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Rise of Empire

By: Michael J. Sullivan
Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
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Best-selling author Michael J. Sullivan’s mesmerizing Riyria Revelations series has found a welcome home with fans of magic, clashing swords, and daring heroes. This second volume finds Royce and Hadrian on a quest to enlist the southern Nationalists to aid the ever-weakening kingdom of Melengar. Royce suspects an ancient wizard is manipulating them all, but to find the truth he’ll have to decipher Hadrian’s past—a past Hadrian wants to keep secret.

Rise of Empire contains Nyphron Rising and The Emerald Storm, books 3 and 4 of Riyria Revelations.

©2011 Michael J. Sullivan (P)2012 Recorded Books

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As good as Vol 1

Generally, I find that subsequent volumes of successful books are not as good as the initial offering. However, this one breaks the pattern, and is at least as good as the first! Can't wait to see if Vol 3 meets the same high standard!

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good sequel

sometimes it feels like you're reading a screen play instead of a book. narration is great.

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great book awesome fantasy story

continuation on the riyria series books 3 and 4 awesome fantasy story spoiler alert spoiler alert this book is a cliffhanger intended for you to order the next two books I guess I haven't heard them yet

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The adventure continues

The middle book in a series is always the darkest. This book is no different. It is every engaging. Well written. Looking forward to see how everyone gets out of their troubles.

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book 4 is a little slow

I am really enjoying the series. book four is a tad slower than the rest but compared to some other writers still very interesting.

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AAAAAAH SO GOOD!

I love this series so so much. the intrigue, the dynamic characters, plot twists, just everything. Mr. Reynolds does a top notch narration, as usual.

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what a wonderfully terrible book

wonderful, all the way through the twists and turns until the end.... terrible ending/cliff hanger

and yes, I'll be acquiring the next book momentarily. lol

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An enjoyable continuation of Riyria Revelations.

The I was hooked by the first volume and this second volume didn’t disappoint with the continued adventures, plot twists and narrow escapes of Royce and Hadrian. This volume certainly ends with the plots of the evil empire appearing triumphant. Book number three is downloading as I write.

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Continues to intrigue

Delightful continuation of the series. Eager to find out how it ends. So many twists and turns

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GREAT

loved it, looking for the next book in the series, narration was fantastic, the author is extraodinary

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