Heir of Novron, Vol. 3 Author: Visit Amazon's Michael J. Sullivan Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0316187712 | Format: EPUB
Heir of Novron, Vol. 3 Description
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"...delivers a fun story with plenty of sword fighting and some genuine surprises." -- Publisher's Weekly
"What started out as a straightforward fantasy adventure in The Crown Conspiracy has evolved into a full-blown epic in Percepliquis." -- Fantasy Literature
"Heir of Novron is the conclusion to the Riyria Revelations, cementing it in a position as a new classic of modern fantasy: traditional in setting, but extremely unconventional in - well - everything else." -- Drying Ink
"Fans of the first two volumes, then, will be comforted to know the Riyria Revelations come to a close in fine fashion. Sullivan will have kept a few twists up his sleeve to the very end, while we as readers will have been enthralled by the extraordinary deeds of Royce and Hadrian. I heartily recommend Heir of Novron and its predecessors to fans of classic epic fantasy tales. " - LEC Book Reviews"All in all, I have to say that the two novels together as the omnibus Heir of Novron are just plain awesome. No two ways about it. " -- The Founding Field
From the Author
NOTE: Heir of Novron contains the last two books in my Riyria Revelations series: Wintertide (#5) and Percepliquis (#6). And so it comes to a close, a tale that banged around in my head for over fifteen years. My intention was to write a series that started out simply, but have mysteries deepen, character backgrounds revealed slowly, and stakes escalate across the entire tale. I must say I'm very happy with the final result, and
Percepliquis is by far my favorite book of the series. This shouldn't be a huge surprise as I've said from the beginning that my intention was to make each book better than the one that came before.
Constructing the series as I did was a risk. After all, it means the first books will be the weakest links by design. That really didn't matter when I started writing, because I had no intention on publishing. My audience was myself, and a few close friends and family, so reading all the volumes was pretty much a guarantee. As that goal changed, I considered restructuring the books to a more traditional "front loaded" design but ultimately decided that the original approach provided the most satisfying read. Yes, there will be those that drop out early who determine the book to "light" or "lacking depth," but my focus is on the opinion of readers who view the picture in its entirety, rather than just the first 1/3.
As I write this it is mid-November 2012. A full year since the release of
Theft of Swords and more than ten-months since the final book. I'm floored that all the books have remained on Amazon's Bestselling Historical Fantasy books since their release. But what's more amazing is that
Heir of Novron is routinely found on the following Top Rated Lists:
- #1 (US) & #2 (UK) Historical Fantasy
- #3 (US) & #4 (UK) Epic Fantasy
- #11 (US) & #12 (UK) Fantasy
- #1 (US) Men's Adventure
- #6 (US) Action & Adventure
- #73 (US) & #75 (UK) Fiction
To be rated in the top 100 of all fiction titles on Amazon can only be described as surreal. I want to publicly thank all those people who have not only read the books, but taken the time to leave a review which is the whole reason the book has made these lists. I guess my decision to keep the series structure was a good one.
Many people have written me and asked, begged, and even pleaded to continue the series as they want more adventures with Royce and Hadrian. I of course had hoped that would be the case, but honestly, I never wanted to dream that may come true. Although the series was carefully designed to begin and end where it has, I did have various spin-offs and ancillary stories that could be told. As it became apparent that there was a demand for more adventures, I put a poll on my blog offering various options for future works.
The overwhelming consensus was to go back in time and show the founding of Riyria and the earlier adventures of Royce and Hadrian. To that end I've written a new series, The Riyria Chronicles and I'm pleased to announce that Orbit has once again agreed to release them. At this time the books written are:
- The Crown Tower (Aug 1, 2013) - which explores the first assignment that Royce and Hadrian did together.
- The Rose and the Thorn (Sep 5, 2013) - which explores the actual founding of Riyria and introduces Albert Winslow (as liaison to the gentry), and Gwen DeLancy becoming the proprietor of The Rose and Thorn Tavern which acts as the duo's base of operations.
If you finish Heir of Novron and find yourself "jonsing" for more adventures with Royce and Hadrian, I hope you'll tune in for these next two books. I'm very pleased with how they came out, and even more importantly, my wife Robin loves them. She is the barometer by which I decide such things and if her enthusiasm is any indication, I think you'll enjoy the ride.
Michael.
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- Series: Riyria Revelations (Book 3)
- Paperback: 960 pages
- Publisher: Orbit; 1 edition (January 31, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0316187712
- ISBN-13: 978-0316187718
- Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
2 bks separated
Wintertide:
Royce and Hadrian ride into Aquesta ragged and cold from the journey. Many people are coming to Aquesta for the upcoming Wintertide Celebration, one month away. The news has spread that Modina is to be married and the Nationalist leader Degan Gaunt will be executed, all as part of the celebrations. Melengar has fallen to the Imperial Empire. With this many worries come to mind...How's Gwen? Arista? Alric? So much to happen and worry about and questions to answer.
I got a chuckle at the beginning of this book with the small group of young thieves we meet. But, by now we are all well acquainted with the characters and ready for Michael to bring them back to life for us. I was excited to be back into this world ~ its comfortable to me and I want to see where we are going with the situations the characters were left in, in Emerald Storm. Again, I couldn't put it down. I just had to know what would happen to these characters left in a little bit of a tight spot.
Michael did a great job of setting up for this book with the previous ones and using what he had available in all aspects of the world. There is nothing new pulled out of thin air or make you wonder 'where did that come from', everything we need and know have been laid out for us, but now tied together to answer questions for us. Many of the smaller unknowns and lose ends are tied up here, within a captivating story in which Michael brings all the characters together and to demise, good or bad.
Percepliquis:
Men are fighting for their kingdom and homes against attackers we have feared would come. Arista's having horrible nightmares, Royce is depressed after the ending in Wintertide, and Hadrian feels guilt.
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