Michael J. Sullivan

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  • Bibliography:
    30 Books (5 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 2002
  • Latest Book:
    November 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Forgotten Flowers

1 - Forgotten Flowers (Dec-2018)
2 - The Journey Home (Apr-2020)

Legends of the First Empire

1 - Age of Myth (Jul-2016)
2 - Age of Swords (Jul-2017)
3 - Age of War (Apr-2018)
4 - Age of Legend (Jul-2019)
5 - Age of Death (Feb-2020)
6 - Age of Empyre (May-2020)

The Rise and Fall

1 - Nolyn (Aug-2021)
2 - Farilane (Jun-2022)
3 - Esrahaddon (Dec-2023)

The Riyria Chronicles

1 - The Crown Tower (Aug-2013)
2 - The Rose and the Thorn (Sep-2013)
2.5 - The Jester (May-2013)
3 - The Death of Dulgath (Dec-2015)
4 - The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter (Dec-2017)

The Riyria Revelations

0.5 - The Viscount and the Witch (Oct-2011)
1 - Theft of Swords (Oct-2008)
2 - Rise of Empire (Dec-2011)
3 - Nyphron Rising (Sep-2009)
4 - Emerald Storm (Apr-2010)
5 - Wintertide (Oct-2010)

Book List in Order: 30 titles

  • Waza

  • Theft of Swords

    The Riyria Revelations - 1

    Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater, make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles-until they are hired to pilfer a famed sword. What appears to be just a simple job finds ...

  • Nyphron Rising

    The Riyria Revelations - 3

  • Necessary Heartbreak

    An extraordinary journey back in time shows a struggling single dad that the faith he's lost is still alive--and stronger than ever. . . . Michael Stewart has weathered his share of hardships: a troubled childhood, the loss of his mother, even the d...

  • Emerald Storm

    The Riyria Revelations - 4

  • Wintertide

    The Riyria Revelations - 5

  • The Viscount and the Witch

    The Riyria Revelations - 0.5

    THE VISCOUNT AND THE WITCH (A Riyria Chronicles Short)Eleven years before they were framed for the murder of a king, before even assuming the title of Riyria, Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater were practically strangers. Unlikely a...

  • Rise of Empire

    The Riyria Revelations - 2

    Royce and Hadrian have been called upon to aid the struggling kingdom of Melengar as it alone stands in defiance against the newly formed empire. As war approaches a desperate gamble behind enemy lines is their only chance at forming an alliance with...

  • Greener Grass



  • The Jester

    in Unfettered
    The Riyria Chronicles - 2.5

    Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A thief, a candlemaker, an ex-mercenary, and a pig farmer walk into a trap…and what happens to them is no joke. When Riyria is hired to retrieve a jester’s treasure, Royce and Hadrian must match wits with a dwa...

  • The Crown Tower

    The Riyria Chronicles - 1

    Two men who hate each other. One impossible mission. A legend in the making. Hadrian Blackwater, a warrior with nothing to fight for is paired with Royce Melborn, a thieving assassin with nothing to lose. Together they must steal a treasure that n...

  • The Rose and the Thorn

    The Riyria Chronicles - 2

    Two thieves want answers. Riyria is born. For more than a year Royce Melborn has tried to forget Gwen DeLancy, the woman who saved him and his partner Hadrian Blackwater from certain death. Unable to get her out of his mind, the two thieves return...

  • Hollow World

    Ellis Rogers is a seemingly ordinary man who is about to embark on an extraordinary journey. All his life he has played it safe and done the right thing. But when he is faced with a terminal illness, Ellis is willing to take an insane gamble. He's se...

  • The Death of Dulgath

    The Riyria Chronicles - 3

    >>> #1 Bestseller in Epic Fantasy <<< Three times they tried to kill her. Then a professional was hired. So was Riyria. When the last member of the oldest noble family in Avryn is targeted for assassination, Riyria is hired to foil the plot. Three ...

  • Age of Myth

    Legends of the First Empire - 1

    Since time immemorial, humans have worshipped the gods they call Fhrey, truly a race apart: invincible in battle, masters of magic, and seemingly immortal. But when a god falls to a human blade, the balance of power between humans and those they thou...

  • Age of Swords

    Legends of the First Empire - 2

    The gods have been proven mortal and new heroes will arise as the battle continues in the sequel to AGE OF MYTH from the author of the Riyria Revelations and Riyria Chronicles series....

