On the way, they are ambushed on a river and come across a burned monastery, whose only survivor, Myron, joins the group. While the group travels to the prison, Arista grows suspicious of her uncle Percy Braga. She uses magic taught to her by Esrahaddon to confirm that Braga had a hand in her father's death. Braga accuses her of witchcraft and has her imprisoned for murdering her father. At the prison, Alric frees Esrahaddon, who reveals that he was falsely imprisoned for murdering the emperor and destroying the empire nearly a thousand years ago. After giving the group some advice on what to do next, Esrahaddon leaves to pursue something he started before he was imprisoned. While eating and planning their next move at a local inn a group of soldiers arrive and make trouble for the owner and patrons. Alric steps in to intervene and proves his identity as the prince and future king. The group decides to go their separate ways now that Alric is with his soldiers and Riyria has completed their job.

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DOBBS, MICHAEL ANN. "The Most Successful Self-Published Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors". io9 . Retrieved 10 November 2012. Hollow World". Tachyon Publications. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28 . Retrieved 2013-09-14. Bedford, Rob H. "Rise of Empire by Michael J. Sullivan (Official book review)". SFFWorld . Retrieved 10 November 2012. Taking place in the same world as the Riyria Revelations/Chronicles, this is a prequel series that takes place thousands of years before those series and reveals the truths about the First Empire that were hinted at in the Riyria novels. This series was published in two different ways (six-book originally self-published and three, two-book omnibus editions). The original versions are out of print (having been replaced by Orbit releases). The series includes:Theft of Swords collects The Crown Conspiracy and Avempartha, ISBN 978-0-316-18774-9 (2011) [15] [16] [17] Will nodded toward Hadrian. “Look at the swords he’s carrying. A man wearing one—maybe he knows how to use it, maybe not. A man carries two—he probably don’t know nothing about swords, but he wants you to think he does. But a man carrying three swords—that’s a lot of weight. No one’s gonna haul that much steel around unless he makes a living using them." [2] Reception [ ] a b "Best Books 2011: SF/FantasyBest". Library Journal. 2011-09-15. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01 . Retrieved 2011-11-18. a b Bedford, Rob H. "Rise of Empire by Michael J. Sullivan (Official book review)". SFFWorld. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015 . Retrieved 10 November 2012.

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Reception for the book has been positive,with the Library Journal giving Theft of Swords praise and making it one of their 2011 Best Books for Fantasy/Sci-Fi. However a negative review from Strange Horizons says the book "isn't, quite, the absolute worst book I've ever read" [3] a b "Michael J. Sullivan - The Rose and the Thorn cover art and synopsis reveal". Upcoming4.me. Archived from the original on 2013-04-20 . Retrieved 2013-04-05. Be Careful What You Wish For, included in Help Fund My Robot Army (June 2014) edited by John Joseph AdamsBest Books 2011: SF/Fantasy". Library Journal. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017 . Retrieved 8 December 2012.