Age of Empyre (Legends of the First Empire Series #6)
Age of Empyre (Legends of the First Empire Series #6)
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Overview
After obtaining the secret to creating dragons, the leader of the Fhrey has turned the tide of war once more - but gaining the advantage has come at a terrible price. While Imaly plots to overthrow the fane for transgressions against his people, a mystic and a keeper are the only hope for the Rhunes. Time is short, and the future of both races hangs in the balance. In this exciting conclusion to the Legends of the First Empire series, the Great War finally comes to a climactic end, and with it dawns a new era in the Age of Empyre.
From the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Michael J. Sullivan comes the concluding installment of his six-book epic fantasy. This series chronicles a pivotal point in Elan's history when humans and those they once saw as gods warred until a new world order was born. Set 3,000 years before the Riyria tales, Legends is a stand-alone fantasy series that is independent of the Riyria novels. But for those who do listen to both series, Legends will unmask lies and reveal the truth about Elan's history and the men and women who shaped what the world became.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781713579502 |
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Publisher: | Brilliance Audio |
Publication date: | 09/07/2021 |
Series: | Legends of the First Empire Series , #6 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Product dimensions: | 6.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 1.12(d) |
About the Author
Never turned out to be too long for Michael, and after a decade, he returned to the keyboard in his forties, but with one condition: He wouldn't seek publication. Instead, he wrote a series of books that had been building in his head during his hiatus. His first reading love was fantasy, and he hoped to foster a similar reaction in his then thirteen-year-old daughter who struggled due to dyslexia. After reading the third book of this series, his wife insisted that the novels had to "get out there." When Michael refused to jump back onto the query-go-round, Robin took over the publication tasks, and she has run the business side of his writing ever since.
Currently, Michael is a hybrid author with nineteen novels released through big-five publishers, a small press, or indie-produced.
- The Riyria Revelations: 6 books sold as 3 two-book omnibus editions from Orbit (fantasy imprint of Hachette Book Group) — Theft of Swords • Rise of Empire • Heir of Novron
- The Riyria Chronicles: 2 books released from Orbit, 2 indie-produce, 1 in production — The Crown Tower • The Rose and the Thorn • The Death of Dulgath • The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter • Drumindor (release date TBD)
- Legends of the First Empire: 3 books released from Del Rey (fantasy imprint of Penguin Random House) and 3 indie-published) — Age of Myth • Age of Swords • Age of War •Age of Legend •Age of Death • Age of Empyre
- The Rise and Fall Trilogy: all indie-published — Nolyn • Farilane • Esrahaddon (coming 2023)
- Standalone science fiction thriller: released by Tachyon Publications — Hollow World
Michael's stories center around unlikely heroes who rise to the occasion when history comes knocking. Unlike much of modern fantasy, which focuses on dark themes and anti-heroes, Michael's stories are optimistic and infused with humor, fast-paced plotting, and epic adventure.
Born in France in 1977, Marc Simonetti is an award-winning concept artist, illustrator, and fine artist specializing in fantasy.
Marc studied at the Beaux Arts in Annecy and then at the Emile Cohl School. He quickly established himself as a concept artist, making his mark in high-profile productions such as the 3D space opera Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, when he worked in close partnership with acclaimed French director Luc Besson. Further collaborations with leading visual effect companies include Los Angeles-based MPC, and Weta digital. His most recent work as a concept artist, making visual development and staging dramatic lighting and designs, includes Aladdin, Maleficent 2, Aquaman 2, and the upcoming Transformers Moviem, Rise of the Beasts.
Best known for his work on GRR Martin’s books A Song of Ice and Fire and The Iron Throne, Marc has also illustrated some of the best-known fantasy and Sci-Fi novels, such as Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, Robin Hobb’s The Royal Assassin trilogy, Patrick Rothfuss’s Name of the Wind, Terry Brook’s Shannara Cycle, Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy, Frank Herbert’s Dune, and Michael J. Sullivan’s Legends of the First Empire series and the Rise and Fall trilogy.
Marc’s awards include Winner of the 2018 Locus Magazine’s Chesley Award: Best Cover Illustration • r/Fantasy Stabby Award Winner for best fantasy covers in 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2018 • the 2006-Grand winner Blizzard Art Contest.
Table of Contents
Author's Note xiii
Map xvii
Chapter 1 Hitting Bottom 21
Chapter 2 Seasons Shift to Winter 30
Chapter 3 Saving Moya 40
Chapter 4 Losing the Light 44
Chapter 5 Inconvenient Daughters 55
Chapter 6 The Cave 68
Chapter 7 Faith on Trial 85
Chapter 8 The Past and the Future 95
Chapter 9 The Climb 105
Chapter 10 Yellow and Rose 119
Chapter 11 Alysin 127
Chapter 12 Venlyn 150
Chapter 13 The Door Opens 163
Chapter 14 The Last Meal 176
Chapter 15 Breaking the Law 185
Chapter 16 Uli Vermar 197
Chapter 17 We Call Him Malcolm 208
Chapter 18 Dropping Rocks 228
Chapter 19 Horizontal Star 243
Chapter 20 Unlocking the Key 249
Chapter 21 The Sun Goes Down 263
Chapter 22 The Horn Blower 284
Chapter 23 Losing Weight 289
Chapter 24 News from the Tower 300
Chapter 25 Mission from God 312
Chapter 26 The Man in the Mirror 323
Chapter 27 What Do Butterflies Do? 337
Chapter 28 The Chariot Race 346
Chapter 29 Reunions and Farewells 362
Chapter 30 The Challenge 378
Chapter 31 Fate of the Future 395
Chapter 32 The Book of Brin 408
Chapter 33 The First Empyre 415
Michael's Afterword 431
Robin's Afterword 441
Kickstarter Backers 447
About the Author 477
About the Type 479