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<p>TWO ROGUES | TEN FULL-LENGTH NOVELS | ONE CLASSIC FANTASY OF UNLIKELY HEROES</p> <p>I have two best-selling fantasy series featuring Royce Melborn (a cynical ex-assassin) and Hadrian Blackwater (an idealistic ex-mercenary). They are The Riyria Revelations (6 books) and the Riyria Chronicles (4 books). While most of them were self-published, eight are currently released through Orbit (the fantasy imprint of Hachette).</p> <p>I've sold hundreds of thousands of these books. However, I want to give back to people who have made my dreams a reality (and hopefully gain some new readers) by posting free full-length novels here on Royal Road.</p> <p>Goodreads: 16,732 ratings | Audible: 8,608 ratings | Dramatic Audio: 39 | Amazon: 3,011</p> <p>This set of books is set ten years before Theft of Swords, and these stories chronicle the events of those early years that occurred not long after the pair first met. These novels are standalone tales (like Sherlock Holmes or Agatha Christie). Below is the book description for the first novel I'm releasing here:</p> <p>Three times they tried to kill her. Then a professional was hired. So was Riyria.</p> <p>When the last member of the oldest noble family in Avryn is targeted for assassination, Riyria is hired to foil the plot. Three years have passed since the war-weary mercenary and the cynical ex-assassin joined forces to start life as rogues-for-hire. Things have gone well enough until they're asked to help prevent a murder. Now they must venture into an ancient corner of the world to save a mysterious woman who knows more about Royce than is safe and cares less about herself than is sane.From the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author comes another installment of The Riyria Chronicles. Although part of a series, it's designed to thrill new readers looking for fun, fast-paced fantasy or Riyria veterans wishing to reunite with old friends.</p> <p>Release schedule: Starting August 1, 2023, I'll release a chapter daily. The first two novels I'm posting are over 214,000 words in total. Until then, you can read four Riyria short stories I've already posted to Royal Road.</p> <p>If you don't want to wait until the whole story is posted, you can purchase the novels in ebook, paperback, hardcover, audiobook (read by the amazing Tim Gerard Reynolds), or full-cast dramatic audiobook editions. If you want signed copies of physical books or ebooks sold directly by me (so that the bulk of your payment goes to the content creator rather than middlemen), you can purchase copies from my online store.</p> <p>I hope you'll enjoy these Riyria Chronicle books, and if you do, there are another nine stories in the world of Elan for a total of nineteen books across the four series.</p> <p>The Riyria Revelations: Theft of Swords (contains The Crown Conspiracy & Avemparhta) | Rise of Empire (contains Nyphron Rising & The Emerald Storm) | Heir of Novron (contains Wintertide & Percepliquis)</p> <p>The Riyria Chronicles: The Crown Tower | The Rose and the Thorn | The Death of Dulgath | The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter</p> <p>Legends of the First Empire: Age of Myth | Age of Swords | Age of War | Age of Legend | Age of Death | Age of Empyre</p> <p>The Rise and Fall: Nolyn | Farilane | Esrhaddon</p>
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