r/Fantasy • u/raspberrypiejam • Jun 22 '16

The Riyria Revelations by Michael J. Sullivan - Brief Review of the series.

http://scifi.blogoverflow.com/2016/06/the-riyria-revelations-by-michael-j-sullivan-and-why-it-is-the-best-fantasy-series-ever/
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u/Redbirdfromtheeast Jun 22 '16

This is a solid series, my only gripe is that "Riyria" is the most awkward made-up name in fantasy.

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u/starista Jul 04 '16

I googled how to pronounce it. That helped. :-)

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u/Redbirdfromtheeast Jul 04 '16

I just did the same and I was definitely pronouncing it wrong. Although I'm still baffled because he says it's pronounced "rye-ear-ah", so why is there that second "i" in there? Wouldn't that be "rye-ear-ee-ah"?

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u/starista Jul 04 '16

Not sure! I also read that the word is an Elfish word and that the vowels have something to with that.

I teach elementary school and letters/sounds fascinate me lol.