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Average rating4.6
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Ratings16
Average rating4.6
The epic battle between humankind and their godlike rulers finally ignites in the masterful follow-up to Age of Myth and Age of Swords. The alliance of humans and renegade Fhrey is fragile—and about to be tested as never before. Persephone keeps the human clans from turning on one another through her iron will and a compassionate heart. The arrogant Fhrey are barely held in check by their leader, Nyphron, who seeks to advance his own nefarious agenda through a loveless marriage that will result in the betrayal of the person Persephone loves most: Raithe, the God Killer. As the Fhrey overlords marshal their army and sorcerers to crush the rebellion, old loyalties will be challenged while fresh conspiracies will threaten to undo all that Persephone has accomplished. In the darkest hour, when hope is all but lost, new heroes will rise . . . but at what terrible cost? Magic, fantasy, and mythology collide in Michael J. Sullivan’s Legends of the First Empire series: AGE OF MYTH • AGE OF SWORDS • AGE OF WAR
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Dang, every addition to this series just gets better and better. I love all of these characters so much, and this book ripped my heart out at the end. We keep expanding this world and learning more about the political machinations at work and it's all so fascinating. The plot was slower in the beginning, and then really picked up as the war started. I felt the desperation and the helplessness that so many of these characters felt. All of the character development that we got was so well formulated by Sullivan. I truly felt that all of the character arc were superb, and their emotions and decisions they made during these tough times all felt very realistic and devastating. I would recommend this series to all fantasy fans. Sullivan gets how to make you care about a character.
TW: ableism, amputation, anxiety, attempted murder, blood, bones, death, gore, misogyny, racism (fantasy), violence, war
This book was so good!! Oh my god!
This has been a trend with me and MJS's series... They start off okayish imo but they get better and better as they go and oh my goodness did I love this book! I think it's my favourite of his works so far!
The character arcs were outstanding. Every single character in this volume was amazing.
I was hooked to the story the whole time! The pacing, the writing, the dialogue, the politics, the action sequences, the romances, the suspense phew! I loved everything!
The world has suddenly taken a dark turn and it just got so so epic!! I can't wait to read the next one!
Series
6 primary books8 released booksThe Legends of the First Empire is a 8-book series with 6 primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Michael J. Sullivan.
