Huge Audible Sale for First Books in a Series: Including 2 of mine!

Huge sale at Audible.com for books that are "First in a Series." Click here to check it out! Over 140 titles all priced from $1.99 to $8.95, including two of mine.

• The Crown Tower (Riyria Chronicle #1) - $4.95 rather than $27.99
• Theft of Swords (Riyria Revelations #1 & #2) - $8.95 rather than $41.99

Besides my books, there are some of the biggest names in the industry including: Joe Abercrombie | Patrick Rothfuss | Terrry Brooks | Daniel Abraham | Terry Goodkind | Robin Hobb and dozens of more. Here's the full list:

Title	Series	Author	Narrator	Reviews	Rating	Sale Price
Nice Dragons Finish Last	Heartstrikers	Rachel Aaron	Vikas Adam	3,824	4.4	$4.95
Midnight Riot	Peter Grant	Ben Aaronovitch	Kobna Holdbrook-Smith	3,473	4.1	$4.95
The Blade Itself	First Law Trilogy	Joe Abercrombie	Steven Pacey	2,686	4.6	$4.95
Best Served Cold	First Law World	Joe Abercrombie	Steven Pacey	1,210	4.6	$4.95
Half a King	Shattered Sea	Joe Abercrombie	John Keating	1,319	4.2	$4.95
The Dragon's Path	Dagger and Coin	Daniel Abraham	Pete Bradbury	1,886	4.0	$6.95
Dragonvein	Dragonvein	Brian D. Anderson	Derek Perkins	3,002	4.3	$4.95
On the Edge	The Edge	Ilona Andrews	Renée Raudman	1,979	4.3	$4.95
On a Pale Horse	Incarnations of Immortality	Piers Anthony	George Guidall	1,399	4.2	$6.95
Dark Intelligence	Transformations	Neal Asher	Jonathan Yen	368	4.0	$4.95
A Warrior's Path	Castes and the OutCastes	Davis Ashura	Nick Podehl	2,788	4.5	$4.95
Dust and Light	Santuary	Carol Berg	MacLeod Andrews	146	4.3	$6.95
Daughter of Blood	Black Jewels	Anne Bishop	John Sharian	910	4.2	$6.95
The Warded Man	The Demon Cycle	Peter V. Brett	Pete Bradbury	5,890	4.4	$6.95
Masques	Aralorn	Patricia Brigs	Katherine Kellgren	1,607	3.9	$4.95
Armageddon's Children	Genesis of Shannara	Terry Brooks	Dick Hill	1,345	4.2	$4.95
Bearers of the Black Staff	Legends of Shannara	Terry Brooks	Phil Gigante	1,070	4.2	$4.95
Wards of Faerie	Dark Legacy of Shannara	Terry Brooks	Rosalyn Landor	834	4.2	$6.95
The High Druig's Blade	Defender of Shannara	Terry Brooks	Simon Vance	633	4.3	$6.95
The Scions of Shannara	Heritage of Shannara	Terry Brooks	John Lee	263	4.7	$6.95
The Sword of Shannara	The Shannara Series	Terry Brooks	Scott Brick	4,940	4.0	$8.95
Jarka Ruus	High Druid of Shannara	Terry Brooks	Scott Brick	548	4.3	$4.95
Storm Front	Dresden Files	Jim Butcher	James Marsters	24,229	4.3	$4.95
The Aeronaut's Windlass	The Cinder Spires	Jim Butcher	Euan Morton	10,134	4.6	$8.95
Ink and Bone	Great Library	Rachel Caine	Julian Elfer	984	4.1	$4.95
The Red Knight	Traitor Son Cycle	Miles Cameron	Matthew Wolf	1,371	4.3	$4.95
The Dragons of Dorcastle	The Pillars of Reality	Jack Campbell	MacLeod Andrews	5,547	4.3	$4.95
The Magician's Guild	Black Magician Trilogy	Trudi Canavan	Richard Aspel	1,231	3.9	$4.95
The Ambasssador's Mission	Traitor Spy Trilogy	Trudi Canavan	Richard Aspel	466	3.9	$6.95
Thief's Magic	Millennium's Rule	Trudi Canavan	Grant Cartwright Hannah Norris	710	4.0	$8.95
