Jacobo Ballester
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Hello Michael, I am a young reader from Spain, and I only wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed "Theft of Swords", and how I am willing to read as much as you publish about Royce, Hadrian and the world of Elan. Your book made fall in love with reading again, and it was the first one in a long time that I enjoyed to such a point, so thank you! By the way, will The First Empire be very related to Riyira? Thanks already
Michael J. Sullivan
Hey Jacobo, sorry about the delay in answering. Things have been pretty busy as of late. Glad you enjoyed Theft of Swords, Royce and Hadrian are a lot of fun to hang out with.
As for the First Empire, the two series are independent and people don't need any prior knowledge of Riyria to read the new series. That said, I do like to reward "veteran" readers so there are some extra perks for them. For instance, a big part of the story in Legends of the First Empire revolve around events that took place 3,000 years ago. I've mentioned a bit about some of these events in Riyria, but since history is written by the victors the history that Royce and Hadrian knows isn't exactly the way things really happened. By reading the new series, Riyria fans get to find the true story of what occurred during the formation of the First Empire, and it is much different than what people in Royce and Hadrian's time believe.
As for the First Empire, the two series are independent and people don't need any prior knowledge of Riyria to read the new series. That said, I do like to reward "veteran" readers so there are some extra perks for them. For instance, a big part of the story in Legends of the First Empire revolve around events that took place 3,000 years ago. I've mentioned a bit about some of these events in Riyria, but since history is written by the victors the history that Royce and Hadrian knows isn't exactly the way things really happened. By reading the new series, Riyria fans get to find the true story of what occurred during the formation of the First Empire, and it is much different than what people in Royce and Hadrian's time believe.
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Fredward
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Sup Mr Sullivan. I just finished reading Theft of Swords and it was fine, not revolutionary but I think you know that but a fun read, a page-turner. But before I start with the rest I really have to know something - is the damsel in distress thing gonna remain a theme? We all have those cliches that just get under our skin and this is one of mine.
Michael
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Michael J. Sullivan:
This question comes from Kim, posted in my Riyria Group. "how long after the publication of the books do do you decide whether or not you'll also publish on audio? Tim Gerard Reynolds does a fantastic job! I'd love to find them released simultaneously on audio and in traditional format."
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