A review by mrshood
Rise of Empire by Michael J. Sullivan

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

(This overall series review was written after finishing the final book, Heir of Novron, but there are no spoilers.)

5 stars, first read. The Riyria Revelations (6 books in 3 volumes) is an epic feel-good adventure. 

The first volume, Theft of Swords, starts off fun, a little shallow-ish, maybe cheesy or pure adventure, with not too much emotional investment. But by the 3rd volume, Heir of Novron, I was almost in tears - the depth of emotional connection I had to the characters was unexpected. And the whole series was still fun throughout!!! 

Will absolutely be rereading these, plus more series in the Riyria universe. WOW!