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The Viscount and the Witch

By: Michael J. Sullivan
Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
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Eleven years before they were framed for the murder of a king, before even assuming the title of Riyria, Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater were practically strangers. Unlikely associates, this cynical thief and idealist swordsman, were just learning how to work together as a team. In this standalone first installment of The Riyria Chronicles, Royce is determined to teach his naive partner a lesson about good deeds. Join Royce and Hadrian in this short story about one of their earliest adventures.

Please note: "The Viscount and the Witch" is Chapter 2 of The Rose and the Thorn, which is Book 2 in the series The Riyria Chronicles.

©2011 Michael J. Sullivan (P)2013 Recorded Books

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excellent story

Fantastic story makes me laugh every time! This is a great intro to the Riyria series or if you just want a good short story.

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Nice change of pace!

Good narrator plus unique story equals a must listen! This was my first experience with this author and I’ll definitely pick up some of his other works!

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A Lot Of Fun

I really love this series so I was completely excited to listen to this short story by Sullivan. He is a natural with characterization and I just LOVE the twist that one of the characters pulls at the end.

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It is great thanks to Sullivan and Reynolds!

The shorts with all the w8nks and back story are great! Sullivan keep writing, and Reynolds keep narrating!

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Good story

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I like that this story was not one that you needed to know the universe that the other stories were created in to enjoy it. I like the fact that it was a stand alone and you did not feel the need to have read the other books in the series to understand what was going on.

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A very short entertaining story.

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This is actually one of the first chapters in one of his books. The Rose and the Thorn.

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only if you dont own cronicles book 2

this is now a chapter in the second book of the cronicles series. good short stort if you dont want to buy that one for some reason.

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Short but enjoyable, except for the porcupine

I give this one an 'extra' star because once I did listen to it with attentiveness, I found it very ...uh, I hate to say it, "cute"... but that's what comes to mind. It was fun. And cute.

But I tried many times to listen and about 9 out of 10 times, and I am only slightly exaggerating there, I found it a perfect antidote for insomnia. Finally I tried a listen while walking the dog.

That worked...I was paying so much attention to the story I was nearly consumed by the most enormous porcupine I have ever encountered...it was the biggest of all the one porcupines I've ever been up close with, but fortunately I scared it as much as it startled me, and I was able to continue listening as I finished a more wary walk of the dog.

My walk in the woods while listening was a perfect setting for the two Riyria characters who are accosted as they traverse "the woods" of their own world and encounter a prickly character themselves. Yeah, I still think it was a cute story. A nice short listen, but I needed focus to enjoy it at its best.

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A good origin story

A good origin story. I haven’t read the series yet so I didn’t pick up the Easter eggs. But it’s still a great standalone.

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A quintessential Royce and Harriet short story!

Narration: Tim Gerard Reynolds is one of the best narrators ever and the perfect voice for the MJS’ books. So of course is performance for this novella is perfection!

Story: This is a novella that is now one of my favorite chapters in The Rose and the Thorn, so it was fun to give this short story a listen.

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