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Riyria Books in Order

Michael J. Sullivan has written 14 Riyria books, published between 2008 and 2024. The first book is The Crown Conspiracy (2008) and the newest is Drumindor (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2008–2024
Confirmed
13 of 14 titles
Pages on record
2,314 in 6 of 14 books
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Riyria is Michael J. Sullivan's fantasy sequence, split between the Riyria Revelations and the Riyria Chronicles. Thieves, assassins, wizards and swordplay drive the adventures across an invented world. The Crown Conspiracy (2008) opens the listing, which runs through Avempartha (2009), The Emerald Storm (2010), Percepliquis (2012), The Crown Tower (2013) and The Rose and the Thorn (2013) to Drumindor in 2024. Fourteen titles are catalogued and the series continues.

How many Riyria books are there?

Riyria has 14 books, released between 2008 and 2024.

Riyria Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Riyria books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Avempartha by Michael J. Sullivan, book 2 of the Riyria Revelations series (2009)
  2. Cover of Nyphron Rising by Michael J. Sullivan, book 3 of the Riyria Revelations series (2009)
  3. Cover of The Emerald Storm by Michael J. Sullivan, book 4 of the Riyria Revelations series (2010)
  4. Cover of Wintertide by Michael J. Sullivan, book 5 of the Riyria Revelations series (2010)
  5. Cover of Percepliquis by Michael J. Sullivan, book 6 of the Riyria Revelations series (2012)
  6. Cover of The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan, book 2 of the Riyria Chronicles (2013)
  7. Cover of The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan, book 6 of the Riyria Chronicles (2015)
  1. 1
    The Crown ConspiracyRiyria Revelations #12008 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008324
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  2. 2
    AvemparthaRiyria Revelations #22009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  3. 3
    Nyphron RisingRiyria Revelations #32009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  4. 4
    The Emerald StormRiyria Revelations #42010 · 375 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010375
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  5. 5
    WintertideRiyria Revelations #52010 · 380 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010380
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  6. 6
    The Viscount and the WitchRiyria Chronicles #12011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  7. 7
    PercepliquisRiyria Revelations #62012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  8. 8
    The Crown TowerRiyria Chronicles #22013 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013432
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  9. 9
    The Rose and the ThornRiyria Chronicles #32013 · 371 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013371
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  10. 10
    The JesterRiyria Chronicles #42014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  11. 11
    Professional IntegrityRiyria Chronicles #52015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  12. 12
    The Death of DulgathRiyria Chronicles #62015 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015432
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  13. 13
    The Disappearance of Winter's DaughterRiyria Chronicles #72017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
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  14. 14
    DrumindorRiyria Chronicles #82024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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Do you have to read Riyria books in order?

You should read the Riyria books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Riyria book also stands alone.

Where to start with Riyria

Start with The Crown Conspiracy (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Riyria book?

Drumindor (2024) is the newest Riyria book released so far.

Is there a new Riyria book coming?

No next Riyria book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Riyria at a glance

Still running
Riyria is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Riyria books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,314 pages across the 6 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 378 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Riyria books, 10 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Riyria books are about

5 of the 14 Riyria books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: action & adventure is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Michael J. Sullivan

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.