The Devil You Know	Felix Castor	Mike Carey	Michael Kramer	2,259	4.0	$4.95
Kushiel's Dart	Kushiel's Legacy	Jacqueline Carey	Anne Flosnik	1,829	4.1	$8.95
Ex-Heroes	Ex-Heroes	Peter Clines	Jay Snyder Khristine Hvam	6,700	4.0	$4.95
The Invisible Library	The Invisible Library	Genevieve Cogman	Susan Duerden	693	3.9	$4.95
God Touched	Demon Accord	John Conroe	James Patrick Cronin	1,936	4.4	$4.95
The Black Company	The Black Company	Glen Cook	Marc Vietor	2,065	3.9	$4.95
Hard Magic	Grimnoir Chronicles	Larry Correia	Bronson Pinchot	10,053	4.4	$4.95
Monster Hunter International	Monster Hunter	Larry Correia	Bronson Pinchot	12,955	4.4	$1.99
Into the Storm	The Malcontents	Larry Correia	Ray Porter	1,822	4.5	$4.95
Son of the Black Sword	Saga of the Forgotten Warrior	Larry Correia	Tim Gerard Reynolds	6,951	4.6	$4.95
Grunge	Monster Hunter Memoirs	Larry Correia	Oliver Wyman	3,229	4.5	$4.95
On Silver Wings	On Silver Wings	Evan Currie	Dina Pearlman	743	4.1	$4.95
Skyborn	Seraphim	David Dalglish	Joe Knezeich	203	4.3	$4.95
The Strain	Strain Trilogy	Guillemo Del Toro Chuck Hogan	Ron Perlman	3,973	4.1	$6.95
The War with the Mein	Acacia Trilogy	David Anthony Durham	Dick Hill	993	3.6	$8.95
The Diamond Throne	The Elenium	David Eddings	Greg Abby	1,143	4.1	$4.95
Domes of Fire	The Tamuli	David Eddings	Kevin Pariseau	627	4.3	$4.95
Spider's Bite	Elemental Assassin	Jennifer Estep	Lauren Fortgang	3,724	3.9	$4.95
Brimstone Angels	Forgotten Realms	Erin M. Evans	Dina Pearlman	250	4.4	$4.95
The Sum of All Men	Rhunelords	David Farland	Ray Porter	812	4.2	$6.95
Luck in the Shadows	Nightrunner	Lynn Flewelling	Raymond Todd	739	4.0	$4.95
Chainfire	Chainfire Trilogy	Terry Goodkind	Jim Bond	2,119	4.4	$6.95
The Omen Machine	Richard and Kahlan	Terry Goodkind	Sam Tsoutsouvas	1,912	4.0	$4.95
Something from the Nightside	Nightside	Simon R. Green	Marc Vietor	1,662	3.7	$4.95
The Atlantis Ship	Carson March Adventures	A.C. Hadfield	Alexander Cendese	307	3.8	$4.95
The Fire Sermon	The Fire Sermon	Francesca Haig	Lauren Fortgang	1,556	4.0	$4.95
Mage's Blood	The Moontide Quartet	David Har	Nick Podehl	1,440	4.2	$4.95
Discovery of Witches	All Souls	Deborah Harkness	Jennifer Ikeda	15,653	4.3	$8.95
Iron Axe	Books of Blood and Iron	Steven Harper	P.J. Ochlan	302	4.0	$4.95
Super Powereds: Year 1	Super Powereds	Drew Hayes	Kyle McCarley	2,849	4.7	$8.99
NPCs	Spells, Swords, & Stealth	Drew Hayes	Roger Wayne	3,354	4.4	$4.95
Across the Nightingale Floor	Tales of the Otori	Lian Hearn	Keving Gray Aiko Nakasone	6,903	4.2	$4.95
Libriomancer	Magic ex Libris	Jim C. Hines	David DeVries	584	3.9	$4.95
Shaman's Crossing	Soldier Son Trilogy	Robin Hobb	John Keating	591	3.9	$8.95
Dragon Keeper	The Rain Wild Chronicles	Robin Hobb	Anne Flosnik	920	4.1	$6.95
Ship of Magic	Liveship Traders	Robin Hobb	Anne Flosnik	1,343	4.1	$8.95
Assassin's Apprentice	Farseer Trilogy	Robin Hobb	Paul Boehmer	5,016	4.2	$4.95
Fool's Assassin	Fitz and the Fool	Robin Hobb	Elliot Hill	1,797	4.4	$8.95
Fool's Errand	Tawny Man	Robin Hobb	James Langton	2,445	4.5	$4.95
