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Carl
Carl asked Michael J. Sullivan:

Michael I'm **way** behind on my Royce & Hadrian books. Do you have a list somewhere (I thought I remember seeing it) of best order to read them in?

Michael J. Sullivan Hey Carl, I recommend reading in order of publication so that would mean the following order:

* Theft of Swords (Riyria Revelations #1 and #2)
* Rise of Empire (Riyria Revelations #3 and #4)
* Heir of Novron (Riyria Revelations #5 and #6)
* The Crown Tower (Riyria Chronicles #1)
* The Rose and the Thorn (Riyria Chronicles #2)
* The Death of Dulgath (Riyria Chronicles #3)

There are a few short stories, which are written to be stand alone stories and can be read in any order these include:

* The Jester
* Professional Integrity
* The Viscount and the Witch

I would not that the last one (Viscount and the Witch) actually is the seed that grew into the Riyria Chronicles. As such, it ended up being chapter #2 of that novel, so if you've read The Rose and the Thorn - you can skip that short.

Thanks for asking.
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Britt Griffin
Britt Griffin asked Michael J. Sullivan:

Hi again, I saw on a Reddit thread from a few weeks ago that you had met with some people about a possible film adaptation for Riyria, but never updated us on how the meeting went, so I thought I’d go ahead and ask! Any good news to share? I assume things haven’t progressed much otherwise you would have announced something by now, but even just a little bit of progress is still progress :) Best of luck to you!

Mia Huffman
Mia Huffman asked Michael J. Sullivan:

Any you make a compilation of all the "The Book of Brin" chapter prefaces? Just the comments she makes each Chapter, I LOVE THOSE. Would be a nice companion to Legends...?

Jayma
Jayma asked Michael J. Sullivan:

Just finished the series! One thing that bothered me, though. At the beginning of Theft of Swords, we learn Riyria has been together 12 years. Fast forward to Rise of Empire, even further to Heir of Novron, and we still hear both Royce and Hadrian say they’ve been together 12 years, when we can tell that several years have passed in each volume. For continuity’s sake, shouldn’t this be 15-16 years by the end of HoN?

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