We visit different areas of the world and learn more about the different races and creatures.

The first chapter briefly mentions previous happenings, yet blends many new happenings an assassination plan, and a whole new set of issues now present in the change of seasons and rules. The Emerald Storm starts shortly after Nyphron Rising's ending. Michael keeps raising the bar with each book. With each book I am amazed at how the story has grown, and each book is better than the last - which were impressive in themselves. In doing this I have come to realize the answers are true because I can think back and remember a word here and a sentence there that were used to take me through this remarkable path to the solutions. In each book Michael has answered these questions and has added to or solved the thoughts on the plots. I have had thoughts and questions on the characters and the plots. She is willing to do what it takes to save her country and help others, along with using the magical arts she learned from the powerful wizard Esrahaddan and her professor, in magic, Arcadius. Arista is a strong women in these stories and is not a normal princess: in always having beautiful dresses, sitting in the castle doing needlepoint, and not thinking of politics.

In the story Princess Arista stays true to here character, yet she seems real in that she has her moments of doubts and anxieties in herself and what she is doing - wondering if what she is doing is right for all. This book has our wonderful thieves Royce and Hadrian, but also the amazing character Princess Arista. Michael gives you all the pieces from the previous books to refresh your memory or if you haven't read them so you know what is happening. I love how these stories are complete in themselves yet there is the underlying thread through them all, and growing more evident. Once again Michael Sullivan has delivered an amazing story. Heir of Novron ( Wintertide and Percepliquis) Rise of Empire ( Nyphron Rising and The Emerald Storm) Theft of Swords ( The Crown Conspiracy and Avempartha) Rise of Empire was originally published as: Nyphron Rising and The Emerald Storm. Now, Orbit is pleased to present the complete series for the first time in bookstores everywhere. Sullivan self-published the first books of his Riyria Revelations, they rapidly became ebook bestsellers. What he discovers will lead them to the end of the known world, on a journey rife with treachery and intrigue. To find the truth, Royce must unravel Hadrian's hidden past. War approaches and a desperate gamble behind enemy lines is their only chance at forming an alliance with the Nationalists to the south.īut Royce has plans of his own as he uses this opportunity to discover if an ancient wizard is using Riyria as pawns in his own bid for power. The adventure continues as Royce and Hadrian aid the struggling kingdom of Melengar as it alone stands in defiance against the newly formed empire.