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Age of Empyre

(The Legends of the First Empire #6)

Michael J. Sullivan (Goodreads Author)

4.41 · Rating details · 4,478 ratings · 462 reviews

A DOOR OPENS. AN ARMY OF DRAGONS ADVANCES. AND THE FATE OF THE LIVING RESTS WITH THE DEAD.

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 f ...more

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Dec 02, 2014 Michael marked it as to-read · (Review from the author)

As you probably already know, I use the "review" space of Goodreads for status updates. So here goes...

Update 11/12/20 - I'm pleased to report that Age of Empyre was added to round 2 of the Goodreads Choice Awards. Robin and I wish to thank all the people who did the write-in to make this happen. That makes 9 nominations in 11 years. I'm so honored.

Update 6/23/20 - Well, today is the day! The hardcover for Age of Empyre is finally releasing through the retail chains. It was supposed to release i ...more

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Apr 18, 2020 Claudia rated it liked it · review of another edition

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That’s what stories are for[…]. They are magic that aid people in times like this. They provide hope, a light to see by when all others are snuffed out.

I eagerly awaited the conclusion to this series, but I must say I’m a bit disappointed.

It was too long on most parts, and the ones that really mattered were rushed, especially in the end.

Having read Riyria Revelations, I knew the main outcome, but I expected each of the main characters to have a proper conclusion to their stories. Well, they did ...more

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Apr 14, 2020 Terence rated it it was amazing

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The Fhrey have their own dragons and intend to set them against Nyphron and his forces. Imaly's plot is in place and Malcolm's plan seems to be unraveling. It's a race against time to see if Rhunes will survive.

Age of Empyre was a really strong conclusion to The Legends of the First Empire. Michael J. Sullivan does a masterful job at displaying the history of his world in a thought provoking and at times heartbreaking way. I wasn't expecting happy ever after, but I'm devastated at the outcomes I ...more

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Apr 24, 2020 TS Chan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Age of Empyre proves once again that Michael J. Sullivan is a masterful storyteller that really knows how to captivate and conclude a well-crafted tale. As I turned the final page, I couldn't help feeling that I'm going to miss all the wonderful characters that I've grown to love.

Sullivan became one of my favourite authors with his first series, Riyria Revelations. Its finale, Heir of Novron, comprising the last two books of the series that was initially self-published but subsequently got publ ...more

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Jul 29, 2020 Choko rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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*** 4.75 ***

"...“Life is full of risk, Nolyn, but you should never let that hold you back. You can’t let fear stop you from living. Just make certain the chances you take are worth the risk.”..."

I believe the last two books in this series would have an impact on everyone in different ways, depending on the place they are in their emotional development and self discovery. The series is a classic Fantasy with adventure elements, and the first four books follow a pretty familiar, but still singular *** 4.75 ***

"...“Life is full of risk, Nolyn, but you should never let that hold you back. You can’t let fear stop you from living. Just make certain the chances you take are worth the risk.”..."

I believe the last two books in this series would have an impact on everyone in different ways, depending on the place they are in their emotional development and self discovery. The series is a classic Fantasy with adventure elements, and the first four books follow a pretty familiar, but still singular way of unraveling the story in front of the reader. There is something for everyone to enjoy - relationships, banter, tales and battles, love and betrayal, magicians and dragons. I read few of the reviews of some of my friends, and I noticed that the slowing of the pace and the more sedate tone of the last two tomes was often perceived as a let-down or too much "philosophizing"... Thus often the higher ratings were explained as given despite of that. I was prepared to find similar drop-off in interest during those quieter parts and discovered that for me personally, those were the parts that, although a bit heavy-handed, made the books for me. Yes, it was a metaphor for life, for what really matters in the end, how different people carry different stones around their necks, and between the state of the soul after death or while we try our utmost to stay afloat in real life, the things that hold us back are the same, although still specifically individual... I can see how for those who have come to those truths by now, it might seem as if MJS was beating us over the head with a hammer, and how for those who have far yet to go in order to reach the place where they need to start searching for those truths, those passages might be nothing but a loss of action time and plot advancement. But for those who are now in the process of turning inward and looking for meaning and healing within, instead of the easier and less helpful outside causation and blame, this is a beacon, a place to stop and think, and contemplate where they are and where they would like to be in the future... It is just a Fantasy Fiction, but as the author said :

"...“That’s what stories are for, Brin realized. They are magic that aid people in times like this. They provide hope, a light to see by when all others are snuffed out”..."

