The Crown Tower

Highly recommended to any Riyria fans. However, being a prequel to the Riyria Revelations trilogy, the characters spend a significant amount of time confused about the motivations of other characters. Anyone who has read the Revelations series already knows those motivations, so some of the many paragraphs spent on characters wondering what's going on becomes a bit of a grind to get through. It's like knowing who the murderer is at the end of the Scream movie before going into it and you're just waiting for all the characters to catch up to where you are. Still, it's a great book, and despite my concerns, I'd still recommend you start with the Revelations series as I think the characters fair better when you are thrust into the middle of their adventures. You'll stand a better chance of being “hooked” by this series.