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    Heir of Novron
    Heir of Novron
    Heir of Novron
    Audiobook31 hours

    Heir of Novron

    Written by Michael J. Sullivan

    Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A rising star in the fantasy genre, Michael J. Sullivan has built an ardent following for his Riyria Revelations saga, which draws to its epic conclusion in Heir of Novron. On the holiday of Wintertide, the New Empire plans to burn the Witch of Melengar and force the Empress into a marriage of their own design. But they didn't account for Royce and Hadrian finally locating the Heir of Novron-or the pair's desire to wreak havoc on the New Empire's carefully crafted scheme.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateAug 31, 2012
    ISBN9781464048579
    Heir of Novron
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    Michael J. Sullivan

    Michael J. Sullivan is a three-time New York Times, USA Today, and Washington Post bestselling author who has been nominated for nine Goodreads Choice Awards. His first novel, The Crown Conspiracy, was released by Aspirations Media Inc. in October 2008. From 2009 through 2010, he self-published the next five of the six books of The Riyria Revelations, which were later sold and re-released by Hachette Book Group’s Orbit imprint as three two-book omnibus editions: Theft of Swords, Rise of Empire, and Heir of Novron. Michael’s Riyria Chronicles series (a prequel to Riyria Revelations) has been both traditionally and self-published. The first two books were released by Orbit, and the next two by his own imprint, Riyria Enterprises. A fifth Riyria Chronicle, titled Drumindor, will be self-published in the near future. For Penguin Random House’s Del Rey imprint, Michael has published the first three books of The Legends of the First Empire: Age of Myth, Age of Swords, and Age of War. Grim Oak Press distributes the last three books of the series: Age of Legend, Age of Death, and Age of Empyre. Michael has returned to purely self-publishing roots with the release of his most recent series, The Rise and Fall Trilogy. These books are being published in the current schedule: Nolyn (Summer 2021), Farilane (Summer 2022,  and Esrahaddon (Summer 2023). Michael is now writing Drumindor, the fifth book of The Riyria Chronicles. This will return him to the timeline of Royce and Hadrian, two rogues he hasn’t visited with since the release of The Disappearance of Winter’s Daughter in 2018.  You can email Michael at michael@michael-j-sullivan.com.

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    • 5/5
      A Very Wonderful, exciting End to the Riyria Chronicles. The twists and turns will have you gripping your seat like never before!
    • 5/5
      Holy shit this tied every single thing up so well. What a great listen. Props to the author and the narrator.
    • 5/5
      If you’ve read any of the other books in this series, this one contains more action and surprises than all the others put together!! Crazy, but satisfying ending.
    • 5/5
      i absolutely loved every second of it, the characters, the story, everything
    • 5/5
      It's an amazing book with lots of plot twists that keep you engaged and entertained.
    • 4/5
      My thoughts:
      I am sad to see it end, but the end came. I still felt like this was one of those "I feel like home" books, because it reminds me of the books I first read and fell in love with. Which makes this the style of fantasy that is my first love, and my true love.

      While reading there came a point where I just could not get enough, it was when the Percepliquis story started because it meant the end. I could not put the book down, but still I did put it down because at the same time I did not want it to end. I struggled between needing to know! And not wanting to know since then there would be no more. Of course the wanting to know struggle won, that is a given.

      It was a good ending to this series and at times I giggled cos it was funny, at times I wanted to shout noo! And at times I said I knew it!! Did I really knew it? Well, I claim I did but in the end I have a million different versions of what might be going on, who might be who and all the rest. The book took me for a merry ride and gave me lots of surprises.

      And what about our beloved heroes then? Oh I Heart Royce, but then I have always loved elves. I really fell for Hadrian in this one too because he is so chivalrous and sweet. And there were HEAs too, I do love them. Especially with one couple I did not know would meet. There are so many wonderful characters I would love to mention but that would take time. Though when thinking about what I have read I find myself startled cos I realize that I do not like Modina, I liked Thrace, but not Modina, the empress.

      It was a wonderful conclusion to a great series and it had me at the edge of my seat. This is what I want my fantasy to be like, a great cast, a great story, a wonderful world and a rich history. In the end I would sure like to read more from this world, and certainly from this author.

