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I'm in book 4 (2nd half of 2nd volume) of Riyira Revelations. Sullivan doesn't get a lot of points for originality, but a couple of strengths more than carry the books: strong character relationships built on great dialogue. Each book is a DnD campaign plotted like a screenplay. His medievalism, horsemanship and woodsmanship are at best adequate (I've maybe been spoiled on technical depth with some recent reads and listens) and his martial arts are pretty good. He's decent with both schemes and politics, but the world is painted in broad, mostly borrowed strokes. What keeps me coming back more than anything is waiting for the characters to open their mouths. It's an odd balance for a fantasy series to strike, but it works here.
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