The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 10 books · 2011 to 2018

Michael J. Sullivan

FantasyEpic and high fantasy

Michael J. Sullivan's Riyria novels follow two thieves for hire, the cynical assassin Royce Melborn and the idealistic swordsman Hadrian Blackwater, who are framed for the murder of a king. The Legends of the First Empire are set three thousand years earlier.

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Michael J. Sullivan books in order

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Riyria Revelations

3 books · Set in an invented worldEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1Theft of Swords2011With Royce Melborn and Hadrian BlackwaterBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Rise of Empire2011With Royce Melborn and Hadrian BlackwaterBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Heir of Novron2012With Royce Melborn and Hadrian BlackwaterBuy on Amazon

Riyria Chronicles

4 books · Set in an invented world · story order differsEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1The Crown Tower2013With Royce Melborn and Hadrian BlackwaterBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Rose and the Thorn2013With Royce Melborn and Hadrian BlackwaterBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Death of Dulgath2015With Royce Melborn and Hadrian BlackwaterBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter2017With Royce Melborn and Hadrian BlackwaterBuy on Amazon

Legends of the First Empire

3 books · Set in an invented worldEpic and high fantasy
  1. 1Age of Myth2016With Raithe and PersephoneBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Age of Swords2017With Raithe and PersephoneBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Age of War2018With Raithe and PersephoneBuy on Amazon

Characters

8 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Riyria

The First Empire