by Michael J. Sullivan
I loved this installment of the Riyria Revelations - book 4 if you're keeping count. My favourite fantasy brothers-in-arms, Royce and Hadrian are back, this time, their travels taking them to sea on the ship, The Emerald Storm. We meet some new characters, Wyatt, Poe, Wesley who bring some surpr...
Word count: about 110 000 Why 3,5 stars? Well... I'll try to explain it the best I can. But generally: a) I still love our main characters; can't get enough of them. b) there were two parallel story-lines, and both drew me in - which is quite a feat. We follow our main duo (Hadrian + Royce = ...
This installment was darker much than the earlier books. Our heroes have been betrayed and played. My only consolation is that I am 100% sure Royce & Hadrian will go all Samuel L. Jackson on somebody and kick some serious ass in the last two books.I loved their chapters on the boat. I also loved ...
[Edited after reread, additional comments below]This is the fourth of a six-part series of connected stories set in the same world, which can supposedly all be read as stand-alones. There are references to earlier events, and foreshadowing of the larger picture, but this does read quite well as an i...
Many new characters, bit part cast members, introduced in this episode, and just like their infamous red shirted ST:TOS forebearers, they dropped like flies before the credits rolled. I felt disconnected from most of the characters, with the exception of Modina and Wesley. The plot jerked, jumped an...
Michael has outdone himself, again. 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. Michael keeps raising the bar with each book.The Emerald Storm starts shortly after Nyphron Rising's ending. The first chapter cat...
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