Eleven years before they were framed for the murder of a king, before
even assuming the title of Riyria, Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater
were practically strangers. Unlikely associates, this cynical thief and
idealist swordsman, were just learning how to work together as a team.
In this standalone first installment of The Riyria Chronicles, Royce is
determined to teach his naive partner a lesson about good deeds. Join
Royce and Hadrian in this short story (5,400 words) about one of their
earliest adventures.
In the short fiction piece titled THE VISCOUNT AND THE
WITCH, Ryria Revelations author Michael J. Sullivan, has crafted what I would
term as a nice little fictional anecdote.
Laid out as an incident early on in the career of our
favrouite thieving team, and long before they even were referred to as Ryria,
this little tale is short, but nicely to the point. As to not give anything
away I won’t post any story points, but I will say that if you enjoyed the
Ryria book, then this will be right up your alley. In fact, even if you haven’t
read the Ryria books you can read this as it takes place years before, and the
Ebook actually comes with a sample from the first part of the Orbit THEFT OF
SWORDS omnibus to read as well. Not bad at all. If I had any complaints, it would be that it felt a tad too short. Like just as things got going, it was over. I get what Michael was doing with it, but I can't help but be a fanboy and wish I'd gotten more Ryria.
That said, for a tale as short as this it is really nice to see the
personalities of both Hadrian and Royce front and center, as is their great
banter. I loved this story and it
took all of about ten minutes to devour so it was quick and simple and really
whet’s my appetite for the final book in the series. Can’t wait! An enjoyable romp with your favourite thieves.
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