Chandler Brett asked Michael J. Sullivan:

Michael, did you paint the artwork for the original covers for the Riyria Revelations? And the medieval designs that introduce the chapters? Thank you.

Michael J. Sullivan The original covers as shown here:

were indeed painted by myself. And yes, I created the "symbols" that were used to represent each book and also are used on the top of the covers. My background is in art and it's what I did before returning to writing. I guess I figured art wasn't a hard enough career so I increased the stakes by switching to novelist ;-)

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Can you clarify how long, as of the end of the series, Riyria has been together? We learn in Theft of Swords it’s been 12 years. But in Rise of Empire and even later in Heir of Novron, they are still saying 12 years, despite the obvious passage of several years.

S. Lorton asked Michael J. Sullivan:

Your videos on YouTube are so informative, I've become such a big fan of you and Robin Sullivan through your interviews with the Creative Pen and the older Author Talks videos. Will you be making any more videos for us to stay educated with what you've got going on?

I. Purkes asked Michael J. Sullivan:

Were Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser an inspiration for Hadrian and Royce? I was shocked to see you didn't have any Fritz Leiber shelved, considering your own dynamic thief duo.

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Michael, did you paint the artwork for the original covers for the Riyria Revelations? And the medieval designs that introduce the chapters? Thank you.

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Can you clarify how long, as of the end of the series, Riyria has been together? We learn in Theft of Swords it’s been 12 years. But in Rise of Empire and even later in Heir of Novron, they are still saying 12 years, despite the obvious passage of several years.

Your videos on YouTube are so informative, I've become such a big fan of you and Robin Sullivan through your interviews with the Creative Pen and the older Author Talks videos. Will you be making any more videos for us to stay educated with what you've got going on?

Were Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser an inspiration for Hadrian and Royce? I was shocked to see you didn't have any Fritz Leiber shelved, considering your own dynamic thief duo.

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