Drumindor

Riyria Chronicles, Book 5

By: Michael J. Sullivan

Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds

HE PLANNED TO OBLITERATE AN ENTIRE CITY. HE THOUGHT NO ONE COULD STAND IN HIS WAY. BUT HE HADN'T HEARD OF RIYRIA.

When a master-craftsmen dwarf is fired, he threatens retaliation. The rogues-for-hire known as Riyria are commissioned to find and stop him. Traveling to the paradise resort of Tur Del Fur, the two are granted a lavish allowance that, along with the easy job, promises to turn the trip into a vacation.

Everything would have been perfect except that the disgruntled employee’s last name is Berling and the target of his wrath is the legendary towers of Drumindor.

It's been more than five years since the last adventure with Royce Melborn (a cynical ex-assassin) and Hadrian Blackwater (an idealistic ex-mercenary), a pair whose bonds of friendship are bound with blood. This is the 20th novel based in the world of Elan and the fifth in the Riyria Chronicle series.

©2024 Michael J. Sullivan (P)2024 Recorded Books

Less than expected

I have followed Riyria from the beginning and always enjoy the narration of Tim Gerard Reynolds. I appreciate that this story was trying to give us a deeper look into the relationships of the main characters. The storyline is problematic, however, and some of the relevance of events don't necessarily make much sense.

This book is a prequel to other books, and that is fine, but there still needs to be some clearly connectivity.

The Weakest Royce & Hadrian Adventure

I have read all the Royce & Hadrian adventures and this is the weakest book yet. Too much time was spent on Royces feelings for Gwen and there was too much time spent on stuff that did not directly affect the plot.

Only on chapter 4 and I’m obsessed!

Thank you Mr Sullivan for bringing this to life!!! Bingeing this today and tomorrow wooo!!!!

SO GOOD.

Every book in this series is so good. Should be Solid 5 stars. Go ahead, start reading today! you won't regret it!

Enjoyable but less than hoped for

With all the hype from previous books about what happened in Drumendor, I was expecting more action and peril. Most of that was shoved to the end. From the end note, it seems like, perhaps,what could have been was toned down based on what other fans were writing and wanting. The book was about 90% leisure and lore and about 10% action and peril. I would have preferred 50-50 or 60-40 based on the hype, but it was still good overall.

Michael knocks it out of the park again

If you’ve followed the series in its entirety you’ll absolutely love this. If you’ve just have listened to the Riyria series you love revisiting them. I didn’t realize how much I needed another Ryria tale until I listened to this. So don’t wait, go ahead and purchase this.

My Fav, but Not #1 ;-)

DRUMINDOR was nothing like I expected it to be, but in all good ways. I should say "mostly" not what I expected, because the lore I had been looking forward to as seemingly assured by the title WAS there. There was just a whole lot more in addition.

This was my favorite Ryria anything, and I'm just about through a maiden run of all the books. However, a lot of why I loved it so much was because of the prior character development I already had on board. For that reason, I would say save it for a while vs. starting the series with it.
Little side thought: if you're familiar with Texas fishing towns like Rockport and Port O'Connor, this actually captures that vibe. Yes, really.

Slow start strong finish

I think the ending of this book was pretty solid, however the first 25% was an uncomfortable love story.

No spoilers, but personally I just felt like the characters involved in the love story acted like Jr high students and not their age.

This just my personal take, but that writing wasn't for me.

More of the same.

This is more of the Riyria Chronicles. If you liked it before, you will like this. If you haven't read the other Riyria books, you could read this one, but WHY? Start with book1. Two notes....
1. Keep in mind Casablanca while listening.
2. This is a great romp. It is not end of the world stuff. I prefer these over the other books.

Wonderful charaters

I love the relationship between Royce and Hadrian. The narrator captures the interactions so well. I'm hooked and can't wait to listen to more.