Author of nineteen completed novels, (17 published and 3 scheduled for release (2021-2023). Michael J. Sullivan writes stories of unlikely heroes and classic adventure. His debut novel was released in 2008 and in 2012 io9 named him one of the most-successful self-published fantasy authors. His Riyria tales were re-released by Hachette's Orbit imprint (2011-2013), and his Legends of the First Empire novels were published through Penguin Random House's Del Rey imprint from (2016-2018). Some key successes of Michael's career include: 1.5 Million English language books sold 85+ Foreign language translations 3 bestselling series: The Riyria Revelations, Riyria Chronicles, and Legends of the First Empire 1 New York Times bestselling title 3 Washington Post bestselling hardcovers 4 1/2 years on Amazon's Top 100 Fantasy List 7 Goodreads Choice Award Nominations, including the last volume, Age of War 31st most-followed US Goodreads author in US (34th worldwide) 300+ books on various best-of and most-anticipated lists including those compiled by Library Journal, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Goodreads, and Audible.com.