Author Michael J. Sullivan's Official Website

  So, last year Robin planned for us to exhibit at Brandon Sanderson's DraongSteel Convention in Salt Lake City. A last minute cold (that could have been Covid) meant that I had to stay hom...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2024/09/dragonsteel-nexus-2024.html

It's been six years since a Royce and Hadrian adventure - SIX YEARS! But the boys are back (almost), as we are reaching the final milestones because recording starts today, and of course it's bei...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2024/09/drumindor-recording-begins-today.html

I must admit, I'm a sucker for these beautiful limited editions that Robin has been producing for me over the last few years, and it looks like a lot of you all have enjoyed them as well.  F...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2024/08/nolyn-and-esrahaddon-deluxe-editions.html

“They have to be dead. No one has heard a thing in…how long? How long has the committee been in there?” “Date in my notebooks says February 23rd, 2022.” “That can’t be right....

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2024/07/status-update.html

  The Drumindor Kickstarter is over, and Robin and I would like to thank all the amazing support you gave it. If you missed the Kickstarter, no worries. You can purchase the books from the ...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2024/03/drumindors-kickstarter-big-success.html

Reddit can be a toxic environment, but the /r/fantasy site has always been a bastion of civility. With more than 3.6 million members, it's the biggest site I know about for people who love the fa...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2024/02/ask-me-anything-today-on-reddits.html

  During my two Kickstarters (Drumindor which is running now ), and the Riyria Chronicle Hardcovers (running from March 12 - April 4th - no link yet), I'm also running a sale on my other boo...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2024/02/save-10-50-on-my-ebooks-and-hardcovers.html

Hey all, Robin here. I'm taking over Michael's blog (as I sometimes do) because it's a pretty exciting time for Kickstarters. I'm a HUGE fan of this platform. We've backed hundreds of them and ev...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2024/02/exciting-times-on-kickstarter.html

 Ending today at midnight (PT) two full series (Riyria Revelations & The Rise and Fall) and the start of a third series in graphic audio version (Riyria Chronicles) are deeply discounted 72% - 8...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2024/02/only-few-hours-left-to-save-big-on.html

It's been more than five years since the last Royce and Hadrian adventure - but the Kickstarter launch is almost here. The Kickstarter will launch on March 13th at noon, and the pre-launch page i...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2024/01/drumindor-kickstarters-pre-launch-page.html

More than a decade ago, Robin started doing Kickstarters, and low and behold we found a whole new audience of readers that had never heard about my stories before, and we have been warmly welcome...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-tiny-baby-crawls-onto-front-page-of.html

  It's been busy times at the Sullivan household, but when isn't it? Major activity includes: Shipping all the Riyria Revelation hardcover orders (WE STILL HAVE SOME COPIES AVAILABLE ) ...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2023/12/whats-next.html

I love it when an entire series is out and available for sale. I like it even more when the books are selling well.  We just noticed that all three books are in the TOP 10 of the bestselling Swo...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-rise-of-rise-and-fall.html

Indie Author: a documentary  As some may know, independent filmmaker Adam Grandy is making a documentary about Indie Publishing and Robin and I will be featured in it. Other authors invol...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2023/11/two-documentaries-are-green-lit.html

 A number of people have asked for a pre-Hadrian story about Royce, and for the the most part, I've not "gone there" because Royce was a less than "happy camper" during those days.  But when Wr...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2023/10/free-royce-short-story.html

THEY KILLED THE KING. THEY PINNED IT ON TWO MEN. THEY CHOSE POORLY. Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater, make a profitable living carrying out dange...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2023/10/theft-of-swords-is-daily-deal-get-it.html

Okay, so here's something I never thought I'd be talking about.  I "might" be in a movie. Here's the deal. One day we got an email from "some guy" who wanted to talk to us about a film project...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2023/10/indie-author-documentary-for-all-who.html

 Are you a book reviewer (website, podcast, YouTube) or BookTok influencer? Would you like TO RECEIVE AN ARC (ADVANCED READING COPY) of the last book in the Rise and Fall series?  Here are som...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2023/09/esrahadddon-arcs-have-come-in.html

August was the launch month for Esrahaddon (the final book in the Rise and Fall Trilogy). So,Audible couldn't have picked a better time to put the FIRST TWO BOOK OF THE SERIES ON SALE: For ...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2023/09/on-sale-nolyn-farilane-63-off.html

 So some of you may know that Robin has been doing an experiment on Royal Road.  She's basically posted two of the my novels for free in the hopes of finding new readers.  So far, it's working...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2023/09/update-on-free-novel-experiment.html

It's been 10 days since the release of Esrahaddon (in audiobook and ebook), and the reviews are coming in. I'm pleased that peole seem to be liking the book so much.  The audio version received ...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2023/08/release-day-10-esrahaddon.html

  Hey all, yesterday we launched Esrahaddon, the 19th book in the world of Elan. I should not this is ONLY for the ebook and audiobook versions. The printed books (both limited editions and re...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2023/08/release-day1-esrahaddon.html

When I first started writing the Riyria Revelations, my plan was to post the stories on the Internet for free. You see, I didn't want to publish (that way just led to the dark side), and I had no...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-free-story-experiment-begins.html

Of all the indie books I've read and loved (and there have been many). The one that stand head and shoulders above the rest is Orconomics. Zachary isn't a fast writer, but he's an excellent one a...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2023/07/dont-miss-orconomics-kickstarter.html

I had a great interview with the folks over at THE FANTASY REVIEW.   There were a lot of great questions, but the one that is probably most interesting to people here is:  "Are you working on ...

https://riyria.blogspot.com/2023/07/author-interview-fantasy-review.html