Book Review: Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2) by Michael J. Sullivan
Cover art is done by: Larry Rostant
Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: The Riyria Revelations (Book #1-2 of 6)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 694 pages (Kindle Edition)
Published: 23rd November 2011 by Orbit
It’s been five years (January 2017) since I first read through The Riyria Revelations, and I honestly didn’t expect I would ever read through this series again. That changed after last year. Last year, out of nowhere, I suddenly missed Royce, Hadrian, and the characters of The Riyria Revelations. And I ended up reading through The Riyria Chronicles, the prequel series to The Riyria Revelations, which I enjoyed immensely. After I finished the first two books in The Riyria Chronicles, I immediately knew I MUST read The Riyria Revelations again because I knew that my experience of it will be improved significantly. And just from reading Theft of Swords, the first omnibus in The Riyria Revelations, I can already confirm the accuracy of my prediction. This review will be different and longer than usual. I will keep my thoughts on my first read intact for newcomers to the series, and I will also elaborate on why things worked so much better on reread. …