Lottie asked Michael J. Sullivan:

Hi Michael. This may be too spoilery to answer (if so, no worries at all!), but I was wondering how much time will have passed between the end of revelations and the start of the cycle? Thanks so much! And thanks again for your writing - I'm currently reading chronicles and I love them so much, it's so fun to see early days Royce and Hadrian and i love seeing more of Gwen!

Michael J. Sullivan Hey Lottie, the "cheeky" answer to that is, I could tell, but then I'd have to kill you. And of course neither of us would like that.

As you might imagine there is a lot of speculation going on about The Cycle, and I'm so glad that people are excited.

Step #1 is to see IF the series will be released. To do that I have to right all five and clear the very high bar I've set for myself.

Step #2 would be to start to fill people in on what to expect in the series. I don't want to "pry open the door" for something that I don't even know will exist, so for now, I'm keeping my mouth closed on any details about that project (other than

- it occurs after Riyria Revelations
- it's planned to be 5 books
- It will draw from the entire pantheon of my Elan work (all 20 books)
- It's really a love letter to my most ardant fans and only those who have read all the books in the series should consider it. I would hate for a new reader to start with this series, as I won't be doing much "hand holding" and I'll expect people to know the characters.

I've currently finished the second book, so you'll have to wait. a bit more to find the true answer to your question.

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