New Robin Hobb trilogy from HarperVoyager

New Robin Hobb trilogy from HarperVoyager

HarperVoyager has signed a new trilogy from fantasy novelist Robin Hobb.

The first book of the new deal will be called Fool's Assassin, and will revisit two of Hobb's most famous characters, Fitz and the Fool, who have appeared in nine of Hobb's previous novels.

Rights were signed by Voyager publishing director Jane Johnson in a deal with Chris Lotts at the Lotts Agency.

Johnson said: "I was so excited when Chris submitted the mystery novel and by the end of reading the first volume was in floods of tears, to such an extent that a woman travelling opposite me offered me a hankie and asked if I was OK. Anyone who knows me will tell you that's a rare occurrence, but that demonstrates the emotional power Robin Hobb wields over her readers."

The book will be published in August 2014, to coincide with Hobb's UK tour, when she will be guest of honour at science fiction convention London Worldcon.