The Crown Tower
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 no one can reach. The Crown Tower is the impregnable...
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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 no one can reach. The Crown Tower is the impregnable remains of the grandest fortress ever built and home to the realm's most prized possessions. But it isn't gold or jewels that the old wizard is after, and if he can just keep them from killing each other, just might do it.Publication OrderTheft of Swords (Riyria Revelations #1 & #2): contains The Crown Conspiracy & AvemparthaRise of Empire (Riyria Revelations #3 & #4): contains Nyphron Rising & The Emerald StormHeir of Novron (Riyria Revelations #5 & #6): contains Wintertide & PercepliquisThe Crown Tower (Riyria Chronicles #1)The Rose and the Thorn (Riyria Chronicles #2)Chronological OrderThe Crown Tower (Riyria Chronicles #1)The Rose and the Thorn (Riyria Chronicles #2)Theft of Swords (Riyria Revelations #1 & #2): contains The Crown Conspiracy & AvemparthaRise of Empire (Riyria Revelations #3 & #4): contains Nyphron Rising & The Emerald StormHeir of Novron (Riyria Revelations #5 & #6): contains Wintertide & Percepliquis*** Fantasy Faction's Top 10 Anticipated Books for 2013 ****** BestFantasyBooks.com Most Anticipated Books of 2013 ****** Ranting Dragon's 50 Fantasy & Sci-Fi Novels to Look Forward to in 2013 ***
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780316243711 (031624371X)
ASIN: 031624371X
Publish date: August 6th 2013
Publisher: Orbit
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Series: The Riyria Chronicles .5 (#1)
Audible4,5 starsI'm normally not a fantasy reader. But I heard a lot about this book, and when I read the blurb, it just took hold of me:TWO MEN WHO HATE EACH OTHER. ONE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION. A LEGEND IN THE MAKING.I know, I read too many MMs, it is why TWO MEN... has a different meaning for me. But...
It had been awhile since I read The Riyria Revelations series, but when I started reading this book I felt as if I was back among old friends. The Riyria Chronicles takes us back to a time before The Riyria Revelations. We find out how Hadrian Blackwater and Royce Melborn first met (a lot of head-...
This is the first book of the Riyria Chronicles series which is a prequel to the most excellent Riyria Revelations series. In this first book we get the origin story of the epic bromance between Royce and Hadrian. There is also a nice bit of real estate given to Gwen's background. So we also get the...
Entertaining, but felt a bit forced.