Riyria is a 19-book series with 16 released primary works first released in 1996 with contributions by Michael J. Sullivan.
The complete series of Riyria books in publication order (as recommended by the author).
Reading Order
Because I have so many books, people often ask me what order they should read them in. Personally, I prefer order of publication, as that was how I meant you to exposed to the story, and if you choose to take my advice the reading order would be:
Revelations (1 - 6): Theft of Swords | Rise of Empire | Heir of Novron
Chronicles (1 - 2): The Crown Tower | The Rose and the Thorn
Legends (1 - 3): Age of Myth | Age of Swords | Age of War
Chronicles (3 - 4): Death of Dulgath | Disappearance of Winter's Daughter
Legends (4 - 6): Age of Legend | Age of Death | Age of Empyre
Rise and Fall (1 - 3): Nolyn | Farilane | Esrahaddon
Chronicles 5: Drumindor
For those who insist on reading the books chronologically, then the reading order would be:
Legends (1 - 6): Age of Myth | Age of Swords | Age of War | ge of Legend | Age of Death | Age of Empyre
Rise and Fall (1 - 3): Nolyn | Farilane | Esrahaddon
Chronicles (1 - 5): The Crown Tower | The Rose and the Thorn | Death of Dulgath | Disappearance of Winter's Daughter | Drumindor
Revelations (1 - 6): Theft of Swords | Rise of Empire | Heir of Novron
You may be wondering why Revelations is indicated as six books, but there are only three titles listed, that's because when Orbit republished the formerly indie novels they created three, two-book omnibus editions so they break down as follows:
Theft of Swords: The Crown Conspiracy | Avempartha
Rise of Empire: Nyphron Rising | The Emerald Storm
Heir of Novron: Wintertide | Percepliquis
Series Timelines
All of the fantasy books take place in my fictional world called Elan but at different historical times.
Riyria Revelations - furthest forward in the timeline
Riyria Chronicles - a prequel to Revelations that starts 9 years before Revelations
Legends of the First Empire - 3,000 years before Revelations
The Rise and Fall - 1,000 - 2,000 years before Revelations.
#1 in The Riyria Revelations (Omnibus)
1996 • 658 Readers • 704 pages • 4.1
#1.5 of 5 in The Riyria Chronicles
2011 • 48 Readers • 43 pages • 4.1
#2 in The Riyria Revelations (Omnibus)
2010 • 285 Readers • 816 pages • 4.2
#2.6 of 5 in The Riyria Chronicles
2015 • 45 Readers • 44 pages • 4.3
#3 in The Riyria Revelations (Omnibus)
2012 • 251 Readers • 928 pages • 4.5
#1 of 5 in The Riyria Chronicles
2011 • 310 Readers • 432 pages • 4.3
#2 of 5 in The Riyria Chronicles
2009 • 147 Readers • 384 pages • 4.3
#1 of 6 in The Legends of the First Empire
2006 • 504 Readers • 409 pages • 4.2
#2 of 6 in The Legends of the First Empire
2017 • 201 Readers • 512 pages • 4.2
#3 of 6 in The Legends of the First Empire
2018 • 110 Readers • 448 pages • 4.3
#3 of 5 in The Riyria Chronicles
2015 • 127 Readers • 408 pages • 4.2
#4 of 5 in The Riyria Chronicles
2017 • 92 Readers • 480 pages • 4.3
#4 of 6 in The Legends of the First Empire
2019 • 161 Readers • 480 pages • 4.2
#5 of 6 in The Legends of the First Empire
2020 • 127 Readers • 464 pages • 4
#6 of 6 in The Legends of the First Empire
2020 • 133 Readers • 541 pages • 4.3