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4th Annual
BSC Tournament |
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13, 2010 Michael Sullivan's novel Avempartha moves to the final round of
the BookSpot Central's 2009 Tournament. It battles
Palimpsest by Catherynne Valente. Voting closes on
04/19/2010 at 8:00 EST vote here. |
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4th Annual
BSC Tournament |
| APR 7,
2010 Michael Sullivan's novel Avempartha moves to round 5 of the
BookSpot Central's 2009 Tournament. It battles Santa
Olivia by Jacqueline Carey. Voting closes on
04/07/2010 at 8:00 EST vote here. |
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4th Annual
BSC Tournament |
| APR 1,
2010 Michael
Sullivan's novel Avempartha moves to round 4 of the
BookSpot Central's 2009 Tournament. It battles Sandman
Slim by Richard Kadrey. Voting closes on 04/06/2010
at 8:00 EST vote here. |
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Foreword
Magazine Book of the Year |
| MAR
31, 2010 Three of Ridan's 2009 releases
made Finalist in the 2010 Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year
for Fantasy/Scifi and includes Marshall Thomas's Cross of the
Legion and Michael
Sullivan's novels Avempartha and Nyphron
Rising winners will be announced at
BEA's Book Expo in New York in May 2010. |
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4th Annual
BSC Tournament |
| MAR
25, 2010 Michael
Sullivan's novel Avempartha moves to round 3 of the
BookSpot Central's 2009 Tournament. It battles
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest. Voting closes on
03/31/2010 at 8:00 EST vote here. |
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4th Annual
BSC Tournament |
| MAR
20, 2010 Michael Sullivan's
novel Avempartha beats out The Enchantment Emporium by
Tanya Huff and moves to round 2 of the BookSpot
Central's 2009 Tournament against Finch by Jeff
VanderMeer. Voting closes on 03/25/2010 at 8:00
EST vote here.
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4th Annual
BSC Tournament |
| MAR
18, 2010 Michael Sullivan's
novel Avempartha goes up against out The Enchantment
Emporium by Tanya Huff in round 1 of the BookSpot
Central's 2009 Tournament. Voting closes on
03/19/2010 at 8:00 EST vote here.
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New
Release |
| MAR 01, 2010 Leslie Ann Moore's
novel Griffin's Destiny has
been officialy released by Ridan. |
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Sold Out
First Printing |
| JAN
20, 2010 - Michael Sullivan's
novel The
Crown Conspiracy sold out of its first
printing from AMI (Aspirations Media Inc.) the rights
have now been acquired by Ridan and a 2nd edition is
released. |
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Record
Breaking Sales |
| JAN
09, 2010 - The first Ridan book to pass 1,000 sales in a
single month was Todd Fonseca's novel The
Time Cavern in December
2009. |
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New
Author |
| JAN
07, 2010 - Ridan is excited to announce our newest
author, Nathan Lowell. Nathan has a number of
podcast novels which will be published in paperback and
ebook by Ridan. |
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Best
Fantasy of 21st Century |
| JAN
07, 2010 - Michael
Sullivan was listed along with the
likes of Patrick Rothfuss, Jim Butcher, and Joe
Abercrombie in an article on Suite 101. |
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Book of the
Year |
| JAN
01, 2009 Bryce W. Anderson's novel Finding
Reason has
been named the 2009 Book of the Year by Book Tree Reviews. |
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Top 10 of
2009 |
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DEC 30, 2009 -Michael Sullivan's Riyria Revelations (The
Crown Conspiracy, Avempartha, Nyphron
Rising) was named to Dark Wolf's Fantasy Reviews Top 10
Books for 2009 list. |
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New
Release |
| DEC
23, 2009 - Marshall
Thomas's novel
Secret of the
Legion
has been re-released by Ridan. |
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A/A+ Rated
Book of 2009 |
| DEC
22, 2009 - Michael Sullivan's Avempartha was named a "solid A novel; almost
an A+" book of 2009 by Fantasy Book Critic. |
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Book
Giveaway |
| DEC
19, 2009 Congratulations to Tess winner of the
GoodReads Giveaway copy of Bryce W.
Anderson's
novel Finding
Reason. |
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Top 5 of
2009 |
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DEC 17, 2009 -Michael Sullivan's The
Crown Conspiracy was named a close
contender in Speculative Fiction Junkie's
Top 5 reads of 2009 making #7 of 11 listed
titles. |
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Book
Giveaway |
| DEC 15, 2009 -Congratulations to the three
winners of Marshall
Thomas's novel
Cross of the
Legion
from the GoodReads Book
Giveaway. |
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Anticipated
Release |
| DEC
12, 2009 - Michael Sullivan's novel The Emerald
Storm
and Wintertide have been named a 2010 Anticipated
Release by Fantasy Book
Critic. |
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Record
Sales |
| NOV
25, 2009 -All 3 of Michael Sullivan's novels in the top 20 for Kindle
Historical Fantasy Sales: Avempartha #14, The
Crown Conspiracy #15, Nyphron
Rising #18 |
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Book
Giveaway |
| NOV
10, 2009 Book
Tree announced a giving away of one copy
of Bryce W.
