2010 - Ridan Publishing
I enjoyed this series immensely. I am still amazed how Sullivan creates such a range of characters and intriguing plots without the seemingly requisite and usual 600 page fantasy books. I like this book also because it was seemingly self-published - so score one for the little guy here.
(Book collector's side note - A lot of time in the SciFi/Fantasy genre books come out first in softcover, as is the case with this series. But, Sullivan/Ridan did publish a limited run of numbered and signed hardcovers (very limited - 100 copies). Also, the Science Fiction Book Club picked up the series and slapped the books together in twos. In hardcover. Which actually works really well. Click here to view the various copies for sale mentioned.)
Amazon description - THEY KILLED THE KING. THEY PINNED IT ON TWO MEN. THEY CHOSE POORLY
There is no ancient evil to defeat, no orphan destined for greatness, just two guys in the wrong place at the wrong time. Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles until they become the unwitting scapegoats in a plot to murder the king. Sentenced to death, they have only one way out...and so begins this tale of treachery and adventure, sword fighting and magic, myth and legend.
ABOUT THE SERIES
The Crown Conspiracy is the first book in the captivating Riyria Revelations. Instead of a string of sequels this six-book fantasy series was conceived as a single epic tale divided into individual episodes. All were written before the first was released so that plot elements are intertwined, yet each book has its only story and conclusion.
Originally indie published, the series was purchased by Orbit (fantasy imprint of Hachette Book Group) and will be released as a trilogy in three consecutive months starting in November 2011. The original books are now out of print, but you can get The Crown Conspiracy by purchasing Theft of Swords.
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