“He’s not like that.”
Merrick released a small chuckle. “Oh, sir, you have no idea what Royce is like. I will grant you his association with Hadrian Blackwater has tempered him greatly. Twelve years with that idealistic dreamer has made him practically human, but I know him. I know what lurks beneath. I have seen things that make even my hardened heart shudder. Get his anger up and you’ll unleash a demon that no one can control. Believe me, he is like that and so much more. Nothing is beyond him.”
Allie returned with a handful of sugar cookies. Taking her handtt headed for the door. He paused at the threshold and looked back. “Merrick, if what you say about Royce is true, then shouldn’t you be the one who’s afraid?” Wyatt walked out closing the door behind him.
Merrick sipped his cider again, but it had gone cold.
Books in the Riyria Revelations
The Crown Conspiracy
Avempartha
Nyphron Rising
The Emerald Storm
Wintertide*
*Forthcoming
The Riyria Revelations
If you enjoyed this novel, you will be happy to learn that…The Emerald Storm is the fourth in a six book series entitled the Riyria Revelations. This saga is neither a string of sequels nor a lengthy work unnaturally divided. Instead, the Riyria Revelations was conceived as a single epic tale told through six individual episodes. While a book may hint at building mysteries or thickening plots, these threads are not essential to reach a satisfying conclusion to the current episode—which has its own beginning, middle, and end.
Eschewing the recent trends in fantasy toward the lengthy, gritty, and dark, the Riyria Revelations brings the genre back to its roots. Avoiding unnecessarily complicated language and world building for its own sake; this series is a distillation of the best elements of traditional fantasy—great characters, a complex plot, humor, and drama all in appropriate measures.
While written for an adult audience the Riyria Revelations lacks sex, graphic violence, and profanity making it appropriate for readers thirteen and older.
About the Author
Born in Detroit Michigan, Michael J. Sullivan has raised in Novi. He has also 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. His first published novel The Crown Conspiracy was released in October 2008. He currently resides in Fairfax, Virginia with his wife and three children.
Awards for Riyria Books
2009 National Indie Excellence Award Finalist
2007 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist
Fantasy Sites Recognition
Named one of the Notable Fantasy Books of 2009 — Fantasy Book Critic
Named one of the top 5 Fantasy Books of 2009 — Dark Wolf’s Fantasy Reviews
Named a Notable Indie of 2008—Fantasy Book Critic
Websites
Author’s Homepage: www.michaelsullivan-author.com
Author’s Blog: www.riyria.blogspot.com
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Contact
Twitter: twitter.com/author_sullivan
Email: michael.sullivan.dc@gmail.com