The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack	Burton and Swinburne	Mark Hodder	Gerard Doyle	1,610	3.7	$4.95
A Crucible of Souls	Sorcery Ascendant	Mitchell Hogan	Oliver Wyman	4,290	4.3	$6.95
Building from Ashes	Elemental World	Elizabeth Hunter	Dina Pearlman	219	4.4	$4.95
A Hidden Fire	Elemental ysteries	Elizabeth Hunter	Dina Pearlman	752	4.0	$1.99
Fated	Alex Verus Series	Benedict Jacka	Gildart Jackson	3,260	4.2	$6.95
Charming	Pax Arana	Elliott James	Roger Wayne	1,440	4.2	$6.95
The Fifth Season	The Broken Earth	N. K. Jemisin	Robin Miles	2,204	4.3	$4.95
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms	Inheritance Trilogy	N. K. Jemisin	Casaundra Freeman	778	4.0	$4.95
Half-Resurrection Blues	Bone Street Rumba	Daniel José Older	Daniel José Older	273	3.9	$4.95
Sandman Slim	Sandman Slim	Richard Kadrey	MacLeod Andrews	3,360	4.2	$4.95
Dragon Champion	Age of Fire	E.E. Knight	David Drummond	644	4.0	$4.95
The Outstetched Shadow	The Obsidian Trilogy	Mercedes Lackey James Mallory	Susan Ericksen	854	4.2	$8.95
Foundation	Collegium Chronicles	Mercedes Lackey	Nick Podehl	789	4.4	$4.95
Closer to Home	The Herald Spy	Mercedes Lackey	Nick Podehl	438	4.4	$4.95
Tallesin	The Pendragon Cycle	Stephen R. Lawhead	Wanda McCaddon	507	3.9	$4.95
Prince of Thorns	Broken Empire	Mark Lawrence	James Clamp	1,887	4.1	$4.95
Prince of Fools	Red Queen's War	Mark Lawrence	Tim Gerard Reynolds	1,516	4.3	$4.95
Predator - Incursion	The Rage War	Tim Lebbbon	John Chancer	330	4.1	$4.95
Swords and Deviltry	Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser	Fritz Leiber	Jonathan Davis Neil Gaiman	947	3.6	$4.95
Grace of Kings	Dandelion Dynasty	Ken Liu	Michael Kramer	561	4.1	$4.95
Night Watch	Watch	Sergei Lukyanenko	Paul Michael	1,062	4.2	$4.95
The Burrowers Beneath	Titus Crow	Brian Lumley	Simon Vance	64	4.4	$4.95
The Lies of Locke Lamora	Gentelmean Bastard	Scott Lynch	Michael Page	8,980	4.5	$6.95
Wicked	The Wicked Years	Gregory Maguire	John McDonough	5,941	3.7	$8.95
The Blacksmith's Son	Mageborn	Michael G. Manning	Todd McLaren	844	4.2	$4.95
Dreamer's Pool	Blackthorn & Grim	Juliet Marillier	Nick Sullivan	906	4.4	$4.95
Wild Cards I	Wild Cards	Multiple	Luke Daniels	1,526	4.0	$4.95
Dragonsong	Harper Hall Trilogy	Anne McCaffrey	Sally Darling	1,983	4.5	$4.95
Draongflight	Dragonriders of Pern	Anne McCaffrey	Dick Hill	2,429	4.3	$4.95
The Hallowed Hunt	World of the Five Gods	Lois McMaster Bujold	Marguerite Gavin	836	4.1	$4.95
Beguilement	The Sharing Knife	Lois McMaster Bujold	Bernadette Dunne	1,138	4.1	$4.95
The Elvenbane	Halfblood Chronicles	Andre Norton Mercedes Lackey	Aasne Vigesaa	939	4.1	$4.95
Imager	Imager Portfolio	L. E. Modesitte, Jr.	William Dufris	976	4.2	$6.95
The Magic of Recluce	Saga of Recluce	L. E. Modesitte, Jr.	Kirby Heyborne	1,326	4.0	$6.95
Sheepfarmer's Daughter	Deed of Paksenarrion	Elizabeth Moon	Jennifer Van Dyck	1,860	4.2	$4.95
Oath of Fealty	Paladin's Legacy	Elizabeth Moon	Jennifer Van Dyck	711	4.3	$4.95
Practical Demonkeeping	Pine Cove	Christopher Moore	Oliver Wyman	1,298	4.1	$4.95
