Theft of Swords

"A well-written, enjoyable adventure. The characters are quite believable and distinct. Especially in The Crown Conspiracy, there is a healthy dose of writing that makes the reader question whether they should be believing what characters are claiming as good intentions. I don't always like it when authors try to make the reader question who is really the "good guy," but in this book, Sullivan always hints clearly at who you are meant to believe, so at least thus far, I'm very happy with the healthy dose of questioning he inserts.<br/><br/>The world-building is very well done to not overwhelm the reader with new information about this fictional world, kingdoms, and relations... except very near the beginning there is one needlessly-long lore dump about a girl and her supposed clandestine relationship, her father, other random characters, and how it might ruin the family name, etc. None of these characters or events are really important, so in that one instance, Michael failed in his efforts to avoid world-building lore dumps. Yes, the information helps give some background to the pro/anti-empire sentiments, and a few of the characters appear again in a few scenes, so some would call it justified, but I believe it is the one mar on Sullivan's otherwise so-far-perfect-lore-dumping-aversion."

"In terms of release timeline, Riyria Revelations came first though it's chronologically after Riyria Chronicles. I highly recommend starting here. Riyria consists of Royce and Hadrian, two unlikely partners who are the most famous thieves in the world. Adventures abound! "

"I'm a little ashamed. I listen to this audiobook with my husband and could not pay attention. The narrator is wonderful. Tim Gerard Reynolds also narrated Red Rising. The first time round I couldn't keep up with Red Rising either and the second time I loved it. So I think I will give this one another chance later on down the line. <br/><br/>The beginning was bewildering with all of the information that was brought forth. So many instances were long winded. Also written in third person which I find to be impersonal at times. Very plot driven. When I could lock on to what was happening I found that I enjoyed the two thieves and their companions. Though I would lose interest soon after. This honestly seemed like a good story I'm just not sure what the problem was. Maybe I wasn't in the mood for it. Possibly the third person aspect or could have been all the information I was drowning in. Even so I would like to try again sometime."

"The main characters are also pretty funny. I've just started reading it. I definitely highly recommend!"

"This was very fun"

"As I said in my review of [b:The Crown Tower|16043804|The Crown Tower (The Riyria Chronicles #1)|Michael J. Sullivan|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1375570227s/16043804.jpg|21821161], the Riyria series seems a lot like a less-good version of [b:The Lies of Locke Lamora|127455|The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)|Scott Lynch|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386924569s/127455.jpg|2116675]. Theft of Swords is entertaining but feels a bit clumsy and I'm not getting drawn into the story nearly as much as with Lynch's work."

"A delightful read. The main characters reminded me a little of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. It's the dynamic of there relationship and how they are being used in the beginning of the series. I think that will change though."

"This book was chock full of adventure, witty banter and oh-so-much-more!<br/>(Read full review here.)<br/>http://sutorinohana.blogspot.com/2015/04/book-review-clockwork-three.html<br/>(Includes content advisory.)"

"Royce and Hadrian are the best Best Friends I've ever read. I live their dynamic-- the simple brotherly love and care, the exasperation with each other's foibles-- beautiful. And two adventures for the price of one in every book in this series! One of the best crafted fantasy books of our time. Everyone should give the Riyria Revelations a try at least once."

"It's so good"