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Rise of Empire [Dramatized Adaptation]

Written by: Michael J. Sullivan
Narrated by: Andy Brownstein,Bradley Smith,Chris Genebach,Duyen Washington,Jeff Allin,Jonathan Feuer,Kimberly Gilbert,Laura C. Harris,Niusha Nawab,Terence Aselford
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Publisher's Summary

Rise of Empire contains Nyphron Rising and The Emerald Storm, books 3 and 4 of Riyria Revelations.  

A puppet is crowned. The true heir remains hidden. A rogue's secret could change everything.

War has come to Melengar. To save her kingdom, Princess Arista runs a desperate gamble when she defies her brother and hires Royce and Hadrian for a dangerous mission. As the power of the Nyphron Empire grows, so does Royce's suspicion that the wizard Esrahaddon is using the thieves as pawns in his own game. To find the truth, he must unravel the secret of Hadrian's past - what he discovers may end their friendship and break Riyria in two.  

A message is intercepted. A sinister plan launched. Two thieves stand in the way.

Ex-mercenary Hadrian Blackwater sets course on a high seas adventure to find the lost Heir of Novron. His only hope lies in confronting the ruthless and cunning Merrick Marius. Fearing his friend is not up to the challenge, Royce Melborn joins his old partner for one last mission. Their journey finds them adrift amid treachery and betrayals forcing Hadrian to face a past he hoped never to see again.  

Performed by Bradley Foster Smith, Chris Genebach, Danny Gavigan, Laura C. Harris, Andy Clemence, Duyen Washington, Alejandro Ruiz, Nora Achrati, Michael Glenn, Carolyn Kashner, David Jourdan, Jonathan Lee Taylor, Andy Brownstein, Colleen Delany, Nick DePinto, Sasha Olinick, Niusha Nawab, Bradley Smith, Matthew Pauli, James Konicek, Scott McCormick, Henry Kramer, Zeke Alton, Matthew Bassett, Jefferson A Russell, Elliot Dash, Michael John Casey, Chris Stinson, David Coyne, Andrew Quilpa, Jacob Yeh, Dylan Lynch, Jeff Allin, Nanette Savard, Mort Shelby, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Richard Rohan, Christopher Graybill, Dani Stoller, James Lewis, and Terence Aselford.

©2009 Michael J. Sullivan (P)2021 Graphic Audio

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Fantastic

I am a major fan of graphic audio and they do not disappoint. The performances and the sound effects are top notch and when coupled with the phenomenal stories of the Riyria Revelations i cant stop listening. If i could give this any more than 5 stars i would!

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Outstanding story

Excellent performances by the cast of narrators. Truly an engaging story, I want to listen to it compulsively yet I want to slowly savour it too. An epic tail of adventure, it’s worth the listen.

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  • Richard Fulton
  • 2022-01-20

Good story. Bad performance

the audio went from hard to hear to ear piercing loud repeatedly. the background music was unnecessary, loud, and distracting. the sound effects were poorly done, and made the dialog difficult to hear and understand.
Why was there ending credits at 4 different places in the novel?

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  • Jan Harris
  • 2022-06-11

DONT BUY- GET TIM GERARD REYNOLDS VERSION

The “dramatacised” version (“story on your mind”) is hard to follow, poorly acted, and altogether makes a fun story subpar. I’m happy it was not my first experience with Michael J Sullivan or I would have never tried another.
Tim Gerard Reynolds as narrator make the whole experience FUN and easy to follow. I wish I could refund the other versions.

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  • Blake Harllee
  • 2023-02-02

My New Favorite

As a massive fantasy fan, I came into this series with relatively mediocre expectations. I was completely wrong. This was my first book from the author, as well as the first graphic audio work I’ve given a shot to. Both were absolutely freaking amazing and hit it out of the park. Loved every millisecond of it!

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  • 2022-12-17

Commercials?

Seriously, they have commercials… absolutely ridiculous… and the background music is completely unnecessary… why they decided to change the narration after the first book is beyond me.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2022-12-08

Needs a bit of work

Sound effects were too loud, and drowned out the voices at times; the accents were a bit too thick and hard to understand in a couple of instances.

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  • Fran Corona
  • 2022-10-26

Loved it!

I really love the full cast and background sounds truly making it a movie in my mind!

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  • John M. Patterson
  • 2022-09-09

distracting and drawn out

got dramatized version on accident switching to regular version hopefully it will be better Reynolds reads are usually pretty good.

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  • Chris Albrecht
  • 2022-08-04

love this author.

I've gone through a lot of fantasy series within the last 10 years and I have to say this Author is now a favorite right along side the likes of Salvatore. I started with Legends of the First Empire and won't stop till I've read all his works.

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  • JoshB
  • 2022-07-27

Terrible Narration

I love Sullivan's books, but the narration in this version is horrific. Do yourself a favor. Save yourself a credit. Get the other version.

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  • HV
  • 2022-07-16

weakest of the three

The emerald storm is the weakest of the 6 books and that has not changed since I first read it. it's still a great series.