Bloodsucking Fiends	Love Story	Christopher Moore	Susan Bennett	3,126	4.1	$4.95
The Steel Remains	A Land Fit for Heroes	Richard K. Morgan	Simon Vance	719	3.8	$4.95
His Majesty's Dragon	Temeraire	Naomi Novik	Simon Vance	2,529	4.4	$6.95
Child of the Daystar	The Wings of War	Bryce O'Connor	Mikael Naramore	135	4.4	$4.95
Demon Hunter	Yamanda Monogatari	Richard Parks	Brian Nishii	94	4.1	$4.95
Tesser	Reemergence	James Foster	James Foster	1,984	4.2	$4.95
The Wrath of the Orphans	The Kinless Trilogy	Chris Philbrook	Kevin T. Collins	74	4.1	$4.95
Black Blade Blues	Sarah Jane Beauhall	J. A. Pitts	Erin Bennett	274	3.8	$4.95
Grave Witch	Alex Craft	Kalayna Price	Emily Durante	930	4.0	$4.95
Interview with the Vampire	The Vampire Chronicles	Anne Rice	Simon Vance	2,631	4.2	$6.95
The Witching Hour	Lives of the Mayfair Witches	Anne Rice	Kate Reading	1,435	4.4	$8.95
Name of the Wind	Kingkiller Chronciles	Patrick Rothfuss	Nick Podehl	35,965	4.7	$6.95
The Orc King	Forgotten Realms: Transitions	R. A. Salvatore	Mark Bramhall	1,250	4.2	$6.95
Archmage	Legend of Drizzt	R. A. Salvatore	Victor Bevine	1,592	4.6	$4.95
The Demon Awakens	The Demon Wars Saga	R. A. Salvatore	Tim Gerard Reynolds	242	4.5	$6.95
Homeland	Dark Elf Trilogy	R. A. Salvatore	Victor Bevine	6,626	4.5	$4.95
The Companions	The Sundering	R. A. Salvatore	Victor Bevine	1,392	4.6	$4.95
Darker Shade of Magic	Darker Shade of Magic	V. E. Schwab	Steven Crossley	2,327	4.2	$4.95
Damoren	Valducan	Seth Skorkowsky	R. C. Bray	783	4.4	$4.95
Tinker	Elfhome	Wen Spencer	Tanya Eby	518	4.2	$4.95
The Emperor's Blade	Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne	Brian Staveley	Simon Vance	5,085	4.4	$4.95
Starship Mage Omnibus	Sharship's Mage	Glynn Stewart	Jeffrey Kafer	1,068	4.5	$4.95
The Crown Tower	Riyria Chronicles	Michael J. Sullivan	Tim Gerard Reynolds	7,107	4.7	$4.95
Theft of Swords	Riyria Revelations	Michael J. Sullivan	Tim Gerard Reynolds	13,602	4.6	$8.95
A Fairy Tale	A Fairy Tale	Shanna Swendson	Suzy Jackson	301	4.3	$4.95
Rise of the Werewolf	Lycan Fallout	Mark Tufo	Sean Runnette	2,288	4.5	$4.95
When the Heavens Fall	Chronicles of the Exile	Marc Turner	Oliver Wyman	48	4.0	$6.95
The Just City	Thessaly	Jo Walton	Noah Michael Levine	44	4.1	$4.95
Oath of Swords	War God	David Weber	Nick Sullivan	1,300	4.2	$4.95
Dragons of Autumn Twilight	Dragonlance	Margaret Weis Tracy Hickman	Paul Boehmer	1,992	4.2	$4.95
The Hidden City	House of War	Michelle West	Eva Wilhelm	203	4.2	$6.95
Updraft	Bone Universe	Fran Wilde	Khristine Hvam	470	3.9	$4.95
The Dirty Streets of Heaven	Bobby Dollar	Tad Williams	George Newbern	675	4.0	$4.95
The Dragonbone Chair	Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn	Tad Williams	Andrew Wincott	670	4.4	$8.95
Shadowmarch	Shadowmarch	Tad Williams	Dick Hill	512	3.6	$4.95
City of Golden Shadow	Otherland	Tad Williams	George Newbern	663	4.4	$4.95
The Shadow of the Torturer	Book of the New Son	Gene Wolfe	Jonathan Davis	1,263	3.6	$4.95
The Mists of Avalon	Avalon	Marion Zimmer Bradley	Davinia Porter	2,366	4.3	$8.95

