Theft Of Swords: The Riyria Revelations

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After a devastating fight that destroys most of the village Thrace plunges the broken sword into the Gilabrywn. Almost a year after the events of the previous book, Royce and Hadrian have tracked down the man who enlisted their help to steal Count Pickering's sword and framed them for the king's murder. He explains that only a sword with the creature's true name carved into the blade can kill it, which is located in an elven tower at the edge of a waterfall. At the prison, Alric frees Esrahaddon, who reveals that he was falsely imprisoned for murdering the emperor and destroying the empire nearly a thousand years ago. Esrahaddon then performs a ritual to find the Heir of Novron and his guardian with the help of Royce and Arista.

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When Hadrian and Mauvin spar it is revealed that Hadrian knows the ancient and forgotten Teshlor fighting style that made knights of the old empire unstoppable.

It is her kindness and compassion toward the young Empress that eventually helps Modina break through her numbness and start to become a person again. After giving the group some advice on what to do next, Esrahaddon leaves to pursue something he started before he was imprisoned. They leave Colnora and head towards Thrace's village of Dahlgren, located on the edge of the Nidwalden River. When the Gilarabrywn attacks again, Thrace is gravely injured but Esrahaddon uses a weave to scare the Gilarabrywn.

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It's a trilogy set in his world of Elan and falls between Legends of the First Empire and the Riyria Chronciles from a timeline standpoint. The third and fourth novels are The Death of Dulgath (2015) and The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter (2018). With Alric's presumed death and Arista scheduled for execution, Braga is poised to become king and potentially emperor. Confronting him in the merchant city of Colnora, they discover that he is a simple sailor named Wyatt, who took the job as a way to care for his adopted daughter, Allie.Alric goes to Drondil Fields, where he enlists the Pickerings (loyal family friends) to help raise an army to defeat Percy. After surving their first night with the Gilarabrywn, Esrahaddon tells them that the only way to kill the beast is using a magic sword locked in the tower Avempartha, located on the banks of the Nidwalden. Hair-raising escapes, flashy sword fights, and faithful friendship complete the formula for good old-fashioned escapist fun. Esrahaddon explains that the tower was once the elve's last standing stronghold between the humans and their homeland. While on this trip Fanen and Mauvin hope to compete in a tournament hosted by the Church of Nyphron.

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There the group meet Count Pickering and his sons Fanen and Mauvin, who were unaware of the king's death.

Myron is given the materials to rebuild the abbey, which will be an exact replica due to his photographic memory. Riyria infiltrates the city and asks Royce's lover, Gwen DeLancy, to incite a riot to distract the guards from the army marches toward Medford. Although she is unable to pay their standard fee, Royce agrees when she mentions a man who matches Esrahaddon's description staying at the village. Their plan is to pronounce whoever kills the creature the Heir of Novron (the first Emperor) and rule the world through him.