Anderson's
novel Finding Reason on
November 20th. |
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New
Release |
| OCT
26, 2009 - Marshall
Thomas's novel
Cross of the
Legion
has been released. |
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New
Release |
| OCT
24, 2009 - Todd Fonseca's novel The
Time Cavern has been re-released by
Ridan. |
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Noteworthy
Release |
| OCT
20, 2009 - Michael Sullivan's novel Nyphron Rising has been named a Noteworty Release by
Fantasy Book
Critic. |
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New
Release |
| OCT
17, 2009 - Michael
Sullivan's novel Nyphron
Rising has been
released. |
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Book
Giveaway |
| OCT
14, 2009 - Fantasy Book Critic will be
giving away 2 sets of Michael Sullivan's first three books. Contest
ends October 24, 2009. |
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New
Release |
| JULY
25, 2009 - Bryce W.
Anderson's
novel Body of Knowledge has been re-released by Ridan as
Finding
Reason. |
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New
Author |
| JULY
23, 2009 - Ridan is excited to announce our newest
author, Todd
Fonseca. Todd's The Time
Cavern was a NIEA
Finalist. |
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Notable
Books of 2009 |
| JULY 19, 2009 - Michael Sullivan's Avempartha was named
as one of the notable books of 2009 by Fantasy Book Critic.
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New
Author |
| JULY 11, 2009 - Ridan is excited to announce our
newest author, Marshall
Thomas. Marshall is a Ben Franklin Award
Finalist. |
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New
Release |
| JULY 04, 2009 - Leslie
Ann Moore's novel Griffin's Shadow has been re-released by
Ridan. |
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New
Release |
| JUNE
30, 2009 - Leslie Ann Moore's
novel Griffin's Daughter has
been re-released by Ridan. |
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New
Author |
| JUNE 22, 2009 - Ridan is excited to announce our
newest author, Leslie
Ann Moore. Leslie is the 2008 IBPA Ben
Franklin Award Recipient for Best First
Fiction. |
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New Author
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| JUNE 18, 2009 - Ridan is excited to announce our
newest author, Dawn
Somers her first book Winter's Embrace
is in editing. |
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New Author
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| JUNE 15, 2009 - Ridan is excited to announce our
newest author, Bryce W.
Anderson. |
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| Author Appearance |
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MAR 20, 2010 -
Michael Sullivan will be at at the Virginia Festiival of
Book in
Charlottesville VA. |
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| Author Appearance |
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APR 09-11, 2010
- Michael Sullivan will be at at the Ravencon in
Charlottesville VA. |
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| Author Appearance |
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APR 24-25,
2010 - Leslie Ann Moore will be at the LA Times Festival of
Books in Los
Angeles, CA. |
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| Author Appearance |
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JUN 04-06,
2010 - Michael Sullivan will be presenting on panels
and signing books at ConCarolinas in
Charlotte,
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| POSTED THURSDAY DECEMBER 24,
2009 9:14 AM EST |
| Review: Nyphron
Rising |
| Michael J. Sullivan |
| Posted December 23, 2009
on BookLust |
| I really enjoy this
fantasy series and I look forward to the second
half of the series coming out over the next
eighteen months or so. I highly, highly
recommend it for those who want to try more
fantasy but are a bit leery of the genre. I
think it's a good one to dip your toes into.
