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The Viscount and the Witch by Michael J Sullivan, The Ryria Chronicles #1.5 Eleven years before they were framed for the murder of a king, before even assuming the title of Riyria, Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater were practically strangers. Unlikely associates, this cynical thief and idealist swordsman, were just learning how to work together as a team. In this standalone short story of The Riyria Chronicles, Royce is determined to teach his naive partner a lesson about good deeds. Join Royce and Hadrian in this short story. One of the coolest thieving series out there is the Ryria Revelations and Chronicles of Michael J. Sullivan. When I read the firs prequel series The Crown Tower , I was immediately taken by the main characters Royce and Hadrian. Last year I read the short story The Jester which again made me realize how cool this story is. I recently found out about this short story, The Viscount and the Witch which was actually written before as a short story but...

The Jester by Michael J. Sullivan, The Riyria Chronicles #2.5 WHO WILL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH?   Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A thief, a candlemaker, an ex-mercenary, and a pig farmer walk into a trap…and what happens to them is no joke. When Riyria is hired to retrieve a jester’s treasure, Royce and Hadrian must match wits with a dwarf who proves to be anything but a fool. Difficult choices will need to be made, and in the end those who laugh last do so because they are the only ones to survive. It must have been last year around this time that I was pleasantly introduced to the Riyria Chronicles of Michael J. Sullivan, starting with the prequel series The Riyria Chronicles and The Crown Tower . I said back then that I had to read his other full length books as well but time has just flown by and still haven't managed so when I was going through some things I found that Michael J. Sullivan had written some short stories in this world as well. Hooray! The Jester takes ...

Author interview with Michael J. Sullivan The Riyria series has been on my to read list for quite some time now and last month I finally gotten around to start with the prequel series, The Riyria Chronicles with The Crown Tower and well it was just superb A+ reading material. Even though I don't have prior knowledge of the original series my first introduction to the protagonists of the series was a fantastic one. Michael J. Sullivan knows how to write an excellent story with great characters. This series is must read for every fantasy aficionado. With having sampled this first book, I need more! Read my full review here Author bio: Born in Detroit, Michigan, Michael J. Sullivan has lived in Vermont, North Carolina and Virginia. He worked as a commercial artist and illustrator, founding his own advertising agency in 1996, which he closed in 2005 to pursue writing full time. He currently resides in Fairfax, Virginia with his wife and three children. ---------...

The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan, The Riyria Chronicles #1 TWO MEN WHO HATE EACH OTHER. ONE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION. A LEGEND IN THE MAKING. A warrior with nothing to fight for is paired with a thieving assassin with nothing to lose. Together they must steal a treasure that no one can reach. The Crown Tower is the impregnable remains of the grandest fortress ever built and home to the realm’s most valuable possessions. But it isn’t gold or jewels the old wizard is after, and this prize can only be obtained by the combined talents of two remarkable men. Now if Arcadias can just keep Hadrian and Royce from killing each other, they just might succeed. The Crown Tower is the first book of The Riyria Chronicles and one of the two prequels to the critically acclaimed fantasy series The Riyria Revelations written by Michael J. Sullivan. The Riyria Revelations was first published in 2007 and recently the books have been combined into two volume omnibus editions by Orbit and ...