Megan Lindholm (1952- ) is one of two
pseudonyms used by
US fantasy author Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden. Her other
pseudonym is
Robin Hobb.
Lindholm started writing as a
journalist for several
newspapers in
Alaska. At the same time she also submitted
short stories, children's
fiction and
poetry to magazine]s. Her first
professional sale was the
short story "
Bones for Dulath" in the
Daw anthology "
Amazons!" (winner of a
World Fantasy Award for Best
Anthology).
Megan Lindholm wrote works in various sub-genres of
fantasy:
-"
The Windsingers trilogy" (comprised of "
Harpy's Flight" (1983), "
The Windsingers" (1984) and "
The Limbreth Gate" (1984). This is a
conventional fantasy trilogy.
-"
Wizard of the Pigeons" (1986). An
urban fantasy novel about a
Vietnam veteran named
Wizard, living on the streets of
Seattle.
-"
The Reindeer People" (1988) and "
Wolf's Brother" (1988).
Prehistoric fantasy in the vein of
Jean M. Auel.
-"
Luck of the Wheels" (1989) features the same characters as
"The Windsingers Trilogy".
-"
Cloven Hooves" (1991)
-"
The Gypsy" (1992). Another
urban fantasy, written with fellow
fantasy author Steven Brust.
-"
Alien Earth" (1992). This is
Lindholm's only
novel-length
science fiction work.
As of 1995, Lindholm has been writing successfully under the
pseudonym Robin Hobb.