Michael J. Sullivan (author)

Michael J. Sullivan
Michael J. Sullivan in 2014
Born (1961-09-17) September 17, 1961
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Occupation Writer
Nationality American
Genre High fantasy, science fiction
Website
riyria.blogspot.com

Michael J. Sullivan is an American writer of epic fantasy and science fiction, best known for his debut series, The Riyria Revelations, which has been translated into fourteen languages.[1][2] In 2012 io9 named him one of the "Most Successful Self-Published Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors".[3]

Career

Sullivan started writing books to teach his daughter who suffered from dyslexia how to read.[4]

Sullivan has written three series. The Riyria Revelations and The Riyria Chronicles were published by Orbit Books (fantasy imprint of Hachette Book Group) and The First Empire will be released by Del Rey Books (owned by Random House). The Riyria Revelations is a six-book epic fantasy series while the Riyria Chronicles is an ongoing series that centers on the early adventures of the two main protagonists of the former series.[5] The First Empire is a five-book epic fantasy series set in the same world as the Riyria books, but in the distant past, making it a standalone series. His first science fiction novel, Hollow World, was released by Tachyon Publications in April 2014.[6]

Reception

Sullivan has had four works selected for the Goodreads Choice Award 3 for Favorite Fantasy: The Emerald Storm in 2010,[7] Percepliquis[8] in 2012, and The Crown Tower[9] in 2013, and 1 for Favorite Science Fiction: Hollow World in 2014.[10] Theft of Swords was selected as one of Barnes & Noble's 2011 Best Fantasy Books,[11] shortlisted for the 2013 Audie Award for Fantasy,[12] and also one of Library Journal's 2011 Best SF/Fantasy Books.[13] Age of Myth was a 2016 Amazon's Best Books of the Year selection in the Science Fiction and Fantasy category.[14]

Novels

The Riyria Revelations

Omnibus Editions released by Orbit

  1. Theft of Swords collects The Crown Conspiracy and Avempartha, ISBN 978-0-316-18774-9 (2011)[15][16][17]
  2. Rise of Empire collects Nyphron Rising and The Emerald Storm, ISBN 978-0-316-18770-1 (2011)[18]
  3. Heir of Novron collects Wintertide and Percepliquis, ISBN 978-0-316-18771-8 (2012)[19]

Original versions (self-published and now out of print)

  1. The Crown Conspiracy (2008)
  2. Avempartha (2009)
  3. Nyphron Rising (2009)
  4. The Emerald Storm (2010)
  5. Wintertide (2010)
  6. Percepliquis (2012)

The Riyria Chronicles

  1. The Crown Tower (2013)
  2. The Rose and the Thorn (2013)[20]
  3. “The Jester” (2014)
  4. “Professional Integrity” (2015)
  5. The Death of Dulgath (2015)
  6. The Disappearance of Winter’s Daughter (2017)

The First Empire

  1. Age of Myth (6/28/2016)
  2. Age of Swords (7/25/2017)
  3. Age of War (7/3/2018)
  4. Age of Legend (4/2019)[21]
  5. Age of Death (10/2019)[22]
  6. Age of Empire (4/2020)[23]

Stand-alone novels

  • Hollow World (2014) released by Tachyon Publications
  • Antithesis (Release Date TBD)
  • A Burden to the Earth (Release Date TBD)

Short stories

Released individually

  • The Viscount and the Witch, A Riyria short (Oct 2011)
  • The Jester, A Riyria short (July 2014)
  • Greener Grass, Time-travel Science Fiction (Oct 2012)

Released in Anthologies

  • Traditions, included in Triumph Over Tragedy Anthology, (Jan 2013) from Terrene Press
  • The Jester, included in Unfettered (June 2013) from Grim Oak Press
  • Burning Alexandria, included in The End Anthology (Jan 2014) edited by N.E. White
  • Be Careful What You Wish For, included in Help Fund My Robot Army (June 2014) edited by John Joseph Adams
  • The Autumn Mists, included in Fantasy Faction Anthology (December 2014)
  • Professional Integrity, included in Blackguards (April 26, 2015) from Ragnarok Publications
  • God Games, included in Unbound Anthology (Release date to be determined)

Foreign editions

French

(Les Révélations de Riyria) published by Bragelonne

  • La conspiration de la couronne #1
  • La Tour Elfique #2
  • LEmpire de Nyphron #3
  • Les Voleurs D'épées (#1 & #2)
  • L'avènement de L'empire (#3 & #4)
  • L'héritier de Novron (#5 & #6)

German

Riyria Revelations (print) Klett-Cotta

  • Der Thron von Melengar (Riyria #1 - February 2014)
  • Der Turm von Avempartha: (Riyria #2 - August 2014)
  • Der Aufstieg Nyphrons (Riyria #3 - March 2015)
  • An Bord der Smaragdsturm (Riyria #4 - Sep 2015)
  • Das Fest von Aquesta (Riyria #5 - Feb 2016)
  • Die verborgene Stadt Percepliquis (Riyria #6 - Oct 2016)