      Conclusion:
      Of course I recommend this series to all. And do not be afraid of the page count, since I know some are. Fantasy books are huge, and this book is actually two books in one if that makes you feel better ;)
    • 5/5
      Best book series I’ve ever listened to. Limited foul language, suspenseful, great writing, and inspiring themes of heroism, courage, and redemption throughout.
    • 5/5
      Another amazing book with an twist at the end that is breathtaking
    • 5/5
      I love the ending of this how it resolved every issue and kept me surprised with every single chapter I can’t recommend it more strongly to anybody who wants to read it.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this conclusion to the series. The blurb I pulled from amazon really only covers events that happen in book 5, the first in this third omnibus. Book six, the second in this volume is about the team of our characters looking for a magical horn to stop the end of mankind. Both stories in this volume are packed with action and suspense. I enjoyed Hadrian and Royce's interactions like always and I enjoyed the twists that Sullivan tricks the reader with. I knew I didn't know the whole story due to hints and clues but I still couldn't have guessed how it would have turned out. Good planning there. I suppose now I am just waiting to see if Sullivan writes any more prequels to this series like he said he might. Recommended if you like high fantasy.
    • 5/5
      Masterpiece ending. All good things must come to a close but this is satisfying, bringing you to the conclusion you've been seeking yet still leaving many surprises until the end.

      Please write more.
    • 5/5
      What a hell of an ending! Now to read the history of the world!
    • 4/5
      Light fantasy with fun conclusion
    • 5/5
      I'm a bit pressed for time at present, so I'll write a proper review later. Let me just say that it is a great story, with a surprising ending, and that I'm going to listen to Riyria Chronicles some time soon, cause I'm curious to find out how it all began.

