The Rose and the Thorn (The Riyria Chronicles)
by Michael J. Sullivan
For more than a year Royce Melborn has tried to forget Gwen DeLancy, the woman who saved him and his partner Hadrian Blackwater from certain death. Unable to get her out of his mind, the two thieves return to Medford but receive a very different reception -- Gwen refuses to see them. The victim of abuse by a powerful noble, she suspects Royce will ignore any danger and seek revenge. By turning the thieves away, Gwen hopes to protect them once more. What she doesn't realize is what the two are capable of, but she's about to find out.
The Rose and the Thorn is the second book in The Riyria Chronicles, a prequel series featuring the early adventures of Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater. Taking place twelve years before the events in Michael J. Sullivan's bestselling The Riyria Revelations, the books can be enjoyed either in order of publication or chronological order.
Publication Order
- Theft of Swords (Riyria Revelations #1 & #2): contains The Crown Conspiracy & Avempartha
- Rise of Empire (Riyria Revelations #3 & #4): contains Nyphron Rising & The Emerald Storm
- Heir of Novron (Riyria Revelations #5 & #6): contains Wintertide & Percepliquis
- The Crown Tower (Riyria Chronicles #1)
- The Rose and the Thorn (Riyria Chronicles #2)
- The Death of Dulgath (Riyria Chronicles #3)
- The Crown Tower (Riyria Chronicles #1)
- The Rose and the Thorn (Riyria Chronicles #2)
- The Death of Dulgath (Riyria Chronicles #3)
- Theft of Swords (Riyria Revelations #1 & #2): contains The Crown Conspiracy & Avempartha
- Rise of Empire (Riyria Revelations #3 & #4): contains Nyphron Rising & The Emerald Storm
- Heir of Novron (Riyria Revelations #5 & #6): contains Wintertide & Percepliquis
- Hollow World (2014 - stand alone science fiction)
- Age of Myth (2016 - Legends of the First Empire #1)
- 2013 Audie Award Finalist
- 2012 Shadowhawk's Shade Best of the Best
- 2012 Audible's 5-star The Best of Everything
- 2012 MathiasCavanaugh Top 10 Books
- 2012 AudioBookaneers Favorite Listens, Runner up
- 2012 Audible's Best of 2012 Editor's Picks
- 2011 Library Journal's Best Books for Fantasy/Sci-Fi
- 2011 Only the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy's Top 10
- 2011 Best Fantasy Releases by Barnes and Noble Blog
- Twitter: @author_sullivan
- Website: michaelsullivan-author.com
- Facebook (author): facebook.com/michael.james.sullivan
- Facebook (series): facebook.com/riyria
- email: michael.sullivan.dc@gmail.com
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