"One of the most important writers in 21st-Century fantasy."--Contra Costa Times"Robin Hobb is one of our very best fantasy writers...always fresh, entertaining, and completely engrossing."--New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. AndersonThe Inheritance & Other Stories is a marvelous new collection of short fiction from New York Times bestselling master storyteller Robin Hobb--including tales written under the pseudonym Megan Lindholm, by which the acclaimed fantasist first began her illustrious writing career. Included in this essential volume are Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated short masterworks, as well as brand new tales and the never before published in the U.S. title story--a unique compendium of wonders displaying the breathtaking skill, imagination, and remarkably varied styles of both alter egos.