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The Beta for Out of the Ashes is humming right along. We have had 500 chapters reviewed and 4 people have completed the book. Our thanks to all the beta volunteers!

The beta read for Out of the Ashes has begun! It's 27 chapters long and one who is the furthest into the book is at chapter 19. All told we have feedback from 166 distinct chapters. Average: 4.57 - so looking good so far!

The Beta read for Out of the Ashes: Book #1 of the After the Fall Series has begun! This is a major milestone and we're exicited to see what people think about Lorian Ellis's writing.

As part of RiyiaCon2025 there was a 2 hour 20 minute Q&A session with Michael Sullivan, Robin Sullivan, and Lorian Ellis (co-auhtor of Out of the Ashes - Book #1 of After the Fall series) - you can watch it here!

Kickstarter pre-launch page is live for Unbroken Anthology!

Sign up for notification - live on 9/23. Stories by: Michael J. Sullivan • Brandon Sanderson • Matt Dinniman • Christopher Paolini • Terry Brooks • Jim Butcher • Brent Weeks • R.A. Salvatore • Anthony Ryan • Mark Lawrence • Tad Williams • and more!

Yesterday was the premier of Indie Author: A documentary for those wo dare to dream. It features myself and Robin and how we got to where we are but also has insights on the publishing business from Andy Wier, Will Wight, Travis Baldree, Bryce OConnor and many more.

If you missed the Kickstarter, you can pick-up a digital copy of the movie for $25 from this link

The Riyria Chroncile Hardcovers are finally done printing and on their way to the ship. They'll set sail on July 6 and arrive in the US on August 14th. After years of only paperbacks for the first two, I'm thrilled to have hardcovers in my hands soon!

My next novel - Out of the Ashes: Book 1 of the After the Fall series is done! This is a work that I've been doing in collaboration with debut novelist Lorian Ellis. Robin and I are doing a final read through and then it will be "off to beta readers!" Please consider adding it to your shelf to be notified of it's release.

Thanks Audible for making Age of Myth today's Daily Deal.
Just $4.99 for the next 21 hours!

For the next 2 1/2 days many of my audiobooks are on sale for $2.23 - $4.41 - Full details on my website. . Time to stock up! Full set of Rise and Fall just $14.44. 3 Riyria Chronicle books: $14.66 total. All six Legends of the First Empire less than $20!!

The book that started my 20-book saga, Theft of Swords, is on sale today for $1.99.



If you've not meet Royce (a cynical assassin) and Hadrian (an idealistic ex-mercenary) now is the time to experience the adventure and bromance that hundreds of thousands have fallen in love with.

Beta Reader sign-up has begun for Out of the Ashes (Book #1 in The Rise and Fall series). If you are interested in participating go to this link.

Part 5 of my 7 part series on the behind-the-scenes making of Out of the Ashes and how I found my collaborator has gone live. In this episode, we learn how important it is for authors to be left alone to create. You can also access parts 1 - 4 from there.

Oh, and please welcome debut author, Lorian Ellis to goodreads.

Part 3 of my 7 part series on the behind-the-scenes making of Out of the Ashes and how I found my collaborator has gone live. In this episode, the identity of the "mystery writer" is revealed. Please welcome her to the Goodreads Community!

Robin has recorded the Second "Sullivan's Spoils video, and she's working on editing it. I've posted the first one and you see it here.

Just wrote the "back of the book blurb" for my next novel, Out of the Ashes (Book #1 in the After the Fall series). This one is co-written with an amazing debut author who I'll start "rolling out the red carpet for soon." If you're curious about this book, you can checkout this shiny new blurb here.

Nolyn is part of Audible's BOGO sale. We also recommend:

I have two giveaways for signed hardcovers going right now!


Enter the Age of Myth Giveaway | Enter the Drumindor Giveaway.

For the past several years, my wife has been helping an extremely talented author take her career "to the next level." Today is the last day, for a Kickstarter for her cozy fantasy. So if you like books such as Legends and Lattes or The Princess Bride, please check it out!

FREE ON AUDIBLE: 10 titles (consisting of 13 novels - click image



All of the Riyria Revelations, first two of Riyria Chronicles, first 4 of Legends of the FIrst Empire, and Hollow World. I'm not sure how long this will last so act fast!

Six days left for the Unavowed Kickstarter (which includes the first story in my new Cycle series). 7 stretch goals have been met, and we're just $5,000 away from the 8th (which will increase the pay of all the authors who contributed). PLEDGE NOW!

The first story in my Cycle series, will be launched as part of the Unavowed Anthology along with 21 other shorts from some of the best indie authors publishing today. It launched via Kickstarter and funded in one hour. Early-bird discounts are available during the first 48-hours

Nolyn and Esrahaddon Deluxe Editions are back in print!



People have been disappointed because we ran out of these special editions, but we did a limited printing (500 for Nolyn and 300 for Esrahaddon) so they are available once again (including the boxset) You can buy copies from here.

I'll be doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on reddit's /r/fantasy site today. It's a great site with more than 3.6 million fantasy fans. Stop on by - and by all means, ask me anything!

I'm running a sale (save 10% - 50%) off my hardcover books (including a limited quantity of the Riyria Revelation Hardcovers. Click the image to shop the sale.

I just realized the date on the "coming soon" banner for the Drumindor Kickstarter was wrong! Click here (or the image below) to sign-up for a reminder for the February 13th launch and NOT March 13th, which is what the graphic said in the past.

The "coming soon" page for the Drumindor Kickstarter is live! Click here to receive a reminder about its launch on March 13th at noon EST.

2 documentaries are green lit: (a) Indie Author and (b) Elan Unveiled.



One features myself and other authors (Will Wight, Travis Baldreee, and others) discussing the obstacles of getting their stories told.

The other is a spoiler-filled behind the scenes exploration of my books.

If you are interested in either, you can "late back" from here

Theft of Swords on sale for $2.99!



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Physical ARC's of Esrahaddon are in! If you are (a) a book reviewer (Website, podcast, Goodreads, or YouTuber) or a BookTok influencer, and (b) live in the US, you can sign up to get a paperback from this link (non US-residents can get an ebook of their format choice.