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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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On a chronology

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Not going to write a long review but I want to throw this out there. Reading order. The author recommends reading the six books in publication order where the fourth, chronologically, is where you start. This book.

There's something to be said about following the story arcs from their beginning. What you'll miss in doing so is that you will not have fallen in love with the characters and their relationship. To truly get the most enjoyment out of "The Crown Tower", my recommendation is to read in this order (publication ids): 4,1,2,3,5,6.

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very Good Novel

At first it was very difficult for me to follow the character s and story lines. I had to restart the audio like 5 times. Once I was able to identify and separate the main characters, I was able to decipher what was happening. At last, I could not stop listening!!! The narrator did a superb job!! I will be purchasing the next novel.

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Entertaining Fantasy

First of the actual books and not just the short stories that accompany this series. Sullivan is talented in such a way that both the short stories and novels are not only equally entertaining, but have the same style and feel about them. Reynolds amplifies the humour found in this series, reminding me of the fable series yet again.

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Spectacular!!!

Wonderful series.

Lots of fun. Great fantasy.

Well rounded, mature, playful sword and sorcery. Characters well developed.

Good story teller

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Such a good start!

I'm such a fan of Gwen. Can't wait to see how her story fans out!

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Great book

Looking forward to the next book which I am starting today. Please keep them coming. I can never get enough of this great pair.

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A good start

I started this series in the order it was written. I learned to really like both main characters. This book is how they got introduced and it did Not disappoint. I would like to say more but don't want to ruin the story. Read this one first if you like Chronological order, otherwise the books stand well on their own.
The narrator does well with the voices and I like this tones, except for the yip of a dog....lol. Besides that he does well and there are no odd editing spots that can sometimes happen. It is well done in story and audio.

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Great adventure with interesting characters!

Great adventure with interesting characters, Rosanne dialog and a world I want to get to know better. If the original series is as good as this prequel then I'm looking forward to it.

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A great prequel!

the best thing about this book is that we all know how it's going to end; however, thankfully, the story is not predictable. this is a very well written book and the other is a great story teller. The narrator is equally as great as he brings you into the story and makes it all real. What a great pairing!

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Great story and great narrator

I started with pile of bones and loved it. Moved on to Legend of the first empire and loved that too. Figured I'd stick with chronological order in the story world since I made it this far and wasn't disappointed.

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