      Well, as expected, Tim Gerard Reynolds does a wonderful job at narrating this. The tale contains everything you'd expect from an adventure, and more. In the last books, there were lots of travels, some by sea. I'm a sucker for maritime stories, I'm a staunch Horatio Hornblower fan, and Michael J Sullivan does a great job at writing up the sea journeys. (I didn't mention them in my previous review, in order not to come close to posting spoilers).
      Here, there's a lot of travelling again, and again it's marvellous. I could picture myself going on this perilous journey with such able people as Royce, Hadrian, and the gang.
      Suffice it to say, they have to face countless dangers, and not everybody makes it to the end...
    • 4/5
      The third and last of the series in the omnibus format. Royce and Hadrian are back from their disastrous voyage and now the newly formed Empire is falling apart. It does seem a little strange that back in book one, the whole concept of a unified Empire was something they were fighting against, now roughly a year or so later, they are fighting to keep it together. What happened to the Nationalists and Royalists, they just disappeared? Otherwise, this is a great fantasy adventure novel, as the two of them, along with Arista and their other friends, get dragged to their inevitable fate. Good, fast paced fantasy.
    • 3/5
      The ending of the trilogy was a bit rambling and heavy handed, and I'm not sure I buy the twists completely. There was a bit too much stretching there. Still, the adventure was still there, as was the fun duo. Overall a fitting end.
    • 4/5
      The end of a fun and exciting series that continues on the adventure with Royce and Hadrian and the companions they have made on the way. This last omnibus of two books goes deeper into world building and growing the secondary characters. The world seems more fleshed out and has more of an epic fantasy feel to it, then the adventure style of the books before. The ending is good and satisfying. There are parts that I didn't enjoy as much, but as a whole it was a good series. This last omnibus especially was much better then the first two, with a continued improvement in writing. The series is worth the read if you like adventure fantasy series that tries to emulate a more TV show feel to it.
    • 4/5
      Excellent sword and sorcery romp with heroes and villains, betrayals and twists right to the end.
    • 5/5
      This book was so amazing, I almost have no words. The conclusion to this saga of adventure and magic was so good! The characters just developed even more and their relationships bloomed. The characterization was brilliant. The story just wrapped me in it, like a cuddle and I wanted to keep reading. The adventures and challenges these characters had to overcome were beautiful and I really loved this book. This series is definitely one of my favourites now :) Cannot wait to read the prequel series!
    • 5/5
      Although I wasn't entirely convinced by the first book this trilogy just kept getting better. Third book had me hooked for the last few days :)
    • 4/5
      I’m going to keep this review very short because it’s an omnibus edition of books five and six of The Riyria Revelations, which means I’ve read and liked the rest of the series.The first book in the omnibus is WINTERTIDE, and it’s a pretty standard penultimate book – our heroes conquer the immediate threat only to realize there is a much larger threat looming. Conquering the immediate threat is very satisfying, though, and Hadrian is especially great in this book. Arista does some morally questionable things under torture (condemning an innocent person to execution), and I would have liked her to have given it some thought afterwards, but it doesn’t get addressed at all. That’s a minor quibble, though.The final book is PERCEPLIQUIS, where humanity has to figure out how to deal with an invasion by the vastly superior elves, and the only hope lies in finding an ancient artifact in the lost city of Percepliquis. This is probably my least favorite book of the series because it’s basically a dungeon crawl for most of it, and I found that pretty boring. The ending is great, but it leaves me really curious to find out what happens next. Michael J. Sullivan has said he will not write an immediate sequel series, but I hope he changes his mind.
    • 3/5
      Ok, let's start by saying this was the weakest of the 3 books. But the ending was highly satisfying.Why the weakest? All the main protagonists gets "offed" way too easily and quickly(a couple of pages for the bishop and friends, and a couple of paragraph for Luis Guy) It's very anticlimatic. It's like the author thought "this is going nowhere and I need to get to the elven threat, I have to get rid of those characters."Strangely, again like in book two, we barely see Royce, even though he is... well, I won't spoil it. There is also ALOT of chapters that are mostly nothing more than fillers.But again, the ending was satisfying. I would actually be very interested in reading what happen afterward. On how they deal with the goblins being south now, how the relation btw elves and human go forward(or not). How the relation with the dwarves also grow, and what underground mysteries might lies with the dwarves. So much potential everywhere. It doesn't have to be Royce + Hadrian, it could be Hadrian + Arista and Magnus(wouldn't change much to the dynamic as, as I mentioned earlier, we barely saw any Royce in book 2 and 3)So, only 3 stars because the author really took the short, easy, unsatisfying and somewhat unreal path to get rid of many characters and plot lines.(yes, at the end we get to know that Nimbus was probably the mastermind heling the emperess with Saldur & friends, but it's still feel a bit cheap)
    • 5/5
      It's funny how these books have worked with me. I keep being frustrated by how long they are, but on the other hand I enjoy them so much that I'm glad there's lots more left to read. I know these were written as smaller books, and were consolidated into the 3 big books to sell, but I have to say I think I would have enjoyed them more if I'd read them as the series of normal sized books instead of the big monsters that they are.

      The writing was excellent - as in the first two. The story was even better than the first two. And, when it comes to discovering who the real heir is, I have to say I had my suspicions early in the story, (back in the earlier books), but was still taken a bit by surprise.

      I've downloaded a short story that he's recently written, and look forward to it. I'll try his next stuff too, to see if I like it as much.
    • 5/5
      Book 3 of The Riyeria Revelations, a superb fantasy series, right up there with Lord of the Rings and Wheel of Time. The Rivera ore Hadrian and Royce, and their relationship is front and center in these rollicking adventures. Brilliantly read.
    • 5/5
      Wonderful book and outstanding ending of a great trilogy. This series is absolutely precious, with great plot and characters. I got hooked after reading the first book of the Riyria chronicles, which is also the first in chronological order, and I would recommend starting with it because, even though you can read them in publishing order, I enjoyed having no prior knowledge of how the future was going to unfold. The writing style is also much enjoyable and sets the story going at the right pace. I highly recommend this book and this series, and thanks to gr community and the author himself who piqued my curiosity and let me get started on Riyria. Also, don't miss the short story on "unfettered anthology", my very first Hadrian and Royce encounter.
    • 4/5
      4 ½ Stars

      Heir of Novron is the third omnibus in The Riyria Revelations series by Michael J. Sullivan, this installment contains the fifth and sixth and last books in the series: Wintertide and Percepliquis.

      Usually writing a review for a book you love is an easy task, but when the book you are reviewing is the last and final installment of one of your favorite series writing its review can be heartbreaking. This is the case with this one, I want to write so many great things about Heir of Novron, but at the same time I don’t want to give much away. But the most important thing is I want to write a review that makes it justice.

