Michael Sullivan was born in 1961 in Detroit, Michigan. After building a successful advertising agency, he sold the business in 2004 to write full time. While he has written 16 full length novels his Riyria Revelations is his first published work. The first three novels have been released to wild aclaim and the series is on many of the fantasy's "most anticipated" lists. THE CROWN CONSPIRACY They killed the king. They pinned it on two men.  They chose poorly. There is no ancient evil to defeat, no orphan destined for greatness, just two guys in the wrong place at the wrong time...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 in a plot to murder 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. AVEMPARTHA The secret is in the tower.  The problem is the beast. The answer is two thieves. When a destitute young woman hires two thieves to help save her remote village from nocturnal attacks, they are drawn into the schemes of the wizard Esrahaddon. While Royce struggles to breech the secrets of an ancient elven tower, Hadrian attempts to rally the villagers to defend themselves against the unseen killer. What begins with the simple theft of a sword places the two thieves at the center of a firestorm...that could change the future of Elan. NYPHRON RISING A puppet is crowned. The true heir remains hidden. A rogue's secret could change everything. War has come to Melengar. To save her kingdom, Princess Arista runs a desperate gamble when she defies her brother and hires Royce and Hadrian for a dangerous mission. As the power of the Nyphron Empire grows, so does Royce's suspicion that the wizard Esrahaddon is using the thieves as pawns in his own game. To find the truth, he must unravel the secret of Hadrian's past...what he discovers could change the future for all of Elan. BOOKS OF THE RIYRIA REVELATIONS The Crown Conspiracy (October 2008) Avempartha (April 2009) Nyphron Rising (October 2009) The Emerald Storm (Scheduled for April 2010) Percepliquis (TBA) Wintertide (TBA) CONTACTING MICHAEL Michael's Website Michael's Blog Michael's Twitter Michael's Publisher Michael's Email: michael.sullivan.dc@gmail.com

AWARDS
2009 National Indie Book Award Finalist
2008 ReaderViews Annual Literary Award Finalist
2007 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist

REVIEW SITES ACCOLADES
Avempartha: A/A+ Book of 2009 for Fantasy Book Crtic
The Crown Conspiracy: Top 5 of 2009 Close Contender for Speculative Fiction Junkie
The Emerald Storm: Named a 2010 Anticipated Release By Fantasy Book Critic
Nyphron Rising: Named a Noteworthy Release by Fantasy Book Critic
Avempartha: Named a Notable Book of 2009 by Fantasy Book Critic