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Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations, #3-4)

Michael J. Sullivan

Start date: February 5, 2024

Finish date: February 19, 2024

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Aug 14, 2017 Olivia rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy

I really enjoy Royce and Hadrian as characters and their relationship is beautiful. They're fun and their adventures are entertaining. These books aren't deep (or maybe just not yet?), the prose isn't beautiful (just crisp and clean!) and the stories aren't mind blowing but I was thoroughly entertained. And that was exactly what I was looking for!

If you read the first book in the series and liked it, you can't go wrong picking this one up. If you're into adventure stories and haven't read anythi ...more

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Jan 14, 2020 Flying Monkey rated it really liked it

Shelves: audible, 2020

4 Stars!

I really enjoyed these 2 books. The series seems to be getting stronger with every book. I'm hoping books 5 & 6 are even better. ...more

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Aug 11, 2014 Chris Haught rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, 2014-read-owned

Here I continued my audiobook re-read of the first three books of the Riyria Revelations, giving Nyphron Rising another go. It's funny when I look back on my original review from 2009. Funny how anxious I was to continue with the series, and at how I'm sitting here close to five years later writing down my reaction to that very book.

What the hell happened? Well, to make a boring story short, I fell behind when books 4 and 5 came out. Then I found out that Orbit had bought the series and would be ...more

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Sep 30, 2013 Kevin Xu rated it it was ok

I don't even know why I picked this book up as my review for Theft of Swords stated that I would never continue on with the series. Well, you know what? I lied, okay. My friend and I were exchanging books, and I was giving many books that he enjoyed, he had nothing I wanted, but he stated he had this book available, and I said that I will give this book a go, after the bad experience with the first book. Well what you know, I should have sticked to my original plan. The problem was that the book ...more

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Mar 25, 2019 Lesa Divine rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-it, i-own, 2019, favorite-list, april-2023

1st read 3/2019
My reread was enjoyable. But read first time was from the non binding book. First time for this binding book.
Still 4.5 🌟 for both stories in this book.

2nd read 4/2023 still 4.5 stars.
Still enjoyed Hadrian and Royce journey. Some sadden moments. Loved reading from women perspective too.

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Mar 05, 2021 Nirkatze rated it really liked it

I've read this twice now, first time on eye-book and second on audio. First read through I enjoyed but didn't get the hype. Second time through I'm starting to see why Sullivan has such a following--these stories hold up really well on reread, and all the work Sullivan puts in by writing the whole series first and then editing to ensure continuity and easter eggs really pays off. Still feeling between 4 & 5 stars, keeping the 4 for now.

The two books encased in this volume are each well contained ...more

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Mar 16, 2011 Chris Haught marked it as to-re-read · review of another edition

Shelves: tbr-owned-hardcover

Jul 12, 2011 Michael added it · (Review from the author)

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

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Jan 09, 2013 Yashima rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, lead-male, thieves-and-assassins, 2013-read-in, fiction

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Jan 29, 2013 Michael marked it as to-read · (Review from the author) · review of another edition

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Apr 26, 2021 Marty rated it it was amazing

Jul 12, 2015 Katy rated it really liked it

Shelves: own, read-2015

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Apr 28, 2019 Laura rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own, favorites

Jan 17, 2016 Kristen marked it as to-read

Feb 09, 2017 Sarah rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Jun 19, 2017 L.J. Martincich rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

May 30, 2017 Brian marked it as to-read

Jul 16, 2017 L.J. Martincich rated it it was amazing

Nov 21, 2017 Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction marked it as to-read

Jul 04, 2021 Christina rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2021, marvel_dc_doppelganger_2021, finished-july-21

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Mar 09, 2019 Carrie marked it as to-read

Oct 29, 2021 Sima rated it really liked it

Aug 11, 2021 Goddy marked it as bought · review of another edition

Jul 22, 2022 Jason Koivu marked it as to-read

Aug 14, 2024 Navi marked it as ku-sff-horror-tbr

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Nov 14, 2024 Amanda added it · review of another edition

Jan 15, 2025 jess rated it really liked it

Apr 24, 2025 Nyssa marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: age-adult, format-electronic, 2025, format-audio, action-adventure, magic, fantasy, format-omnibus, speculative-fiction, epic-or-high-fantasy

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