Rise of Empire, Michael J. Sullivan
Rise of Empire, Michael J. Sullivan
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Rise of Empire

Author: Michael J. Sullivan

Narrator: Tim Gerard Reynolds

Unabridged: 26 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/25/2012


Synopsis

The adventure continues as Royce and Hadrian aid the struggling kingdom of Melengar as it alone stands in defiance against the newly formed empire. War approaches and a desperate gamble behind enemy lines is their only chance at forming an alliance with the Nationalists to the south.

But 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. To find the truth, Royce must unravel Hadrian’s hidden past. What he discovers will lead them to the end of the known world, on a journey rife with treachery and intrigue.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Petrik on December 20, 2023

4.25/5 stars It’s safe to say now that with each installment, each book in the The Riyria Revelations series consistently gets better and better in quality. The second omnibus in The Riyria Revelations titled Rise of Empire consists of the third book, Nyphron Rising, and the fourth book, The Emerald......more

Goodreads review by Katerina on September 25, 2016

Brilliant. Brilliant plotline. Brilliant pace. Brilliant characters. Brilliant world-building. Brilliant plot twists. Brilliant everything. All hail Master Sullivan! “There are no honorable causes. There is no good or evil. Evil is only what we call those who oppose us.” The New Empire is ris......more

Goodreads review by Robin on August 15, 2019

Re-read with some friends at Buddies Books and Baubles 7/12/19 2nd read and the book holds up mostly. The 3rd book is more of a political maneuvering plot line and while the set up is great I missed some of the action of the other books. The 4th book though is a swashbuckling adventure and the boys a......more

Goodreads review by Luna. ✨ on March 24, 2017

4/5 Stars I really enjoyed reading Rise of Empire, I definitely enjoyed it more then Theft of Swords. This book certainly picked up the pace from book one, seriously interesting things actually happened in this book. The plot was fast paced and stimulating. I believe there was a fair bit of badasser......more

Goodreads review by Anna [Bran. San. Stan] on June 29, 2023

Re-read 2023: I’m thinking this will be an annual thing for me. Re-read 2022: I'm still in love with this series! The first of many re-reads to come! ORIGINAL REVIEWS 2021: Nyphron Rising 5 brilliant stars. Mr Sullivan, what are you doing to your poor readers? So many revelations that are then turned o......more