The Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. Sullivan
Kindle Edition 324 Pages
Ridan Publishing. Release Date January 2010
My copy provided by Ridan Publishing
ISBN 978-0979621130
Summary:
Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater make a profitable living carrying out dangerous assignments for conspiring nobles until they become the unwitting scapegoats to the murder of the king. Sentenced to death, they have only one way out…and so begins this epic tale of treachery and adventure, sword fighting and magic, myth and legend.
My Review:
In starting this review I first want to talk to you fantasy lovers. Are you tired of waiting for big books that will take you further in the travels of your favorite characters? Are you feeling bogged down with names and places and difficult languages? Is that epic story you signed up for losing its appeal?
This is the book for you. THE CROWN CONSPIRACY re-kindled my love of the Fantasy genre in a way I didn’t even realize it needed re-kindling. When I first read the description of this book I thought to myself, “Great, here we go again. Another fantasy, new languages and names and places to learn”. Because that’s what Fantasy is, right? That’s what we’ve come to expect.
Now, I want to talk to you folks who are afraid of fantasy for those very reasons stated above. This is the book for you. In a very simple, easy-to-understand manner, Michael Sullivan introduces elves, humans and dwarves, magic and treachery, fantastic places and lands and never once made me feel as if I was attending a class and learning the background history of a new and foreign country.
And to further sweeten the deal – the books that follow in this series are not “sequels”! The final pages of this book talk about the Riyria Revelations as being “a single epic tale told through six individual episodes.” Honestly, this made me love this book even more.
Now, as to the actual book – I am in awe of Sullivan’s imagination. The timeless prison had my imagination going crazy with how freaking COOL it was. The plot had twists and turns and kept me guessing, even after thinking I finally had it solved a few times.
This is a solid introduction and addition to the fantasy world and I can’t wait to read the rest of the tales of the Riyrians.
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