Trilogy (Fool’s Errand, Golden Fool, and Fool’s Fate) Her current work in progress is entitled Shaman’s Crossing. Robin Hobb lives and works in Tacoma, Washington, and has been a professional writer for over 30 years.

In addition to writing, her interests include gardening, mushrooming, and beachcombing. She and her husband Fred have three grown children and one teenager, and three grand-children.

She also writes as Megan Lindholm, and works under that name have been finalists for the Hugo award, the Nebula Award, and the Endeavor award. She has twice won an Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Readers’ Award.

Reviews

[Nikola Pavlovic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ovo je definicija dobre kratke price. Uzivao sam.

[Choco Con Churros · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leído por primera vez en Marzo del 2023. Releído el 1 de Febrero del 2024

Una historia breve y poderosa sobre la tabla de valores de los territorios de los comerciantes del Mitonar.  Pese a su brevedad, supo dotarla de esa intensidad que tan bien se le da. Me hubiera gustado que siguiera. GL (Robin Hobb)

Comentario a la primera lectura
Relato que encajaría en cualquier parte de la trilogía de las leyes del mar (el universo de sus comerciantes). Entre esa trilogía y la tetralogía Rain Wilds, también. Breve y bonito.

[Thibaut Nicodème · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read in The Inheritance .

Just…Hell. Fucking. Yes. That is all, really. I guess if you're going to write "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned", this is the ultimate way to do so. Plus, y'know, I always love to see more Realm of the Elderlings.

[James Morpurgo · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick read ideal for Realm of The Elderlings fans looking for more Bingtown, Liveship Traders or Rain Wilds type content. Not essential reading in the series but a nice bit of bonus content nevertheless.

[Staci · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a short story I downloaded from Amazon. Takes place in Bingtown. I thoroughly enjoy this town & society that Hobb has created with the Liveship Traders series & other short stories that take place in the same place. I think I like the Bingtown stories better than the Assassin stories so far.

[Shell · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 I will read anything Hobb writes. I am never disappointed.

[Mitchell Friedman · Rating 4 out of 5]

An actual short story from Robin Hobb. Short, quick, powerful. And maybe a bit unexpected. Its a tiny Bingtown trader story. And there's not much to it other than the power of a wizardwood family pendant and a bit of cloth. Really doesn't add much to the mythos and yet it makes Bingtown just a little richer.

[Shreyas · Rating 5 out of 5]

'The Inheritance' (Realm of the Elderlings #3.1) by Robin Hobb.


“Only me,” the pendant agreed. “And your name. Taken back out of the dust and raised to pride once more. It is what your grandmother abandoned, and what I wished you to reclaim. Not money or jewels, but the rightful self-worth of a Lantis.”


Rating: 5/5.


Review:
'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned' Bingtown trader style.

This short story is a part of the Realm of the Elderlings series and connects more to the Liveship Traders trilogy. It also stands out on its own, and you don't require any knowledge of the RotE books to enjoy this book as a standalone story.

Loved it.

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

After her Trader grandmother dies, Cerise is kicked out of the family home with nothing but the clothes on her back, a few odds & ends and a Wizard wood pendant from her grandmother. She decides to go to Bingtown to start a new life. Along the way she discovers the pendants voice and with its advice she ends up restoring her family’s honor and name.

This can also be found in the anthology ‘The Inheritance’.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love that Amazon offers such inexpensive short stories to download. This isn't anything grand, but it's worth reading. I enjoyed that it was set in Bingtown, where much of the Live Ship Traders series takes place.

[Evelin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short story from the word of live ships. This story is for an orphan girl which greedy relatives not only don't want to help her but want to take even the last things she inherit from her grandmother. So she leaves for the city of living ships with only her clothes on her back and a ring and a brooch (her grandmother's inheritance ). But during her journey there, she realizes that this is no ordinary brooch, but made of magic wood ( living ships are made of the same material ) and can even speak. She tells her about her grandmother's life and the way she was deceived, while teaching her how to get her real inheritance back.