Meetup in March

We JUST got back from DragonSteel Nexus and it was a great time! We met so many nice people and were glad to be able to meetup with people both inside and outside the convention. Robin just got a request from our agent for me to participate in GalaxyCon to be held in Richmond in March (27-30 to be precise). We turned them down. Even though it's only a bit over 2 hours from our house, it would just be too much of a time sink as they wanted me for multiple panels and a master class.

But . . . 

For anyone who does plan on coming to the convention, (or if you just happen to be around these parts around those dates) and you would like to take a detour to to the lovely Shenandoah Valley, you can certainly stop by the cabin for a drink, some snacks, and a chat. You can also bring your books and I'll sign and dedicate them.

Just send an email to michael.sullivan.dc@gmail.com and use SEE YOU IN LURAY IN MARCH as the subject and Robin will do some organization.

Here's hoping some people take us up on the offer!

10 full-length Audiobook novels FREE!

So, we've (Robin, Sarah, and myself) have been at Dragonsteel Nexus in Salt Lake City for the last three days. As people came up to us asking about the books, we talked about the fact that we had physical copies for sale from the booth, but also audiobooks.  While someone was standing there they pulled up audible and said, wow - the first book is available right now for free - that was news to us.  A bit later, another person pulled up and noticed the whole Riyria set was free.  Wow! We thought, that's odd (that the publisher didn't let us know), but it was also cool.

Well, I (Robin), am having breakfast and it turns out that EVERY audiobook that we've had produced thorough Recorded Books (except Drumindor), is FREE right now - but I have no idea for how long . . . and I'm not sure if this is true for other venues that Recorded Books sells books for.  So what is free?

All Riyria Revelations:

First Two Riyria Chronicles:

First four books of Legends of the First Empire

Also Hollow World and Short Stories

 

I have to breakdown the booth and head to the plane, so I don't have time to check the Graphic Audio books (GA is owned by Recorded Books) but some of those may be free.

An oldie but a goodie

 I'm not sure when I first happened upon this but I'm pretty sure it was during my early days in publishing. Give it a watch - very entertaining. It's just a little over 4 minutes but highly entertaining.

DragonSteel Nexus Dec 5 - Dec 7

 

Robin, myself, and our daughter Sarah will be attending the DragonSteel Nexus Convention in Salt Lake City. We'll be at Booth 104 (a double booth we are sharing with Shawn Speakman's Grim Oak Press). We'll be staying downtown and won't have a car, but if you can get to the convention center area, we'd love to do a meet and greet.

We'll be selling books there, and have some great show specials as well. But you won't have to worry about carrying them around or backing them for the trip home - we'll take the orders at the show but ship once we get back to Virginia. 

Oh, and be sure to bring any books you already have for signing.  From past experience I know some people just bring one or two because they don't want to "be a bother" - but it's no bother - bring as many as you'd like!

Also, I know there are a lot of people who couldn't get tickets to the event (they sold out fast), so we'll have plenty of ability to interact without requiring admission to the convention center.  If you would like to meetup send an email to michael.sullivan.dc@gmail.com with the subject: SEE YOU IN SALT LAKE CITY. We'll be getting in a bit late on the 4th but once we are settled in - we'll start scheduling times.

Hope to see you there! 

Drumidor Audiobook Release Day!

 

It's here! Tim Gerard Reynolds joins Royce and Hadrian for the first Riyria adventure in over six years. Come join the boys, along with Gwen, Arcadius, and Albert as they travel to Tur Del Fur to attempt to  stop a disgruntled dwarf from destroying the twin towers of Drumindor.  It's over twenty and half hours of non-stop fun and adventure. 

Riyria Chronicle Reader Quotes

For the print version of Drumindor, we put out the call for quotes we could use on the back of the book - and we were thrilled by the response. Of course there's only so much room, so many of the comments couldn't be used.  But it got Robin thinking - maybe we can see more reader's names in print if we do the same thing for books #1 - #4 of the Riyria Chronicles.

So, if you have read and enjoyed any of the following books, we'd love it if you could write a little recommendation quote - and we'll pick some different names to use for the other books in the series. 

 The titles we are soliciting quotes for are:

• Riyria Chronicle #1 - The Crown Tower
• Riyria Chronicle #2 - The Rose and the Thorn
• Riyria Chronicle #3 - The Death of Dulgath
• Riyria Chronicle #1 - The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter

So please use this link to submit your opinion.  And maybe you'll be seen on the back of the books as shown by the following mock up

The Storm via the Unavowed Kickstarter

Recently, I announced "The Cycle Project" which is my current work in progress that is a sequel to the Riyria Revelations. It will pull from all twenty of the books based in Elan. To fill in some important gaps in the overall story arc, I'm going to be publishing some short stories and the first one is called "The Storm." I'm debuting it as part of the Unavowed Anthology released by Shawn Speakman's Grim Oak Press.

Grim Oak Press puts out some of the best anthologies out there. I'm honored to be in several of them including Unfettered, Unfettered II, and Unbound. Not only will it contain my short story, but also shorts from some of the best indie authors out there, many of whom are personal friends. The Kickstarter launched yesterday and there are early-bird discounts for backing within the first 24 hours - so check it out and please pick up a copy.  Here is a link.

The Unavowed anthology features stories by twenty-two (22) short stories. Here is a complete list:

• The Touch of the Eternal by J. A. Andrews

• The Last Ride of Kanashimi by Zack Argyle

• Rival of Ghosts by Dyrk Ashton

• The Old Lie by Ryan Cahill

• My Soul Has Teeth by Sarah Chorn

• The Wanderer by A. C. Cobble

• Lord of Vengeance by Michael R. Fletcher

• The Last Sentinel by Rob J. Hayes

• Sinner's Grave by Kevin Hearne

• Curse These Metal Hands by Ben Galley

• Hild the Humble by Michael R. Miller

• A Mother's Love by Andy Peloquin

• The Power of Perception by J. Zachary Pike

• Fragile Gods by J. D. L. Rosell

• The Unavowed Light-Weaver by Shawn Speakman

• A Darker Talent by M. L. Spencer

• Sails at Dusk by Patrick Swenson

• The Storm by Michael J. Sullivan

• The Darkdancer by Ramon Terrell

• The Parable of the Silk Weaver by R. R. Virdi

• How the Dragons Became Extinct by M. L. Wang

• The Brotherhood of Shadows by Jeff Wheeler