Michael J. Sullivan
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| Original Title: | Theft of Swords |
| ISBN: | 0316187747 (ISBN13: 9780316187749) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Riyria Revelations #1-2, Riyria #5-6 |
| Characters: | Royce Melborn, Hadrian Blackwater, Alric Essendon, Esrahaddon, Myron Lanaklin, Arista Essendon, Percy Braga, Thrace Wood, Gwen Delancy |
| Literary Awards: | Drying Ink's Best Epic Fantasy (2011) |
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THEY KILLED THE KING. THEY PINNED IT ON TWO MEN. THEY CHOSE POORLY.There's no ancient evil to defeat or orphan destined for greatness, just unlikely heroes and classic adventure. Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater, are two enterprising rogues who end up running for their lives when they're framed for the murder of the king. Trapped in a conspiracy that goes beyond the overthrow of a tiny kingdom, their only hope is unraveling an ancient mystery before it's too late.
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| Title | : | Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations #1-2) |
| Author | : | Michael J. Sullivan |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 649 pages |
| Published | : | November 23rd 2011 by Orbit |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. High Fantasy. Adventure. Audiobook. Magic |
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Ratings: 4.22 From 51433 Users | 3570 ReviewsCritique Based On Books Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations #1-2)
Full review now up!3.5/5 ★★★Buddy read with these gangsters; Oppa &Breadstick.So first thing I noticed after purchasing theft of swords, was the hideous cover.. Yuck! I hate it. Seriously the description in the book of what Royce & Hadrian look like is nothing like the cover, for one Hadrian is a gorgeous blondie, why for the love of God does he look like a bald cretin on the cover? Seriously the cover did leave a sour taste in my mouth. Apart from the ugly cover i also hated the name3 Stars. Full review is up, after concluding my second attempt at reading this book!Not much better from my original two star rating, but I can say that I actually enjoyed reading it this time around, which is a vast improvement. All things considered though, I can't help but feel that this book is vastly overrated . Fantasy is the genre, you would think, with the most potential for creativity and originality, and yet so often, it is the genre with the least variety. It's either a Tolkeinesque
Two words.MIND.BLOWING. Riyria.It's elvish for two. What happens when a sarcastic thief/former assassin and an idealistic mercenary/brilliant swordsman get in the way of a conspiracy for world domination? Epic fantasy at its finest ,that's the answer.Include some legends about a God's heir who is going to unite the world,a plotting Church with a secret agenda,Elves who are waiting for the opportune moment to gain their lands back,swordfights,prostitutes,monks,hidden prisons and witches and
Apr 2016: Reread with the fabulous Buddies Books and BaublesThird time in a span of just one year, and I am still loving it! The characters are people whom you just do not want to leave (well aside from those you'd want to die from a horrible death), while the storyline simply and quite skilfully teases out a mystery of centuries past. Highly recommended!--------------------------Dec 2015 (audio):Finished my reread via audiobook, a great deal faster than I've expected as I just can't stop
3ish starsThe first in a high fantasy series epic in length, if not necessarily in content. Or at least not by the time this first installment ends. In a lot of ways this is a really refreshing book because, though it more or less follows the basic formula for an epic fantasy story (minus a few noticeable deviations), it does so with the lightheartedness, humor and joy that's missing from most books in the genre. For the same reason I wasn't affected by it quite as much as I hoped to be. I
UPDATE: $2.99 Kindle US 6/7/19The two books in this tome are AMAZEBALLS!Book 1 - The Crown of ConspiracyI fell in love with Hadrian Blackwater and Royce Melborn right off the bat. They are moseying along to get to their destination and they are over taken by a few bandits of sorts. And Hadrian and Royce have this conversation with themselves and with the bandits. Said bandits are a little confused at the relaxed manner of the Riyria men. But . . . once they find out who Hadrian and Royce are,
I'm the author of this book, so I'm not going to do a rating but I did want to take just a moment to say a few words about what I was trying to do in this book.For those who don't know, I wrote all six books in the series before publishing any of them (truth be told when I wrote the books I had no intention on publishing at all). This allowed me to weave threads between the books, but I made sure that each title had its own conflict and resolution. My intention was to start small and end big,
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