So, I would heartily recommend this series to young adults and newer readers of the genre, because the author tells a story in a simple way, but full of meaning, a story with a deep core of morality without judgment or prejudice, told through a group of characters who manage to steal your heart and make you laugh and cry with them. No, it is not a light story, but it is true in its sincerity and brims with possibilities and chances of redemption. For the more experienced readers of the genre, I would say to give it a try and see. I am a life-long reader and the story blossomed in my heart and will establish a permanent place on my "good things" compartment of my soul. But I cried, yep, many times... 💔

"...“Dying is easy. Anyone can do that,” Suri said. “Living—going on after you’ve lost those you love, having to face each new day under the weight of their absence—is what’s hard. You have to witness a sun that is never again as bright and hear music that is no longer cheerful. Eating food will never fully satisfy, and you wake each morning to a shattered world that can never again be whole. Despite all this, you have to find a reason to breathe, to move.”..."

I have to thank the author and his wife for delivering these last two books to us in such a difficult time in out country and the world, and in such short period of time. It has been not a bed of roses for any of us, but at least with the stay at home orders, a lot of us had the time to read them and have the opportunity to stop and savor every word and every emotion. You guys are a great team and I personally always look forward to the creations coming out of your corner. Please don't stop, unless you need to replenish the well of creativity, of course:) We are always going to be here!

"..."I had always worshiped heroes in stories. I had no idea I was surrounded by them.”..."

Now I wish you all Happy Reading and may you always find what you Need in the pages of a Good Book!!!🧡 ...more

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Apr 27, 2020 Maja Ingrid rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Writing this review and trying to verbalise my thoughts, I actually don’t know what I want to say. Since it is the last book in the series there’s really not much that I can say without giving away spoilers.

All in all a very satisfying conclusion. A lot of it was pretty obvious, since this is a prequel series of sorts. One of the best things reading this series has been seeing and making all the easter eggs and connections with the “Riyria era” series. And, of course meeting many amazing charac ...more

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Jun 15, 2020 Robin (Bridge Four) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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“That’s what stories are for, Brin realized. They are magic that aid people in times like this. They provide hope, a light to see by when all others are snuffed out”.

As most endings to series, Age of Empyre left me with bittersweet feelings. The final book in the Legends of the First Empire series is one of the better series completions I have read, tying up most of the threads in the storylines and enlightening the r ...more

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Dec 29, 2020 Jody rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Actual Rating: 4.5 stars ****

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Jun 11, 2020 Wick Welker rated it really liked it

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A predictable if not satisfying conclusion to a fantastic 6 book fantasy series.

When I first read the first installment in this series, Age of Myth, I’d never heard of Michael Sullivan or his previous series. I was honestly attracted to the cover art and the decent reviews. I was pretty blown away. Sullivan had managed to take very derivative fantasy elements and make them feel fresh. He presents a mostly female cast of flawed and easily loved characters. Sullivan unabashedly takes the familiari A predictable if not satisfying conclusion to a fantastic 6 book fantasy series.

When I first read the first installment in this series, Age of Myth, I’d never heard of Michael Sullivan or his previous series. I was honestly attracted to the cover art and the decent reviews. I was pretty blown away. Sullivan had managed to take very derivative fantasy elements and make them feel fresh. He presents a mostly female cast of flawed and easily loved characters. Sullivan unabashedly takes the familiarity of worn tropes and mixes it with a sense of mystery, hope, friendship and sadness. Through the series, you are guided through a grand adventure of underdogs while discovering occult lore and ancient history both arcane and vital to the present protagonists. I have nothing but tender feelings for this series and the unforgettable characters who struggle through earth shattering tribulations and who usher in a new age of this fabled world.

Age of Empyre was a satisfying conclusion. All of the things that you expect to happen, happen. This was both good and bad for me. There is a deep sense of eternal time and fate sewn into the lore of this story. A lot of the narration given to the reader is through a character that knows the past and the future. While this character serves as a plot device to guide the characters through the story, he also serves as a pretty major spoiler alert for the reader. I knew how this story would end and I knew how it would end in the previous book, Age of Death. For this reason, I wasn’t on the edge of my seat at the conclusion of a 6 book installment. I wasn’t shocked or thrilled. It just kind of ended. I was hoping for a plot twist that never came.

The lore was slightly problematic for me. Throughout the six books, Sullivan slowly lays down the history of the gods and different planes of reality and afterlife ect. These are quite downplayed in the beginning of the series and then become very important to understand character motivations by book six. Major plot points rested on auxiliary characters and gods that I had no vested interest in. I had no emotional attachment to any of these other characters because they are always tangential to the story. This also made the ending less meaningful for me. Maybe it was me, but Sullivan spent way too much time in the afterlife. I just didn’t care about this world as much as I did what was happening in the original world that first hooked me into the story.

