Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2) in Beyond Reality

Jul 12, 2011 Michael added it · (Review from the author) · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-ve-written, favorites, adventure, sword-play, fantasy, fiction, magic, the-riyria-revelations

I'm the author of this book, so I'm not going to do a rating but I did want to take just a moment to say a few words about what I was trying to do in this book.

For those who don't know, I wrote all six books in the series before publishing any of them (truth be told when I wrote the books I had no intention on publishing at all). This allowed me to weave threads between the books, but I made sure that each title had its own conflict and resolution. My intention was to start small and end big, wi ...more

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Jan 29, 2013 Michael added it · (Review from the author)

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Those that know me, are aware that I never rate or review my own books. But I do use this space as a way to update you on things that you might find interesting.

Update: 06/04/25 — Theft of Swords on sale for $1.99!

Update: 10/07/23 — Theft of Swords on sale again for $2.99!

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Update: 03/27/20 -- Theft of Swords ebook is on sale for $2.99. I'm not sure if this is just US or not, and I'm not sure how long it will be discounted. So grab your copy soon! More than 22 ...more

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Oct 03, 2011 Justin rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2011, 2011-debut, 2011-release, fantasy, epic, hachette

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Dec 16, 2011 Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides marked it as decided-not-to-read

Shelves: fantasy-fiction, self-published

I actually did read the first part of this omnibus, and a decent chunk of the second one, but then I just ... ran out of steam. It feels ... slightly like the author is still trying to evolve a style of writing? Not bad but ... somehow unfinished. Naive, almost. I was actually more interested in the afterword, where the author talks about his adventures in selling this book in various ways. (Self-published, small press, traditionally.)

The main passage that caught my eye: "For years now I have he ...more

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Aug 06, 2013 Banner rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy

Before I joined Goodreads I read the vast majority in the science fiction side and very little on the fantasy side of the genre (with the exception of LOTR and Narnia). I am happy to say that has been changing as I've been exposed to more character driven fantasy series. This one certainly ranks among the top of the list. I am rarely drawn in so quickly to the characters and the surroundings in a fantasy story.

One of the aspects of the story that I was most impressed with was the achievement of ...more

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Dec 31, 2013 Adrienne rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, assassins-thieves-etc, owned

A fun story, with acceptable writing. I did like the two main characters by the end, but none of the others really stood out all that much. I may continue the series eventually, when I'm looking for another fun+easy read. ...more

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