Ryan Morosini asked Michael J. Sullivan:

I just want to clarify that the "Theft of Swords" is the merging of the 2 books "The Crown Conspiracy" and "Avempartha"? Thank you for the input.

Michael J. Sullivan Yes, you are correct. The Riyria Revelations is a six book series, and was originally published by myself as individual books. But then, just before the last book was released, Orbit, (the fantasy imprint of Hachette Book Group) bought the series. They were concerned that it would be difficult to keep six books stocked in bookstores at the same time so they decided to release the book in three, two-book omnibus editions so

* Theft of Swords - contains The Crown Conspiracy & Avempartha
* Rise of Empire - contains Nyphron Rising & The Emerald Storm
* Heir of Novron - contains Wintertide & Percepliquis

The original novels, in their six-book versions, aren't in print any more. Any copies you see for sale are used versions and are sometimes pretty expensive as people feel their rare nature makes them more valuable.

Thanks for asking!

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