Limited Edition Early Copies of Age of Swords

Do you want to read Age of Swords two months before it's official release date? Do you want to be one of just a handful of people to receive a limited edition copy? Well then, you'll want to sign up for the Goodreads Giveaway!

Now that the book is "locked down" (all the copy edits have been made), Robin is printing up 15 Limited Edition Advanced Reading Copies to be given out to a lucky few. As these are Limited Editions, they'll have a different cover than those printed and distributed for the official release. Also, since they are advanced copies there may be some slight variations from the final version (if proofreaders find errors), but that makes them even more valuable.

We'll be doing several promotions to give these few limited edition versions away and the first one starts  today!

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Age of Swords (The Legends of the First Empire, #2) - ARC

by Michael J. Sullivan

Giveaway ends March 15, 2017.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter Giveaway

Here are a few specifics about the giveaway.

• It's open to people from all countries
• Winners will be drawn at random by the folks at Goodreads
• Copies will be shipped March 16th - two months before the official release
• Three copies are available to win

Not a member of Goodreads? No problem. It's free to join, and a great site for book lovers. Just sign up and enter to win.

One last thing to mention...while you are entering the contest, be sure to add the book to your to be read shelf. It's one of the metrics that gets books nominated for the Goodread Choice Awards. Age of Myth was a nominee in 2016, and we are hoping for Age of Swords to get selected for 2017.

As always, thanks for your support, and good luck on being one of the lucky few!

Home Alone

It's official. I'm now a 100% certified hermit. Today at breakfast, Robin asked me if she could schedule some afternoon time this week to go to the "bee store." Apparently the queens will be ready in a few weeks, and she wanted to pick out various supporting "stuff." She thought it would be a "nice drive." I kept trying to convince her to do  all that online. I think she's now planning on going by herself...or maybe our dog, Tobi, will go with her.

This weekend, Robin had left the cabin and went back to civilization (Washington DC) because she was doing a few free lectures for aspiring authors: one on audiobooks the other on agents. While she was gone I cranked up the music, had a bit of Irish whiskey, and spent several days talking to myself as I paced around the cabin. I was trying to brainstorm the rest of the outline for my current novel The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter (Riyria Chronicle #4). It worked beautifully. Not only did I get past the minor roadblock that was stumping me, but I have a whole new outline and the book should come together in no time.

