James
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Michael J. Sullivan:
love your books michael looking forward to see where you take age of myth i would love a revelations sequel any chance we might get some?
Michael J. Sullivan
Hey James, so glad to hear you enjoy the books! Age of Swords (book #2 of Legends) is off to the copyeditors so it is out of my hands for awhile. This is probably the question I'm asked the most. And it's not a 15-second answer so bear with me.
So, when I wrote Riyria Revelations I created all six books before signing book #1. This made it so I had a very definite story arc with a very carefully determine beginning and endpoint. So, when I finished it, I didn't think there would be any more books with the pair or in that time line. What I did anticipate was:
* Books that show the forming of the First Empire (and hence Legend of the First Empire was born)
* Books written in Esrahaddon's timeline (which also provides background information for Nevrik and Jerish.
Now, along the way people wanted more Royce and Hadrian, and so The Riyria Chronicles came into being. Because I didn't want to "tack on" to what I felt was a very satisfying conclusion, I went back in time rather than forward.
I stil stand by my desire not to "tack on" - but as I've been writing the past I do have a lot of ideas for the future so I could see books past Heir of Novron. What I don't know at this time is (a) how far in the future would they take place (i.e. right after Heir of Novron - which may or may not feature Royce and Hadrian and the gang, 20 - 30 years in the future where some of the younger people of the book are now grown and therefore could be main characters, or very far in the future where most of the people from Revelation's time frame are dead.
Basically I have several ways I could go, but I don't know which (or even if there will be any) until I actually sit down to write them. In any case I'm going to be pretty tied up for the near term (release schedule below). Once those are out of the way - I'll seriously consider it.
* Jun 2017 - Age of Swords (Book #2 of Legends of the First Empire)
* Oct/Nov 2017 - Untitled (Book #4 of the Riyria Chronicles
* Jan 2018 - Age of War (Book #3 of Legends of the First Empire)
* Jun 2018 - Age of Legends (Book #3 of Legends of the First Empire)
That's 4 books in a year's time so I'll be plenty busy during then. I'd say I'll know a lot more come June 2018 - so stay tuned!
So, when I wrote Riyria Revelations I created all six books before signing book #1. This made it so I had a very definite story arc with a very carefully determine beginning and endpoint. So, when I finished it, I didn't think there would be any more books with the pair or in that time line. What I did anticipate was:
* Books that show the forming of the First Empire (and hence Legend of the First Empire was born)
* Books written in Esrahaddon's timeline (which also provides background information for Nevrik and Jerish.
Now, along the way people wanted more Royce and Hadrian, and so The Riyria Chronicles came into being. Because I didn't want to "tack on" to what I felt was a very satisfying conclusion, I went back in time rather than forward.
I stil stand by my desire not to "tack on" - but as I've been writing the past I do have a lot of ideas for the future so I could see books past Heir of Novron. What I don't know at this time is (a) how far in the future would they take place (i.e. right after Heir of Novron - which may or may not feature Royce and Hadrian and the gang, 20 - 30 years in the future where some of the younger people of the book are now grown and therefore could be main characters, or very far in the future where most of the people from Revelation's time frame are dead.
Basically I have several ways I could go, but I don't know which (or even if there will be any) until I actually sit down to write them. In any case I'm going to be pretty tied up for the near term (release schedule below). Once those are out of the way - I'll seriously consider it.
* Jun 2017 - Age of Swords (Book #2 of Legends of the First Empire)
* Oct/Nov 2017 - Untitled (Book #4 of the Riyria Chronicles
* Jan 2018 - Age of War (Book #3 of Legends of the First Empire)
* Jun 2018 - Age of Legends (Book #3 of Legends of the First Empire)
That's 4 books in a year's time so I'll be plenty busy during then. I'd say I'll know a lot more come June 2018 - so stay tuned!
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Melissa Candido
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Michael J. Sullivan:
I really don't have a question but wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed Age of Swords. The female characters were really well developed and realistically written. I was sad to have it come to an end. Very much looking forward to the next one. Will we have to wait a year for another one?
Pam
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Hey Michael. I don't know what it is about summer that makes me miss Hadrian so much but that's usually when I'm ready to read him again. You know I agree with your wife about Hadrian!! When is the next Riyria book coming out? I'm itching for something I didn't know about him!! P.S. I've told you how much I think you ROCK but it's worth mentioning again!! I want to live in Elan!! Your biggest fan, Pam
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