This series may have more of an affect on those that have read Sullivan’s other series. I can appreciate that this is an origin story and it seems to be very effective in telling how a world was shaped. Otherwise, this was not a nail-biting conclusion.

On a side note, it has been a delight to fund the Kickstarter to the last two books in this series. As an author myself, I’ve learned a lot about how transparent Sullivan and his wife have been about the making of this series. They are a treasure in the world of fantasy writing.

Overall, I loved this series. It should be on every fantasy reader’s must-read list. The last installment got the job done but I was honestly ready to move on, hence the 4 star review. ...more

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Feb 07, 2020 Audrey rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2020-books, fantasy, autographed, own-hard-copy

4.5 stars

Gamma read:

I did not notice any changes. A few things were clearer, and I am not sure if that is because I was reading a second time or if a few things were indeed changed a little.

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Beta read:

Okay, I had my review of the book all typed up weeks ago but somehow failed to post it:

As the sixth and final book of Legends of the First Empire, this book is an avalanche of conclusions: We wrap up the stories of Persephone and Nyphron; Suri and Makare ...more

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Jul 25, 2020 Liam Degnan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy

Excellent round out for this series! Got me going again after the last one let me down a bit.

Will post full review soon.

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May 06, 2020 Kathleen rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy, magic-fantasy, series, audio

This book has some cool sections but too much time is spent in the underworld — Rel, Nifrel, The Abyss, and Alysin. Too much guilt, regret, meditations on sin, redemption, and forgiveness. To escape the Abyss, the characters had to forgive, which meant they had some soul-searching to do about the things that weighed them down. Ugh. Got to feel a bit preachy. And sooo melodramatic.

Brin is suddenly cast as the savior, the angel, the radiant one, bright and thistledown light. Melodrama. Brin learn ...more

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Apr 06, 2020 Calley Odum rated it liked it

Kickstarted Gamma Read, E-Book edition:

I'm not disappointed. I'm not.
But this also wasn't... quite what I expected?

Like, this book as a standalone? 3.75-4 stars. This book as a part of a series? I'm not quite sure. There's a tonal jump between the 2nd and 4th books. Looking back now, I'm not convinced the 3rd was enough to gap it, the same way I'm not sure this was enough to cap it.

We got the lore I was looking forward to, for sure. Secrets of the gods and all that. World structure, sure. At s Kickstarted Gamma Read, E-Book edition:

I'm not disappointed. I'm not.
But this also wasn't... quite what I expected?

Like, this book as a standalone? 3.75-4 stars. This book as a part of a series? I'm not quite sure. There's a tonal jump between the 2nd and 4th books. Looking back now, I'm not convinced the 3rd was enough to gap it, the same way I'm not sure this was enough to cap it.

We got the lore I was looking forward to, for sure. Secrets of the gods and all that. World structure, sure. At some points, we were talking to/handling entities so large that this whole thing felt like a creation myth, instead of the epic war story we originally began. Not a bad thing at all; just a very different story than you might have expected from the structure of the first 1-3 books. Part of that is simply time -- we spent more time with (view spoiler) So we had more connection to the metaphysical, the unnatural, the strange, the unexpected, and less to the recognizable material world.

While the people in the former group most certainly face the most difficult (and maybe interesting?) challenge, it's the folks in the latter that are remembered through the rest of the series. For example, (view spoiler) But across the scope of the series? As a whole? I can't help but wonder if We-The-Reader were focused on the wrong characters -- the wrong historical view points. Also, a little grumpy about (view spoiler)

With my complaints out of the way: I think folks who START with this series rather than another Sullivan may find it more enjoyable as a series -- I' m working off Revelations history, right? Trying to fit all that was revealed into What Royce KnowsTM. But that's just not how it works. THIS is the history. I kinda wish I could plow through it all chronologically now, rather than publication-order like I did. I'd be interested in hearing how it reads differently.

TLDR: this book in-and-of-itself is a solid read. I'm just not sure if I like how it fits into the wider mythology of the world. Too bad, so sad, I'll get over it and read the next series, you know?

Maybe I'll give it a year, re-read All Of The Things, in order.

