{"id":5005,"date":"2011-11-18T14:28:18","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T19:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifisaturdaynight.com\/?p=5005"},"modified":"2013-02-17T08:46:15","modified_gmt":"2013-02-17T13:46:15","slug":"fiction-friday-michael-j-sullivan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/scifisaturdaynight.com\/?p=5005","title":{"rendered":"Fiction Friday: Michael J Sullivan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4162 aligncenter\" title=\"Fiction Friday\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scifisaturdaynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fictionfridaylogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"http:\/\/scifisaturdaynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fictionfridaylogo.jpg 492w, http:\/\/scifisaturdaynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/fictionfridaylogo-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This week we have a very special tie-in Fiction Friday. We recorded the podcast on Thursday, during which we had the pleasure of interviewing Michael J. Sullivan about his series, The Riyria Revelations. He has kindly offered us a short story that is a prequel to his series as a Fiction Friday special feature.<\/p>\n<p>From Michael&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/riyria.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>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\u00a0<em>The Riyria Chronicles<\/em>, Royce is determined to teach his naive partner a lesson about good deeds. Join Royce and Hadrian in this short story (5,400 words) about one of their earliest adventures.<\/p>\n<p>The story is available in a multitude of formats, so go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelsullivan-author.com\/free.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and find the one you prefer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/scifisaturdaynight.com\/?p=5005\" data-text=\"Fiction Friday: Michael J Sullivan\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/scifisaturdaynight.com\/?p=5005\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><div class=\"pinterest_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fscifisaturdaynight.com%2F%3Fp%3D5005&#038;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scifisaturdaynight.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F08%2Ffictionfridaylogo.jpg&#038;description=Fiction%20Friday%3A%20Michael%20J%20Sullivan\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\" data-pin-config=\"beside\"><img src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we have a very special tie-in Fiction Friday. 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