  • The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter

    The Riyria Chronicles - 4

    "The pairing of Reynolds's narration with Sullivan's multilayered storytelling is outstanding." -- AudioFile Magazine

    A daughter vanishes. Two rogues are paid a fortune to find her. It isn't enough.

    When Gabriel Winter's daughter my...

  • Age of War

    Legends of the First Empire - 3

    The epic battle between humankind and their godlike rulers finally ignites in the masterful follow-up to Age of Myth and Age of Swords. The alliance of humans and renegade Fhrey is fragile -- and about to be tested as never befor...

  • Forgotten Flowers

    Forgotten Flowers - 1

    With his wife’s memory lost due to a traumatic brain injury, Daniel Kilgore volunteered at Magnolia Garden, an assisted living facility, hoping he could learn how to resurrect his wife’s fading memories. He was drawn to three residents, Delores S...



  • Age of Legend

    Legends of the First Empire - 4

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • USA TODAY BESTSELLER • GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST FANTASY

    Each culture has its own myths and legends, but only one is shared, and it is feared by all.

    With Age of Myth, Age of Swords, and Ag...

  • Age of Death

    Legends of the First Empire - 5

    DO GODS TRULY EXIST? CAN YOU KNOW THE FUTURE? AND WHAT LIES BEYOND THE VEIL OF DEATH? Winter blankets the land, and more than hope has died. Barred by the tower of Avempartha, the western army cannot invade the Fhrey homeland. So it must seek a way ...

  • Pile of Bones

    When a storm reveals a mysterious cave behind a waterfall, the young mystic's apprentice and her wolf investigate. Inside, she discovers a secret place containing a pile of human bones and the young girl makes what could be a fatal mistake. 

    <...

  • The Journey Home

    Forgotten Flowers - 2

    In "The Journey Home"-Book #2  of Michael J. Sullivan's "Forgotten Flowers trilogy-Madeline Orsini had retired as Executive Director of Magnolia Garden, an exclusive assisted living facility in Charleston, South Carolina. Her life's dream of a h...

  • Age of Empyre

    Legends of the First Empire - 6

    A door opens. An army of dragons advance. And the fate of the living rests with the dead. After obtaining the secret to creating dragons, the leader of the Fhrey has turned the tide of war once more--but gaining the advantage has come at a terrible ...

  • The Journey's End

    "The Journey's End" is book #3 in the "Forgotten Flowers" trilogyEddy Pinafore loathed the word. If it had a human form, he would have killed it without a second thought. Dementia had no human form. Eddy Pinafore could only stand helplessly by as the...

  • Nolyn

    The Rise and Fall - 1

    A New York Times Bestseller!After more than five hundred years of exile, the heir to the empyre is wary about his sudden reassignment to active duty on the Goblin War’s front lines. His assignment to rescue an outpost leads to a dead-end canyon...

  • The Dream Seeker

    Vietnam convinced him to live life one day at a time. No dreaming of tomorrow, just survive today. Fantasying about tomorrow, expecting dreams to be some road map to navigate through life, was a waste of time. This was the world for Dylan Steward, a ...

  • Farilane

    The Rise and Fall - 2

    SOME TRUTHS ARE DANGEROUS, CERTAIN SECRETS BEST CONCEALED, AND ONE STORY NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN WRITTEN AT ALL.Being an unwanted twin in the imperial line of succession, Farilane becomes a scholar, an adventurer, and—in a time when reading is f...

  • Esrahaddon

    The Rise and Fall - 3

    A HERO TO SOME. A VILLAIN TO MANY. THE TRUTH FOREVER BURIED. The man who became known as Esrahaddon is reported to have destroyed the world’s greatest empire — but there are those who believe he saved it. Few individuals are as divisive, ...



  • Drumindor

    He planned to obliterate an entire city. He thought no one could stand in his way. But he hadn’t heard of Riyria.When a master craftsman dwarf is fired and threatens retaliation, the rogues-for-hire enterprise known as Riyria is commissioned to...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Michael J. Sullivan has published 30 books.

Michael J. Sullivan does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Drumindor, was published in November 2024.

The first book by Michael J. Sullivan, Waza, was published in July 2002.

Yes. Michael J. Sullivan has 5 series.
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