One of my favorite parts of this series is the degree of wit and humor Sullivan manages to slip into his dialogue. I highly rec...  Read More

One of my favorite parts of this series is the degree of wit and humor Sullivan manages to slip into his dialogue. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys grounded fantasy.  Read Less

Happy to return to reed fantasy again!

Happy to return to reed fantasy again!  Read Less

Currently suffering silly happy tears as I just finished the end of Heir of Novron...I started the Crown Tower [book 1 chronolo...  Read More

Currently suffering silly happy tears as I just finished the end of Heir of Novron...I started the Crown Tower [book 1 chronologically] just 10 days ago and since then my faith in fantasy writers has BEEN RESTORED!! [I binge-read all 10 stories, in 7 books]I have been bereft of good fantasy for almost 20 years now. Raised on McCaffrey’s dragons, Tolkien’s famous 9 and Melanie Rawn's Sunrunners; I have long hungered for good fantasy that included the elves and dwarves of my youth. Terry Goodkind’s Richard Cypher was engaging for a few books and the world of the Elder Scrolls [xbox] helped to pass some of the time, but I struggled to find the engaging stories of my youth.Not only does this series bring a traditional fantasy world to life, but it does so alongside a bromance of EPIC proportions!! The non-stop barbs and quips keep a quick chuckle at the ready! Not since Wilbur Smith’s Tatia have I been SOOOO enamored with a story!And don’t even get me started on the PLOT! I struggle for the words to relay my appreciation for ALL the loose ends getting tied into such a pretty package. The twists of lineage and the non-stop surprises kept me reading thru food/bathroom breaks. I found myself sitting down with enough food to last me 8 hours at a time just so I wouldn’t have to interrupt the roller coaster ride that IS Riyria.Both Harry Potter and Game of Thrones lost me after their 4th book was so slow to release - so it is REFRESHING that this is a complete series ready for the binge-reader!Plus the bits of wisdom dropped throughout the book, made for moments to pause and reflect :How organized religion is just “Man created…out of fear, and ambitious men took advantage of that fear” vs true spirituality which was so beautifully demonstrated by Myron, my favorite bookworm.Or how once a person has suffered a trauma “..never be the way he was again. There is always a scar.”My favorite overall was “Heroes did not die quietly in bed while holding their wife’s hand after a long and happy life”** I am already looking ahead to starting the prequel series: Legends of the First Empire! **  Read Less