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Apr 11, 2020 Andreas rated it really liked it · review of another edition

But... but I don't want it to end. I want more of this wonderful world and it's amazing stories. Which I know we'll get summer next year but do you know how long it's till then?! Maybe not as long as eternity, but still. I feel like Brin deserves a shoutout. She's too pure and precious for this world and I will miss her the most. I won't miss all the constant heartbreak tho. Well not constant but bad enough to last a lifetime (still not an eternity, thankfully).

It's quite late now and I'm havin ...more

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May 14, 2020 Skylar Phelps rated it it was amazing

The beauty of these books is in the big picture. Sure, the storytelling is fun and very engaging but when I step back and look at everything as a whole, it fills me with wonder. That’s real magic.

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Apr 28, 2020 Wulf Krueger rated it it was amazing

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“The stories I write might be fantasy, but the depiction of the feelings people share for each other is real.”

I’m cheating. The above quote is not from the actual content but from Michael’s afterword. I chose it for the simple fact that, to me at least, this is what makes Michael’s books “work” for me. But we’ll come to that yet…

First, I have to admit that I was actually afraid of reading this book. “Age of Death”, this book’s predecessor, was not exactly my favourite. It felt long, uninspired, ...more

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May 18, 2020 Donna rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy

If you loved the last three books in this series by Michael J Sullivan....I am truly, truly envious. It started off so strong. Book 1 was 5 stars. Books 2 & 3 were 4 stars. Books 4 & 5 were 3 stars....but barely. And now this one...gets 2. I struggled to get through this one. I had the same issues with this one that I have had with the last two. Overall, it felt slow, excessively wordy, and a little more telling than I like in a book. I even bumped up the speed on the audio around the halfway po ...more

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Nov 15, 2020 Zoe Artemis Spencer Reid rated it it was amazing

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"Extended trips are the most frightening to begin, sheer cliffs the most difficult to climb, long falls the most painful to endure, but it is invisible chains that are the hardest to break."

A tale of redemption, of transformation and strength of characters. The Legends of the First Empire was a splendid and endearing series. It was an emotionally impactful journey with the deeply compelling and inspiring characters ever crafted. The underdogs, the outcasts, my beloved unlikely heroes. The be ...more

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May 08, 2020 Scott Hitchcock rated it liked it

3.5*'s

Probably a lot to ask but I was hoping for the last book of Riyria Revelations type of epic ending. This was a good series but I never fell for the characters and story like I did with that series. Still worth the read. ...more

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Jul 26, 2020 Max Dosser rated it it was ok

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Agency? You'll Find None Here

This review is for both Age of Empyre and the entire Legends of the First Empire series, which has the opposite arc of MJS's other fantasy sextet, Riyria Revelations. Riyria Revelations began with a fairly generic fantasy story, one steeped in tropes. With the exception of a single misstep (The Emerald Storm), each volume deepened the story and improved in every aspect. The conclusion was an emotionally engaging, highly satisfying end that made you want more of Royce Agency? You'll Find None Here

This review is for both Age of Empyre and the entire Legends of the First Empire series, which has the opposite arc of MJS's other fantasy sextet, Riyria Revelations. Riyria Revelations began with a fairly generic fantasy story, one steeped in tropes. With the exception of a single misstep (The Emerald Storm), each volume deepened the story and improved in every aspect. The conclusion was an emotionally engaging, highly satisfying end that made you want more of Royce, Hadrian, and the world of Elan. Legends of the First Empire, on the other hand, peaked with book 2, Age of Swords, then fell off a cliff. The first two books in the second series are likely the best MJS has ever written, but in book 3, Age of War, he makes the choice to sideline Persephone, the most interesting and driven character (more on this soon), and have Malcolm reveal he is a god who can see the future. As long as the characters listen to Malcolm and do x, y, and z, everything will work out fine. This decision A) removed any tension, making the conclusion both predictable and flat, and B) broke the series. From then on, apart from minor characters, none of the characters act unless they are given instructions or a prophecy from Malcolm or Beatrice. All sense of agency gone. This is always terrible, but for a prequel series, where the end is known? It makes me wonder why I even bothered to read anything other than the scenes with prophecies.

MJS generally crafts compelling, complicated characters--such as Royce, Hadrian, and Persephone--but in Age of Empyre (and, really, the second half of the sextet), he chose to cast each of his most interesting characters to the side to elevate Brin to prominence. Persephone, who drove the story for the first two novels, is reduced to scenes where she either A) complains about her husband, B) mourns her lost love, or C) worries about her son. Note how I don't include her actually raising her son, as we are only told she worries and mothers him, but we rarely see her interact with her child. She mostly just mopes, and my fiancée's repeated refrain has been "Michael did Persephone dirty." Based on where she started the series and where she ended, I completely concur. And he did many other characters dirty as well, showing growth in the middle books only to undo it by the conclusion.

