Author guide
Michael J. Sullivan Books in Order
Michael J. Sullivan is an American author born in Detroit in 1961. He is best known for the Riyria Revelations and Riyria Chronicles fantasy series, along with Legends of the First Empire and The Rise and Fall, all set in the world of Elan. His standalone science-fiction novel Hollow World and his short fiction complement his major fantasy work. After beginning his publishing career with a small press, Sullivan went on to publish independently and with major publishers including Orbit and Del Rey.
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Michael J. Sullivan's Newest Book
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The Crown Conspiracy
The first published Riyria novel and the author's recommended entry to the Riyria Revelations.
The Crown Tower
The opening novel of the Riyria Chronicles for readers who want the characters' earliest partnership.
Age of Myth
The opening novel of the completed Legends of the First Empire series.
Nolyn
The opening novel of The Rise and Fall.
Hollow World
A self-contained science-fiction novel requiring no series background.
Read in order
Books by series
novel series · completed
The Riyria Revelations
An epic fantasy tale following the skilled thief Royce Melborn and former mercenary Hadrian Blackwater, conceived as one complete story divided into six novels.
novel series · ongoing
The Riyria Chronicles
Prequel adventures chronicling Royce and Hadrian's early partnership and the formation of Riyria.
- 1 The Crown TowerAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2013
- 2
The Viscount and the WitchAmazon ↗Book 2 · short_story · 2011 Optional
- 3
The Rose and the ThornAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2013
- 4
The JesterAmazon ↗Book 4 · short_story · 2014 Optional
- 5
The Death of DulgathAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2015
- 6
The Disappearance of Winter's DaughterAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2017
- 7 DrumindorAmazon ↗
Book 7 · novel · 2025
novel series · completed
Legends of the First Empire
A six-book fantasy series set thousands of years before the Riyria novels, recounting the events behind the formation of the First Empire.
- 1 Age of MythAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2016
- 2
Age of SwordsAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2017
- 3
Age of WarAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2018
- 4
Age of LegendAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2019
- 5
Age of DeathAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2020
- 6
Age of EmpyreAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2020
- 7
Pile of BonesAmazon ↗Book 7 · short_story · 2020 Optional
novel series · completed
The Rise and Fall
A fantasy series about the rise and eventual fall of a new empire after the great war between humans and those they once regarded as gods.
Outside the series
