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The Crown Tower

By: Michael J. Sullivan
Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
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Michael J. Sullivan garnered critical raves and a massive readership for his Riyria Revelations series. The first book in his highly anticipated Riyria Chronicles series of prequels, The Crown Tower brings together warrior Hadrian Blackwater with thieving assassin Royce Melborn. The two form a less-than-friendly pairing, but the quest before them has a rare prize indeed, and if they can breach the supposedly impregnable walls of the Crown Tower, their names will be legend.

©2013 Michael J. Sullivan (P)2013 Recorded Books

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Masterful

As always Tim is phenomenal & these characters are phenomenal. I'll continue the series & I recommend red rising

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Great Story and read well

I will be listening to the whole series. Action and humor with characters that are addictive. Well written tale.

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Loved it as a prequel

I read the later series first and this is a wonderful beginning to the prequels

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So nice to see the beginning!

I really loved this one! Definitely my favorite of the Sullivan novels so far! Cannot wait for the next one! Also a GREAT narrator!

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loved it

I love Royce and Hadrian and Tim Gerard Reynolds is an excellent narrator. Great book

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Wonderful writing and fun characters

reminds me of the Cycle of Galand and the cycle of Arawn, all narrated by the same guy strangely enough. All very fun books, listen if you want a fun adventure with amazing characters

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almost never give a book 5 stars

I follow many action-adventure storylines both based in the Sci-Fi future and The knights past but few books can compete with this one the characters are believable and diverse well worth the price.

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Each of the Riyira books has been a delight!

The Crown Tower is the first book of Riyira chronologically, however all of Revelations were written and published first. Mr. Sullivan explains why and how this happened in the forward. The books are written in such a way that they will make sense whether read in either chronological or in the order of publication. I'm usually a strictly chronological type of reader. This being said, I would recommend reading at least Theft of Swords, the first book of The Riyira Revelations, before the Chronicles.
I advise this because I may not have listened to more than one book had I not already fallen for the characters by reading Theft first..While all of the books are well written and engaging, the relationship between Hadrian and Royce is what makes these books special. I am not usually a big fan of assassin main characters but I love Royce. However, he can be a bit offputting before he has been with Hadrian for some time..
The narrator, who thankfully reads the entire series, is easy on the ears and enhances the excellent storytelling.
I highly recommend Michael J Sullivan's Riyira experience.

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Stand alone book?

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LOVED the book but the introduction said it would be a "stand alone" book and wouldn't need to get all the books in the series.....not so much!

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One of my absolute favorites!

I've listened to this series a couple of times out of pure joy. Royce and Hadrian are the quintessential heroes. Tim Gerald Reynolds, the narrator, brings life and depth to each character.

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