The Rose and the Thorn
Riyria Chronicles: Book #2
- By: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 11 hours 54 minutes
Description
Two thieves want answers. Riyria is born. For more than a year Royce Melborn has tried to forget Gwen DeLancy, the woman who saved him and his partner Hadrian Blackwater from certain death. Unable to get her out of his mind, the two thieves return to Medford but receive a very different reception -- Gwen refuses to see them. The victim of abuse by a powerful noble, she suspects that Royce will ignore any danger in his desire for revenge. By turning the thieves away, Gwen hopes to once more protect them. What she doesn't realize is what the two are capable of -- she's about to find out.
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Riyria Chronicles Series

The Crown Tower
By: Michael J. Sullivan
Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Length: 12 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
Michael J. Sullivan garnered critical raves and a massive readership for his Riyria Revelations series. The first book in his highly anticipated Riyria Chronicles series of prequels, The Crown Tower brings together warrior Hadrian Blackwater with thieving assassin Royce Melborn. The two form a less-than-friendly pairing, but the quest before... Read more »
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The Rose and the Thorn
By: Michael J. Sullivan
Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Length: 11 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Two thieves want answers. Riyria is born. For more than a year Royce Melborn has tried to forget Gwen DeLancy, the woman who saved him and his partner Hadrian Blackwater from certain death. Unable to get her out of his mind, the two thieves return to Medford but receive a very different reception -- Gwen refuses to see them. The victim of abuse... Read more »
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