I also recommend it to more established fans of
the genre because the world-building, characters
and potting are excellent. more... |
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| POSTED
THURSDAY DECEMBER 24, 2009 9:14 AM EST |
| Review: The Crown
Conspiracy |
| Michael J. Sullivan |
| Posted December 23, 2009 on The New Book
Review |
| ...readers are taken on a
twisting plot full of political machinations, the
crushing weight of history, a surprising wit (Hadrien's
remarks while hanging in the castle dungeon's actually
elicited a genuine laugh out loud moment), and plenty of
action. It is an extraordinarily tale told with a mature
voice that would be impressive from a veteran and is
even more so from a new author. more... |
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| POSTED
THURSDAY DECEMBER 24, 2009 9:14 AM EST |
| Review: The Crown
Conspiracy |
| Michael J. Sullivan |
| Poste December 23, 2009 on Skunk Cat Book
Reviews |
| It's definitely a
plot-driven work. Royce and Hadrian take what they think
will be an easy job--steal a special sword on the eve of
a duel--for high pay. Instead, they're framed for the
king's murder. I would go on and give more details of
the plot, but anything I write might give away some of
the fun plot twists. I never knew what would happen
next, which was awesome. more... |
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| POSTED
SATURDAY DECEMBER 19, 2009 8:44 AM EST |
| Review: Avempartha |
| Michael J. Sullivan |
| Posted December 19, 2009
on BookLust |
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It has easy-to-like
characters, satisfying "in-book" plots, and a compelling
over-reaching plot...If you enjoy fantasy, you'll
probably enjoy this series. I highly recommend
checking it out. more... |
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POSTED FRIDAY
DECEMBER 18, 2009 12:48 AM EST |
| Review:
Riyria
Series |
| Michael J. Sullivan |
| Posted on December 12, 2009 on Fantasy Book
Critic |
| The Ryria Revelations
series shows why it's good to try small press novels too
since from the almost standalone first novel The Crown
Conspiracy (FBC Rv) to the superb Avempartha (FBC Rv)
that starts dealing with the big picture in a major way,
to the very good, though somewhat less satisfying
because of being essentially a transition novel, Nyphron
Rising (FBC Rv tbp), the series has established itself
as a page turning pure fun adventure tale and the 2010
offerings #4 above and #5 below are highly awaited
novels. |
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| POSTED
FRIDAY DECEMBER 18, 2009 12:48 AM EST |
| Review: Nyphron
Rising |
| Michael J. Sullivan |
| Posted on December 9, 2009 on Dark Wolf's Fantasy
Review |
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Michael J. Sullivan is not
a surprise for me anymore, but an author that already
established his place within the fantasy genre. "Nyphron
Rising", like Sullivan's previous novels, offers an
adventurous tale and a captivating story, returning to
the roots and values of the classical fantasy. more... |
| POSTED WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9, 2009
5:22 PM EST |
| Review: The
Crown
Conspiracy |
| Michael J. Sullivan |
| Posted on December 7, 2009 on
BookLust |
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I enjoyed the
characters in this book, particularly Hadrian,
Royce & the sweetest monk ever. I suspect
those are three we will learn many more secrets
about as the series continues, and I am eager to
know more about them. They seem
fascinating, but also a lot of fun--Hadrian
particularly. What's refreshing about this
book is that none of the characters really has
the fantasy character prototypes working--They
aren't excessively arrogant or brooding over
their pasts. They don't go around
committing vile acts or double-crossing
everyone. They're refreshing. more... |
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| POSTED WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9, 2009
5:22 PM EST |
| Review: Griffin's
Daughter |
| Leslie
Ann Moore |
| Posted on December 4, 2009 on
Musings of the Othar |
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I think Moore has
produced an excellent debut novel here.
The story is well imagined and well crafted, her
imagery and style making for an easy pleasurable
read...So to summarize, I think Griffin's
Daughter is a welcome and excellent
addition to the fantasy genre. Moore has
certainly done enough to recommend this as well
as to leave the reader wanting to continue with
the series in Griffin's Shadow and
Griffin's Destiny. more... |
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| POSTED SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2009 8:10
AM EST |
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| POSTED MONDAY
OCTOBER 19, 2009 4:32 AM EST |
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| POSTED MONDAY
OCTOBER 19, 2009 4:32 AM EST |
| Review: Avempartha |
| Michael
J. Sullivan |
| Posted
on October 4, 2009 at On
Realms and Galaxies |
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I am glad to say that Michael
Sullivan didn't disappoint and does indeed give a stronger
showing with Avempartha. Don't understand me wrong -- The
Crown Conspiracy was a great book and a very strong and
assured debut, but the lessons Michael learned in writing The
Crown Conspiracy have made Avempartha a stronger
book. more... |
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| POSTED MONDAY
OCTOBER 19, 2009 4:32 AM EST |
| Review: The Crown
Conspiracy |
| Posted
on September 9, 2009 at On Realms and Galaxies
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| This book is a great read;
you'll find that you'll breeze through it, because Michael's
writing style is so easy to get into; the action, tension and
even the funny bits all work well with the style he's used to
great effect here. more... |
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| POSTED MONDAY
OCTOBER 19, 2009 4:32 AM EST |
| Review: The Crown
Conspiracy |
| Posted
on August 29, 2009 at On My World
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| I enjoyed this book very
much...After reading through the whole book I have realized
there is much more going on in the underlining of the book
than I realized while reading. My mind just raveled at the
many possiblities and questions. There are many stories left
to be told here and I will be waiting to get to them.
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