false<![CDATA[The Crown Conspiracy (The Riyria Revelations, Book #1)]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255904529m/4345290.jpg43452902<i>THEY KILLED THE KING. THEY PINNED IT ON TWO MEN. THEY CHOSE POORLY.</i>
Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles until they become the unwitting scapegoats to the murder of the king. Sentenced to death, they have only one way out…and so begins this epic tale of treachery and adventure, sword fighting and magic, myth and legend.
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<i>RECENT REVIEWS</i>
"The Crown Conspiracy is great fun and a romp end to end...Highly recommended and another positive surprise for 2008 I hope the author enjoys a well deserved success and we get to see all the planned volumes in the series." -- <a href="http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2008/11/indie-spotlight-crown-conspiracy-by.html">Fantasy Book Critic</a>
"A fast paced and riveting fantasy, "The Crown Conspiracy" is well worth reading." -- <a href="http://www.midwestbookreview.com/sbw/dec_08.htm#Fantasy/SciFi">MidWest Book Review</a>
"This is the first of a six book series and the lucky ones will catch each as they are released. I can hardly wait for the next book, Avempartha! (April 2009). If it is half as good as this first story, then the author will have a winning series on his hands. Excellent!" -- <a href="http://www.huntressreviews.com/fant.htm">Huntress Reviews</a>
"What we have here is a very well thought out tale of intrigue, regicide, battles over the throne, conspiracy, and two thieves thrown into the mix [to] keep the story line moving at a rapid pace." -- <a href="http://herodyssey.blogspot.com/2008/11/michael-j-sullivan-crown-conspiracy.html">Odysssey Reviews</a>
<i>ABOUT THE SERIES</i>
The Crown Conspiracy is book one of the multi-book saga: The Riyria Revelations. Instead of a string of sequels this six-book fantasy series was conceived as a single epic tale divided into individual episodes. All were written before the first was released so that plot elements are intertwined, yet each is self-contained and can be read independently from each other. The first book <i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4345290.The_Crown_Conspiracy"><b>The Crown Conspiracy</b></a></i> was released in October 2008. The second book <i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6342483-avempartha"><b>Avempartha</b></a></i> was released April 2009. The third book <i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6527941-nyphron-rising"><b>Nyphron Rising</b></a></i> was released October 2009. The fourth book <i>The Emerald Storm</i> is due to release in April 2010.
<b><a href="http://www.michaelsullivan-author.com/Crown_Conspiracy_Overview.html">Read a sample chapter HERE</a></b>4393211book1102008The Crown Conspiracy (The Riyria Revelations, #1)total:184|5:50|4:68|3:43|2:17|1:6|18469174086414falsefalseThu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009Wed Feb 04 16:43:02 -0800 2009Thu Feb 19 20:52:24 -0800 2009
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411falsefalseMon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009Thu Feb 05 16:37:04 -0800 2009Tue Apr 14 02:55:33 -0700 20091 The tale starts with some stolen letters, which are then re-stolen right from under the owner's nos...more...]]>
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I will admit, that over the last few years I have grown away from the fantasy genre, so this book sat in my “to be read” pile a bit longer than it should have. However once I opened it up, I was thrilled with the story. What we have here is a ve...more...]]>
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Goodreads.com in a contest that I signed up for. I did not win, but was emailed by the author’s wife that I could purchase a signed copy of the book from them and took advantage of it. The Crown Conspiracy is the first book in a 6 book series, the sec...more...]]>
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The Crown Conspiracy while browsing several fantasy groups on Goodreads. The cover description piqued my interest. A tale about two thieves who find themselves being blamed for the murder of their king! The beautifully created cover illustration also caught my eye. Both of these factors p...more...]]>
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33falsetrueTue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009Wed Mar 25 12:27:11 -0700 2009Wed Apr 15 06:48:54 -0700 20091 An enjoyable enough book, but nothing that wowed me. It was generally well-paced, but it also wasn't a book that I couldn't put down...
I think one of my complaints was that there wasn't really a lot of character development - it's very much a plot-based book. Which is...more...]]>
53falsefalseFri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009Mon Feb 09 09:08:59 -0800 2009Wed Apr 08 14:52:17 -0700 20091 but will be more!
Michael J Sullivan is one of those authors that you don't see everyday. I picked up this book on the recommendation from a number of people on Goodreads, as well as a glowing recommendation from Michael's wife, Robin, and a book club was as good of an excuse as any to start reading.
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54falsefalseFri Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008Tue Oct 07 05:28:20 -0700 2008Tue Oct 07 11:03:49 -0700 20081 I'm really glad I did!
It was a great story with good characters. I read the whole thing over the weekend and when I was done I wanted more.
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