The Crown Conspiracy (The Riyria Revelations #1)
Librarian note: alternative cover (omnibus edition).
THEY KILLED THE KING. THEY PINNED IT ON TWO MEN. THEY CHOSE POORLY.
The Crown Conspiracy is book one of the multi-book saga: The Riyria Revelations. The series is told through six novels conceived as a single epic tale. Across the entire chronicle, mysteries build, characters evolve, and plots thicken, but each is self-contained and can be read independent of one another.
In the first episode, the reader is introduced to Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater, who make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles until they become the unwitting scapegoats in the murder of the king. Sentenced to death, they have only one way out...and so begins this epic tale of treachery and adventure, sword fighting and magic, myth and legend.
The Crown Conspiracy is book one of the multi-book saga: The Riyria Revelations. The series is told through six novels conceived as a single epic tale. Across the entire chronicle, mysteries build, characters evolve, and plots thicken, but each is self-contained and can be read independent of one another.
In the first episode, the reader is introduced to Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater, who make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles until they become the unwitting scapegoats in the murder of the king. Sentenced to death, they have only one way out...and so begins this epic tale of treachery and adventure, sword fighting and magic, myth and legend.
My Review:
The Riyria Revelations starts off with the first book in its series with 'The Crown Conspiracy'. A very original story that doesn't quite (yet) fit into the more classical type of Fantasy. We have some fantastical elements, but in this book the author is building up his world and characters first, before he delves into more fantasy elements in his second book titled, 'Avempartha'.
The main characters, namely two thieves, are well thought out characters which compliment each others personalities very well. I enjoyed their banter and friendly way of teasing each other. Other characters, such as the prince and princess along with various other supporting characters felt very real and thought out. Their actions and dialogue seemed very sincere and reflects thought out actions.
The story wasn't too slow at any one part, and moved along very well. Mr. Sullivan's way of writing causes no problems and the words seem to flow at a quick pace and is easy on the eyes.
I believe, it is not too easy anymore to come up with fresh new ideas in the fantasy genre (so it seems), but the author did a very good job of creating an interesting world with interesting characters and intriguing politics (with a combination of church, royalists, nationalists, imperialists, etc.).
The politics don't overburden the book and it still reads more like a fantasy or medieval story than a political intrigue book.
If you are looking for a fresh, new and exciting fantasy story, I think that Michael J. Sullivan's 'The Crown Conspiracy' is a good choice for you. I look forward to reading and reviewing the author's second book in this series/saga, titled 'Avempartha'.
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