Riyria Revelations (audio) by der Hörverlag

  • Der Thron von Melengar (2014)
  • Der Turm von Avempartha: (2014)
  • Der Aufstieg Nyphrons (2015)
  • An Bord der Smaragdsturm (2015)
  • Die verborgene Stadt Percepliquis (2016)

Hollow World

  • Zeitfuge (2015), print and ebook published by Heyne
  • audio version published by Rubikon Audioverlag

Spanish

The Riyria Revelations (Las Revelaciones de Riyria) published by Timun Mas

  • La Conspiración de Melengar #1
  • La Espada de Avempartha #2

Czech Republic

The Riyria Revelations ('Dobrodružství Riyria published by Argo

  • Královské spiknutí #1
  • Avempartha #2
  • Vzestup Nyphronu #3
  • Smaragdová bouře #4

Dutch

The Riyria Revelations: (De Openbaringen van Riyria) published by Luitingh Fantasy

  • Het Koningscomplot #1 (July 2012)
  • De Elfentoren #2 (August 2012)
  • De Opkomst van Nyphron #3 (March 2013)
  • Een Storm van Smaragden #4 (July 2013)
  • Het Wintertij #5 (Apr 2014)
  • Percepliquis #6 (Nov 2014)

Polish

The Riyria Revelations by Proszynski

  • Królewska krew. Wieża elfów. Wieża elfów #1/#2
  • Nowe imperium. Szmaragdowy sztorm #3-4
  • "Zdradziecki plan" # 5
  • "Pradawna stolica" # 6

The Riyria Chronciles by MAG JACEK RODEK

  • The Crown Tower (title to be determined)
  • The Rose and Thorn (title to be determined)

Hungarian

The Riyria Revelations (Riyria - krónikák) published by Fumax

  • Trónbitorlók (2012)
  • Avempartha - Az elfek tornya (2013)
  • Birodalom születik (2013)
  • A Smaragdvihar (2014)
  • Télvíz idején (2014)
  • Percepliqius - Az elveszett város (2015)

The Riyria Chronicles (Riyria - A kezdetek) published by Fumax

  • A koronatorony (2017)

Japanese

The Riyria Revelations published by Hayakawa

  • Crown Conspiracy July 2012
  • Avempartha August 2012

Bulgarian

Riyria Revelations(Откровенията на Ририя) published by MBG Books

  • 1. Конспирация за короната
  • 2. Авемпарта
  • 3. Нифрoн се въздига
  • 4. Изумрудената буря
  • 5. Зимният фестивал
  • 6. Персепликуис

Riyria Chronicles (Хрониките на Ририя) published by MBG Books

  • 1. Короносната кула
  • 2. Розата и бодилът

Russian

Откровения Рийрии published by AST Books

  • Похищение мечей by Майкл Дж. Салливан (Заговор против короны & Авемпарта)
  • ВОСХОД ИМПЕРИИ (Возвышение Нифрона) by Майкл Дж. Салливан

Portuguese

The Riyria Revelations (Revelações de Riyria) published by Grupo Editorial Record

  • Roubo de espadas #1 & #2
  • Ascensão do Império: A sorte favorece o ladrão #3 & #4

Turkish

The Riyria Revelations by Beyaz Balina

  • Book #1 Theft of Swords
  • Book #2 Rise of Empire
  • Book #3 Heir of Novron

References

  1. ↑ "Author Biography: Michael J. Sullivan". Michael J. Sullivan. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. ↑ "Orbit acquiert la trilogie de Michael J." Fantasy.fr. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. ↑ DOBBS, MICHAEL ANN. "The Most Successful Self-Published Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors". io9. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  4. ↑ http://authorpreneurindia.blogspot.com/2015/11/interview-2-kirtida-gautam-interviews.html
  5. ↑ Moore, Tammy. "The Crown Conspiracy: Michael J. Sullivan". SF Site. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  6. ↑ "Hollow World". Tachyon Publications. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
  7. ↑ "2010 Goodreads Choice Awards - Fantasy". goodreads. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "2012 Goodreads Choice Awards - Fantasy". Goodreads. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "2013 Goodreads Choice Awards - Fantasy". Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "2014 Goodreads Choice Awards - Science Fiction". Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "The Best Fantasy Releases of 2011". Barnes & Nobles. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "The 2013 Winners and Finalists Audiobook of the Year". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Best Books 2011: SF/Fantasy". Library Journal. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "The Best Books of 2016". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Science Fiction/Fantasy, September 2011". Library Journal. 2011-09-15. Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  16. ↑ "Best Books 2011: SF/FantasyBest". Library Journal. 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  17. ↑ "Review: Theft of Swords". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  18. ↑ Bedford, Rob H. "Rise of Empire by Michael J. Sullivan (Official book review)". SFFWorld. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  19. ↑ "Review: Heir of Novron: Vol. 3 of the Riyria Revelations". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  20. ↑ "Michael J. Sullivan - The Rose and the Thorn cover art and synopsis reveal". Upcoming4.me. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
  21. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/97841z/review_age_of_myth_by_michael_j_sullivan/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/97841z/review_age_of_myth_by_michael_j_sullivan/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/97841z/review_age_of_myth_by_michael_j_sullivan/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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