Michael J. Sullivan (author)

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Michael J. Sullivan
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Michael J. Sullivan in 2014
Born (1961-09-17) September 17, 1961 (age 62)
Detroit, Michigan
Occupation Writer
Nationality American
Genre High fantasy, Science fiction
Website
riyria.blogspot.com

Michael J. Sullivan is an American writer of epic fantasy and science fiction, best known for his debut series, The Riyria Revelations, which has been translated into fourteen languages.[1][2] In 2012 io9 named him one of the "Most Successful Self-Published Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors".[3]

He has written three series. The Riyria Revelations and The Riyria Chronicles were published by Orbit Books (fantasy imprint of Hachette Book Group) and The First Empire will be released by Del Rey Books (owned by Random House). The Riyria Revelations is a six-book epic fantasy series while the Riyria Chronicles is an ongoing series that centers on the early adventures the two main protagonists of the former series.[4] The First Empire is a five-book epic fantasy series set in the same world as the Riyria books, but in the distant past, making it a standalone series. His first science fiction novel, Hollow World, was released by Tachyon Publications in April 2014.[5]He started writing books to teach his daughter who suffered from dyslexia how to read.[6]

Reception

Sullivan has had four works selected for the Goodreads Choice Award 3 for Favorite Fantasy: The Emerald Storm in 2010,[7] Percepliquis[8] in 2012, and The Crown Tower[9] in 2013, and 1 for Favorite Science Fiction: Hollow World in 2014.[10] Theft of Swords was selected as one of Barnes & Noble's 2011 Best Fantasy Books,[11] shortlisted for the 2013 Audie Award for Fantasy,[12] and also one of Library Journal's 2011 Best SF/Fantasy Books.[13]

Bibliography

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Novels

The Riyria Revelations

Omnibus Editions released by Orbit

  1. Theft of Swords collects The Crown Conspiracy and Avempartha, ISBN 978-0-316-18774-9 (2011)[14][15][16]
  2. Rise of Empire collects Nyphron Rising and The Emerald Storm, ISBN 978-0-316-18770-1 (2011)[17]
  3. Heir of Novron collects Wintertide and Percepliquis, ISBN 978-0-316-18771-8 (2012)[18]

Original versions (self-published and now out of print)

  1. The Crown Conspiracy (2008)
  2. Avempartha (2009)
  3. Nyphron Rising (2009)
  4. The Emerald Storm (2010)
  5. Wintertide (2010)
  6. Percepliquis (2012)

The Riyria Chronicles

  1. The Crown Tower (2013)
  2. The Rose and the Thorn (2013)[19]
  3. The Death of Dulgath (2015)

The First Empire

  1. Age of Myth (Summer 2016)
  2. Age of Swords (Release Date TBD)
  3. Age of War (Release Date TBD)
  4. Age of Legends (Release Date TBD)
  5. Age of Empire (Release Date TBD)

Stand-alone novels

  • Hollow World (2014) released by Tachyon Publications
  • Antithesis (Release Date TBD)
  • A Burden to the Earth (Release Date TBD)

Short stories

Released individually

  • The Viscount and the Witch, A Riyria short (Oct 2011)
  • The Jester, A Riyria short (July 2014)
  • Greener Grass, Time-travel Science Fiction (Oct 2012)

Released in Anthologies

  • Traditions, included in Triumph Over Tragedy Anthology, (Jan 2013) from Terrene Press
  • The Jester, included in Unfettered (June 2013) from Grim Oak Press
  • Burning Alexandria, included in The End Anthology (Jan 2014) edited by N.E. White
  • Be Careful What You Wish For, included in Help Fund My Robot Army (June 2014) edited by John Joseph Adams
  • The Autumn Mists, included in Fantasy Faction Anthology (December 2014)
  • Professional Integrity, included in Blackguards (April 26, 2015) from Ragnarok Publications
  • God Games, included in Unbound Anthology (Release date to be determined)