When the cabin was made, it was intended to be a little getaway, but now I don't want to leave it at all. Heck, even going to the grocery store seems uncomfortable. Why can't I just stay here?  Well, I guess I can.  Now, that's not to say I don't enjoy people's company, and the two extra bedrooms were made for people to come visit. But I must say I'm enjoying being locked away and writing the book. Here's hoping to get a lot done before the weather gets warm in which case I'll want to be out in the garden.

Theft of Swords on Sale for $2.99

I find it odd that I often don't hear about a price reduction on my books until after it happens, but I'm always glad when I do find out. It means a lot of people might be giving my books a try who wouldn't normally do so.  Well, now is one of those times.

Thanks to the folks at reddit's /r/fantasy sub I found out that Theft of Swords is on sale for $2.99. I did a bit of digging and it looks like that price is good for all the US ebook retail sites (I didn't check overseas). Here are some links to help you get to your favorite:

Amazon
Apple
Barnes and Noble
Kobo
Google Play

It's a well-loved book (based on ratings/reviews) on sites such as Amazon (738), Goodreads (33,772), Audible (13,552). It has just shy of 24,000 5-star and 17,000 4-star so I think that bodes pretty well for it.

A long time ago someone asked me to "pitch them" on why they should read Riyria...and my response was:

•  I really don't want to try to sell you - check out the book for yourself and if looks interesting read the free sample. If that looks good, then pick up a copy of the book. I think that advice still holds true.
• But if I "were" going to pitch it - I'd throw together a "Top 10" reason to buy Riyria and so I did. Here goes.

1.  A traditional fantasy that’s not a Tolkien clone, but also isn’t morbid to the point of having to down a pair of Prozac to get through.
2. All six books were written before the first was ever published, enabling the weaving of threads and planting of clues about ongoing mysteries, allowing readers the added pleasure of trying to unravel the plot twists.
3. Unforgettable characters that provide scenes both heartwarming and heart-wrenching that will make you cry in the end—not because they die a horrible deaths (although some do), but because you don’t want to leave them.
4. A story that is gritty to the point of killing off half the cast, and yet always leaves the reader feeling people are basically good and heroes can and do exist.
5. A finished series with a designed arc that ties up all loose ends and as such provides a truly satisfying conclusion.
6. Written for adults, but without gruesome violence, sex, or profanity so that it can be read by people of all ages and shared with the whole family.
7. Lacking the overly grim portrayal of some fantasy worlds, it is infused with humor including witty banter and laugh-out-loud moments even during dire and serious moments.
8. Designed such that each book is better than the one that came before, so if you like the first, you won’t be disappointed with the last.
9. Written to be an “easy read” it lacks the intimidating wall-of-world-building-information, utilizes modern dialog rather than archaic speech, and is paced like a thriller to keep the pages turning.
10. Written with an emphasis on character and plot it packs an emotional punch focusing on reading entertainment rather than intellectual allegory.

So, there you have it - and today I'd add an #11 which is It's under $3 so what do you really risk by giving it a try. Certainly cheaper than a Mocha at your favorite coffee shop.

German Edition of Age of Myth: Rebellion

I'm pretty heads-down with writing The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter (Riyria Chronicle #4), but Robin just shot me an email with the cover of the German edition of Age of Myth. It's called Rebellion and it releases April 3, 2017.  Just thought I would share.

Age of Sword Audio Book Pre-order

I've had a lot of people inquiring when the audio book for Age of Swords is going to be released. I think there is some concern that it'll follow the hardcover and ebook release by some amount of time. I can certainly see why people might think that. After all, the Riyria Revelation audio books weren't on the market until 4 months after their initial release.

The plan has always been to do a simultaneous release for the audiobook, but with no pre-order up, I can see why people would have some concerns.  Well, it's now official.  The pre-order for Age of Swords is posted on Audible.com, and yes it will be released on June 20th...the same day as the hardcover and print editions. And the good news, is that even though it's only now being officially announced, we are already seeing orders coming in. Currently Age of Swords is the third most popular Recorded Books release in the "coming soon" category (and in the top 150 of all pre-releases!

Anyway, if you are as excited as I am for book #2 in this series, stop over and spend your next credit on it. June will be here before we know it!  And as always, thank you for your support.