Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan – Cover Reveal
Michael J. Sullivan
Hello, my name is Michael J. Sullivan, and I want to thank Fantasy-Faction for hosting the cover reveal for my upcoming novel, Age of Empyre (release date May 2020). This…
Michael J. Sullivan
Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan – Spoiler Free Review
Zachary A. Matzo
“History is written by the victors.” It was Winston Churchill that said it first, and the adage has been repeated countless times over the decades. What we take as true,…
The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan
Richard Bray
Hadrian had never witnessed Royce laughing in good humor. When he laughed, babies cried. I was reading Michael J. Sullivan’s latest Riyria novel, The Death of Dulgath, when I realized…
Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues edited by J. M. Martin
The overwhelming majority of characters in Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues, edited by J.M. Martin, are not very nice people. These aren’t loveable rascals, playing harmless tricks in…
Self-Published Fantasy Redux: Riyria. Revelation.
My favorite fantasy books of 2015 have been self-published. For a guy that wrote “Self-Published Fantasy and Me” for this very website, that is quite an admission. And while I…
New Michael J. Sullivan series!
Overlord
Whilst Fantasy-Faction works on its Most Anticipated Fantasy Novels of 2015 list (due up this Friday / Saturday – PROMISE!), we were brought news of yet another of Fantasy-Faction’s favourite…
Why Do We Need Stories?
Geoff Matthews
Have you ever thought of why we need stories? Clearly, as this site demonstrates, we love stories. We love heroes and villains, adventure and danger, thrills and spills, and, of…
Michael J. Sullivan on why he is jumping from Fantasy to Sci-Fi
Some of the most fun I’ve had reading novels over the last few years have come as a result of Michael J. Sullivan. His novels aren’t huge, epic, Game of…
The Rose and the Thorn by Michael J. Sullivan
Lisa Taylor
The Rose and the Thorn is the second half of Riyria Chronicles, a duology prequel to the previously released Riyria Revelations, by Michael J. Sullivan. I loved Riyria Revelations, so…
The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan
I’ll start off by saying that I am a big fan of Michael J. Sullivan’s Riyria Revelations. Most of the books I prefer are dark, gritty and have characters, that…
Rise of Empire by Michael J. Sullivan
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
Since I really enjoyed Theft of Swords, and my habit is to keep reading something until it ceases to be entertaining, I picked up Rise of Empire. As before, the…
Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan
It should be noted that some of the first fantasy stories I ever read fell quite solidly into the sword and sorcery sub-genre. I remember liking them and then starting…