      As you can guess by now I loved Heir of Novron, my love for it started since the moment I finished Rise of Empire (second omnibus). I was dying to get my hands on this beauty, so much that I may or may have not offer a kidney on Twitter for an early copy, I didn’t get it, I still have my two kidneys and a now after reading it happy heart.

      As I said in my review of Thefts of Swords (First omnibus) this series made me remember why I love the fantasy genre and in a sense it made fall in love with this genre all over again.
      Mr. Sullivan took the most unconventional characters, thieves, and turn them in the most beloved heroes.
      Royce and Hadrian have become two of my favorite characters of all time, they are completely different from the norm and from each other, in a way that they complement the other perfectly making the most astounding team.
      Royce is dark, broody, wary and posses an strong character, while Hadrian is the calm one, unguarded, who always expects and believes in the best of people.
      Both characters have come a long way, but in Heir of Novron is where we see clearly the changes they have experienced.

      All the secondary character shine, there also have come a long way and have experienced the needed transformations according to the circumstances.
      Arista has always been a favorite, but in my opinion Myron stole the show in Heir of Novron. I didn’t love him, I adored him. His parts in the story were my favorite ones, he was a friend, a father, a brother and more when they needed him and always he had a wise word to share without being preachy. I wish I could have a Myron in my life.
      As I said before all the secondary character from minor to mayor including the villains were great, I don’t have anything negative to say about them.
      The only thing I can say was that the tone in the book was a bit different from previous ones, especially in Percepliquis, the humor is almost not existent, I know the circumstances are different and there wasn’t much to laugh about but still I missed it.
      As in previous books Mr. Sullivan is not shy about killing characters we love, making some parts heart wrenching to read. In Wintertide the plot moves at a good pace but the beginning of Percepliquis is a bit slow, after couple of chapters it picks up the pace becoming an impossible-to-put-down book.

      Heir of Novron took me in a roller coaster of emotions, where I laughed, cried, and fretted for my beloved Royce and Hadrian.
      On of the things that excelled were the fighting scenes; they were perfectly written. They felt so real that I knew they could go wrong at any minute, they had me literally bitting my nails. (Mr. Sullivan my manicure bill will be sent to your office.)

      I may have brain stormed a lot about the who, the what and the where of this story, I may have suspected (hope) many of the things that happened but the way Mr. Sullivan tied all the pieces together was masterfully. Everything was explained, not ties were left lose and at the end after much suffering we got our happy ending.

      I’m sad to see this series come to an end but at the same time I loved that it ended in such a high tone. I’m not one of those person who re-reads books but I’m sure this series will be in the top of my newly created re-read once a year list.

      I can’t recommend you enough this book and this series in general, this books are written in a way that they could be read as a stand alone but the backstory is so bast and great you shouldn't miss it. Please read them in order.
    • 5/5


      Best. Series. Ever.
    • 5/5
      Excellent end to the series! Michael Sullivan excelled at character development in this book. The plot is well thought out and entertaining too. There were times when I laughed out loud. If you're considering reading this or starting the series, do so!
    • 5/5
      I can't review this book(s), because in the end my reaction is purely emotional. Sure there were some niggles here and there, but when I read the last lines and closed the cover, I felt the deepest sense of despair that it was over. I had lost a group of friends and world that I had shared and loved all the way from book one, over many months of adventures and late early mornings. Of course, I could always read it again... :) In the end, it was simply about redemption. Not the religious kind, the kind in which you are redeemed within yourself and to those you love. NB. Christians of strong faith should probably stay away, you may end up staying up late nights pondering the allegories. Just made me distrust things even more really, Anyway, all stars, and I'll be naming future animals and inanimate objects after the characters. My car has finally been named - Arista.
    • 3/5
      I really liked the tone of Volume 1. Although I can see all of the clues that were laid back at the beginning, I still didn't like this volume of the Revelations because I did not want it to become a empire-spanning epic. As well, the resolution with the Elves just seemed so Deus Ex Machina - they were obviously so far advanced over the humans but yet just meekly went back due to this binding duel? It stretched the credulity just a bit. Still a very good series that I would recommend to anyone. But the early books were better - which is why I'm looking forward to the Chronicles!