Nelsen Witt
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Hello! I sent an email and FB message regarding this question. But here goes! 1. Will we ever get POST revelations materials? The descendants of the characters from the original books? 2. Is there a way one can access the little author's notes after a person finishes the relations books? You had once sent it to me long ago but I have lost access to it.
Michael J. Sullivan
So, when I first wrote Riyria Revelations I had absolutely no intention of ever going "further" down the timeline. Why?
(a) I thought the series ended beautifully, and I couldn't think of any way to "top that."
(b) I didn't want to "jump the shark" - and ruin something I thought was very special
(c) all the characters were in a "good place" and the story wrapped up on a tight bow - so it seemed like the right place to leave them.
That's why I "went back in time" for more Riyria adventures - and I'm cautious about each of those because I want to "stop too soon" rather than "stay too long." I'm currently writing book #5 of that series, Drumindor.
Since writing Riyria, I've gone even further back in time and explored the truth about many things I lied to you about in the Riyria books - mainly a lot about Nyphron/Novron - the first great war between men and elves, and I even touched on some of the more "mysterious" characters of the Riyria books (being purposefully vague to avoid spoilers).
After finishing up the 6-books of Legends of the First Empire and the three books of The Rise and Fall, I now have the entire stage set - and you know ALOT more than you would if the only books you read were Revelations. With those books in place, it does open upon the possibility of going "forward in the timeline."
Will I write it? Not sure yet - to "do it right" would be a huge undertaking and quite challenging (which appeals to me). But I would have to get it 100% finished and be happy with the result before I consider showing it to the rest of the world.
So, while before there was "0% chance" I'd say there is now a 50/50 chance.
As to the afterword - send me a direct message with your email address and I'll send it to you again.
(a) I thought the series ended beautifully, and I couldn't think of any way to "top that."
(b) I didn't want to "jump the shark" - and ruin something I thought was very special
(c) all the characters were in a "good place" and the story wrapped up on a tight bow - so it seemed like the right place to leave them.
That's why I "went back in time" for more Riyria adventures - and I'm cautious about each of those because I want to "stop too soon" rather than "stay too long." I'm currently writing book #5 of that series, Drumindor.
Since writing Riyria, I've gone even further back in time and explored the truth about many things I lied to you about in the Riyria books - mainly a lot about Nyphron/Novron - the first great war between men and elves, and I even touched on some of the more "mysterious" characters of the Riyria books (being purposefully vague to avoid spoilers).
After finishing up the 6-books of Legends of the First Empire and the three books of The Rise and Fall, I now have the entire stage set - and you know ALOT more than you would if the only books you read were Revelations. With those books in place, it does open upon the possibility of going "forward in the timeline."
Will I write it? Not sure yet - to "do it right" would be a huge undertaking and quite challenging (which appeals to me). But I would have to get it 100% finished and be happy with the result before I consider showing it to the rest of the world.
So, while before there was "0% chance" I'd say there is now a 50/50 chance.
As to the afterword - send me a direct message with your email address and I'll send it to you again.
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Elizabeth
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Hi there, Not so much of a question, just yet another request that you PLEASE continue writing the adventures of Royce and Hadrian. Out of all of the books I've ever read, this is, quite honestly, one of my very favorite book series. I read the Chronicles and the Revelations all within a month and I literally missed the characters when I was finished (so much so that I've started all over again :)?
Anirudh
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Have you ever thought of (or plan on) writing books in genres other than fantasy?
Jasmine
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Hi Michael, I write stories with a friend of mine. We haven't fleshed out the stories into full books but we've made a number stories over the last 3-4 years. Recently, we came to the end of the world we created and I was surprised at how satisfying and painful it was in equal measure to let our characters rest. Have you ever felt something like that?
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