Foreign editions

French

(Les Révélations de Riyria) published by Bragelonne

  • La conspiration de la couronne #1
  • La Tour Elfique #2
  • LEmpire de Nyphron #3
  • Les Voleurs D'épées (#1 & #2)
  • L'avènement de L'empire (#3 & #4)
  • L'héritier de Novron (#5 & #6)

German

Riyria Revelations (print) Klett-Cotta

  • Der Thron von Melengar (Riyria #1 - February 2014)
  • Der Turm von Avempartha: (Riyria #2 - August 2014)
  • Der Aufstieg Nyphrons (Riyria #3 - March 2015)
  • An Bord der Smaragdsturm (Riyria #4 - Sep 2015)
  • Last 2 books release dates to be determined

Riyria Revelations (audio) by der Hörverlag

  • Der Thron von Melengar (2014)
  • Der Turm von Avempartha: (2014)
  • Der Aufstieg Nyphrons (2015)
  • An Bord der Smaragdsturm (2015)
  • Last 2 books release dates to be determined

Hollow World

  • print and ebook published by Heyne
  • audio version published by Rubikon Audioverlag

Spanish

The Riyria Revelations (Las Revelaciones de Riyria) published by Timun Mas

  • La Conspiración de Melengar #1
  • La Espada de Avempartha #2

Czech Republic

The Riyria Revelations ('Dobrodružství Riyria published by Argo

  • Královské spiknutí #1
  • Avempartha #2
  • Vzestup Nyphronu #3
  • Smaragdová bouře #4

Dutch

The Riyria Revelations: (De Openbaringen van Riyria) published by Luitingh Fantasy

  • Het Koningscomplot #1 (July 2012)
  • De Elfentoren #2 (August 2012)
  • De Opkomst van Nyphron #3 (March 2013)
  • Een Storm van Smaragden #4 (July 2013)
  • Het Wintertij #5 (Apr 2014)
  • Percepliquis #6 (Nov 2014)

Polish

The Riyria Revelations by Proszynski

  • Królewska krew. Wieża elfów. Wieża elfów #1/#2
  • Nowe imperium. Szmaragdowy sztorm #3-4
  • "Zdradziecki plan" # 5
  • "Pradawna stolica" # 6

The Riyria Chronciles by MAG JACEK RODEK

  • The Crown Tower (title to be determined)
  • The Rose and Thorn (title to be determined)

Hungarian

The Riyria Revelations (Riyria-krónikák) published by Fumax

  • Trónbitorlók (2012)
  • Avempartha - Az elfek tornya (2013)
  • Birodalom születik (2013)
  • A Smaragdvihar (2014)
  • Télvíz idején (2014)
  • Percepliqius - Az elveszett város (2015)

Japanese

The Riyria Revelations published by Hayakawa

  • Crown Conspiracy July 2012
  • Avempartha August 2012

Bulgarian

Riyria Revelations(Откровенията на Ририя) published by MBG Books

  • 1. Конспирация за короната
  • 2. Авемпарта
  • 3. Нифрoн се въздига
  • 4. Изумрудената буря
  • 5. Зимният фестивал
  • 6. Персепликуис

Riyria Chronicles (Хрониките на Ририя) published by MBG Books

  • 1. Короносната кула
  • 2. Розата и бодилът

Russian

Откровения Рийрии published by AST Books

  • Похищение мечей by Майкл Дж. Салливан (Заговор против короны & Авемпарта)
  • ВОСХОД ИМПЕРИИ (Возвышение Нифрона) by Майкл Дж. Салливан

Portuguese

The Riyria Revelations ((Revelações de Riyria) published by Grupo Editorial Record

  • Roubo de espadas #1 & #2
  • Ascensão do Império: A sorte favorece o ladrão #3 & #4

Turkish

The Riyria Revelations by Beyaz Balina

  • Book #1 Theft of Swords
  • Book #2 Rise of Empire
  • Book #3 Heir of Novron

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