Lottie

Lottie asked Michael J. Sullivan:

Thanks for answering my question about characters. You mentioned the characters in The Cycle, which got me curious! Would you say The Cycle has one or two main/lead characters? Or is it more of an ensemble like legends? Thanks!

Michael J. Sullivan Hey Lottie, thanks for asking. By it's vary nature, The Cycle will have a VERY large cast. Basically you may see an appearance by any character from all of the 20 books currently released, so it's very much an ensemble like Legends.

People might wonder how that would be possible - after all the saga takes place over the course of thousands of years and most don't live that long. Well, the answer to that is found in the second half of Legends of the First Empire (books #4 - #6). For those who have read that (or are doing a re-read) pay particular attention to any mention of the Golrok - that will provide a big clue.

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Madeleine

Madeleine asked Michael J. Sullivan:

So my friend (who started me on your books on the first place) told me you were writing a follow-up to the Riyria books, but that it wasn't going to involve Hadrian and Royce. What motivated this decision and who will it follow instead? Also: How did you come up with some of the various languages and cultures in Riyria?

Jonas Kaufman

Jonas Kaufman asked Michael J. Sullivan:

I found, no offense intended, Theft of Swords to be a little simplistic and shallow. But I rather enjoyed your writing style and characters. Is your Legends of The First Empire more complex?

Jerome Fajardo

Jerome Fajardo asked Michael J. Sullivan:

Hi Michael! Big fan of your work here! By the way, I bought the audiobook of The Riyria Chronicles Death of Dulgath, and I'm on chapter 7 now. I can't stop thinking about the piano song you used in that chapter! Do you happen to know the name of the track? It's been stuck in my head for days now. PS: The part I'm referring to is around 48:19 - 50:40 in the audiobook.

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