Kathryn Johnson
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Michael J. Sullivan:
I just stumbled across your books recently and have managed to listen to every one of them. I haven't been so entertained and fascinated by a series in a long time. You really created two characters in Royce and Hadrian that were two sides of the same coin. I actually felt a sense of sadness when the books were coming to an end. I hope you bring them back and possibly explore the Elf world?
Michael J. Sullivan
Hey Kathy, thanks for reading. So glad you've been entertained. You are not the only one who has become saddened as the end approached. My wife got pretty depressed after reading Heir of Novron. Then she said, "You know, you can bring them back anytime you want to." Which is how the Riyria Chronicles came into being. When I finished Revelations, I didn't have any intention of writing anything more with the pair, but I'm so glad I have.
As for more stories with them. I asked people to "weigh in" in The Death of Dulgath and the response so far has been a resounding "more please." I'm currently finishing up the second pass edits on my next series (Legends of the First Empire). Just wrote chapter 6 of book 5 and I hope to have that done in 4 - 6 weeks. When I am then I'll decide on a fourth Riyria Chronicle. As I said, the readers have spoken, now I just have to make sure that I have a good story to tell, and if so we'll be all set.
As for the Elven world. Definitely check out Age of Myth coming out in June. In Riyria the races lived pretty much apart from each other (due to an edict about not crossing the Nidwalden. In the new series (Legends of the First Empire), I go back 3,000 years to tell the true story about Novron and the events I've hinted at in Riyria. History is written by the victors, and the deeds of many ordinary men and women have been usurped by those in power or lost to time. At that point in history, the elves (Fhrey) and humans (Rhune) interacted much more and there was a lot more magic in the world. So theses books should give you a nice peek into their world.
Thanks for writing a question. And thanks for reading. I'm glad you have enjoyed them so much.
As for more stories with them. I asked people to "weigh in" in The Death of Dulgath and the response so far has been a resounding "more please." I'm currently finishing up the second pass edits on my next series (Legends of the First Empire). Just wrote chapter 6 of book 5 and I hope to have that done in 4 - 6 weeks. When I am then I'll decide on a fourth Riyria Chronicle. As I said, the readers have spoken, now I just have to make sure that I have a good story to tell, and if so we'll be all set.
As for the Elven world. Definitely check out Age of Myth coming out in June. In Riyria the races lived pretty much apart from each other (due to an edict about not crossing the Nidwalden. In the new series (Legends of the First Empire), I go back 3,000 years to tell the true story about Novron and the events I've hinted at in Riyria. History is written by the victors, and the deeds of many ordinary men and women have been usurped by those in power or lost to time. At that point in history, the elves (Fhrey) and humans (Rhune) interacted much more and there was a lot more magic in the world. So theses books should give you a nice peek into their world.
Thanks for writing a question. And thanks for reading. I'm glad you have enjoyed them so much.
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Nerva Maximus
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Hey! Your series has many layers to it and you often mention that one of the reasons why you write the series as a whole before publishing is to get them all in order. But how do you actually incorporate these layers into your writing? Do you just go with an idea them add the needed scenes as you go or did you have some plan/list of what should lead to what somewhere to keep them all straight as you wrote?
Noah
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Hi, Michael. I noticed while listening to Death of Dulgath and now while listening to Age of Myth that some of your scenery descriptions remind me of Ireland. Also, some of your place and character names are reminiscent of ancient Ireland (Nog, Meav). I recall that in Revelations you had a king named Ethlred. My question is, are you a British Isles history buff, and have you perhaps taken a trip over there?
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