The Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. Sullivan (Fantasy Adventure)
ISBN: 978-0980003437 / 0980003431 (Aspirations Media Inc, Oct 2008)
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They killed the king. They pinned it on two men. They chose poorly.
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 in a plot to murder 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. The writing style focuses on characters and plot rather than verbose world building. This first book of the Riyria Revelations is a heroic adventure written for adult readers yet suitable for those 13 and older.

AWARDS
2009 National Indie Excellence Book Award Finalist
2008 ReaderViews Literary Award Finalist
2008 Fantasy Book Critic Notable Indie
2008 Adventure Writers Competition, 5th place
2007 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist for Fantasy

SAMPLE REVIEWS (All Reviews)
"The Crown Conspiracy is right up my alley, traditional fantasy, "good" bad guys, a large dose of humor, lots of character development and plenty of surprises." — Fantasy Debut

"Michael J. Sullivan has written a book I will read over and over again and it most definitely will always reside on my favorite’s shelf." — ReaderViews

"There is so many layers to this story that to explain it in a few words is nigh impossible." — Front Street Reviews

"The Crown Conspiracy is great fun and a romp end to end...Highly recommended and another positive surprise for 2008." — Fantasy Book Critic

"A fast paced and riveting fantasy, "The Crown Conspiracy" is well worth reading." — Midwest Book Review

ABOUT THE SERIES
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 second book Avempartha was released April 2009. The third book Nyphron Rising will be released October 2009.



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Just wanted to let people know that Michael J. Sullivan's book The Crown Conspiracy was picked as the March read by Goodread's Group Fantasy Book Club .

I'm offering a discounted (17% off $9.95) signed copy that can be bought from this link.

Please join the group and participate in the discussion in April.

Thanks.
Robin

Robin, the link didn't work.

Try now...

That one works. I'll be ordering my copy this coming week.

Cool Sandi - thanks

Just purchased my signed copy to add to my collection. Thanks for sharing the link and the discount with us! :)

Just got mine too. Thanks for the link.

I've seen a few blogs mentioning Crown Conspiracy recently.

Fantasy Book Critic named it as one of their 2008 Notable Indies (only 6 selected).

Another Fantasy Blogger has named their review of The Crown Conspiracy as their #1 review for 2008. The original blog is from Old Bat's Belfry

Nice to see the blogging community acceptance of this book!

Robin,

If you go down a little further, you'll see Avempartha by Michael Sullivan listed under

LOOKING AHEAD TO 2009:

Wow thanks Chris I didn't even see that! -- I'll go post that on the Avempartha thread thanks for pointing it out.

Definitely deserves all the praise it's getting! :-) I'll be sinking my teeth into Avempartha soon! :-)

Just got an email that The Crown Conspiracy has been selected as a finalist for the 2008 ReaderViews Annual Literary Awards in the Fantasy Category

For those wanting a signed copy of The Crown Conspiracy. I offer them directly through us for a 17% discount ($9.95 instead of $11.99). Shipping is $2.80 any credit card or electronic checks are accepted and they are shipped the day after ordering.

Thanks so much guys for voting in the Crown Conspiracy and I'm looking forward to the discussions.

Results of the ReaderViews Literary Awards came out - Michael did not win ;-( But it is still good to be nominated.

Wow I just got done posting the great review by Speculative Fiction Junkie and now King of the Nerds blogged a fantastic review as well. I could spend all day taking quotes from this. Here is some of what he said.

"Perhaps the best compliment I can pay the book and its author is that immediately upon arrive at work I went and grabbed its sequel, Avempartha off the new book shelf."

"Royce and Hadrian are two well-developed characters shrouded in mystery and written with a delightful dry wit that few veteran authors could emulate."

"It is an extraordinarily tale told with a mature voice that would be impressive from a veteran and is even more so from a new author."

If either of the bloggers happen by this site...thanks so much for helping to get the word out. Your efforts are highly appreciated.

Two recent reviews were outstanding - I couldn't ask for better....Please check them out and send a comment to the reviewer if you like what you see:

Spectulative Fiction Junkie
King of the Nerds

June 15th Book Banter PodCast features an interview with Michael and reviews of Avempartha and the Crown Conspiracy.

Tell Michael he is very lucky to have such a supportive wife, and he owes you dinner/flowers/diamonds.

Lara Amber

Lol - well after 30 years I owe him a few things as well ;-)

Michael's book: [The Crown Conspiracy|4345290:] just had another blogger post a review at Bookworm's Library Blog. I love how the bloggig community is really talking this up.

I'm really glad he enjoyed it so much especially since it appears he went into it with trepidation. IT is always a gamble going with a new relatively unknown author but then again that is how some of the best "gems" are found.

Is The Crown Conspiracy out of print in Canada? I can find the second two books listed with my bookseller, but not the first. The Winnipeg library system does not have any of the three, and I'd like to read 'em, starting with the first.

Peregrine, I've ordered mine through Robin and Michael's website.

I checked the prices, and with shipping to Canada, it would cost as much as buying from a bookstore. I still would like to know if the first volume is still in print in Canada.

I'll let Robin get with you there...they did have a different publisher when I got the first one, so they might not be in print from that one anymore up there.

Sorry I've not been on-line and didn't see this...The publisher did run out of the first printing and there was a time through much of October that the book was "out of print". The issue has been resolved and you should be able to get the first book again from any standard source.