Telling-versus-showing is a major problem for Age of Empyre in particular. When MJS decided that he needed to elevate Brin to be the "true protagonist," as he called her, he decided he finally needed to do something to make her special. But there isn't anything. She does nothing to show herself to be special. Instead, MJS repeatedly tells us that she is by having every character hammer us over the head with melodramatic dialogue about her importance. He also imbues her with particular traits that have never been explored before, but are now vital to her character. (She is incapable of lying? That seems like something that could have been mentioned in the previous 550,000 words of this series.) She's basically given the chosen one story trope, but that isn't revealed until MJS has basically rendered all the other characters narratively inert. MJS does a lot of telling in this one, but it impacts Brin's arc the most. Her story ends with a shrug because A) she was never truly interesting enough to carry the novel, and B) her decision at the end makes little sense--she's told to do two things, she only accomplishes one, and she says her job is done. What?

And, oh, the melodramatic dialogue in this one. In his afterword, MJS says that he tried to write the second half of the sextet as one book, then as two, then he realized it had to be three. I don't understand why. The books feel stretched incredibly thin. Moments are dragged out so long that all emotional impact is lessened, if not entirely removed. Moments when I knew MJS wanted me to experience grief or joy or something in between didn't land, because they went on and on and on. The crisp dialogue seen in the banter and emotional highs and lows of Riyria Revelations is a thing of the past.

All that said, MJS's prose remains pleasant with a few phrases that have lingered in my mind as particularly delightful. Just as in his sci-fi book, Hollow World, he gets very preachy in this one, but like Hollow World his message is a good one, even if I don't completely buy his characters learning it or needing to learn it. But, at the end of the day, the few phrases and positive messages (which, again, I was beat over the head with until I felt like skipping full chapters due to the melodramatic delivery) weren't enough to salvage this book. This is likely the end of the road for me and MJS's novels. MJS claims that the second half of this series largely came from a joke he had one of the characters make. He decided to turn that offhanded jest into three additional novels. I wish that it had stayed a joke. ...more

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Nov 14, 2020 Thom KP rated it it was amazing

What a beautiful story. I loved how much Michael developed the different realms of Phyre. It felt so real! And, after the dullness of Rel and the despair of Nifrel, seeing a favorite character and a figure out of Legend in blessed Alysin was amazing!

I think every character received a satisfactory ending to his/her character arc. I was awesome to see Suri get to finally go back home! And her display of sheer power at Avempartha?!? Nice touch, Michael!

There was, of course, some sadness involved . ...more

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May 04, 2020 Rachael rated it it was amazing

What can I say?? Couldn’t have asked for a better conclusion. ❤️

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Jul 24, 2020 Narilka rated it really liked it

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All too often, that which we are most certain of is that which we are most wrong about; and that which we are wrong about can change everything.
-The Book of Brin

It has been a long journey. What was started in Age of Legend comes to a conclusion in Age of Empyre, the final book in Michael J. Sullivan's Legends of the First Empire series. I can't say the story comes to an end as history has no end. As far as this series goes this is a satisfying, if melancholy, conclusion. I've grown fond of some ...more

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Sep 13, 2020 York rated it it was amazing

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This was a very good series of books...4.5*(stars)..

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Aug 06, 2020 Tammie rated it liked it

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A door opens. An army of dragons advance. And the fate of the living rests with the dead.

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 ...more

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Jun 04, 2020 Kinga rated it it was amazing

Shelves: have-read-in-english, 2020

“What do butterflies do?”

Wow! I knew there would be more references in the end to the Riyria Revelations but I’m still in shock. And I’m so glad that this was not just a trilogy!

I enjoyed the adventure throughout these six books a lot, even though my heart broke perhaps way too much. Death was a main theme from the very first chapters so I should have expected this, but still.

I really liked how all the loose ends wrapped up in the end. Of course, I still have tons of questions, the m ...more

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May 09, 2020 Moud Barthez rated it it was amazing

This is the best book in the series! Everything reveled and Riyria now makes perfect sense!
I loved the book and i would highly recommend this series.

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Apr 20, 2020 Vailhiker rated it it was ok

Just finished and it was disappointing. It was too short and merely tied up some loose ends, but nothing really spectacular occurred. More Suri was definitely needed. Her storyline didn't do enough. There wasn't enough meat to it. More like life lessons about forgiving oneself & others. ...more

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Apr 10, 2020 Tim Hayes rated it liked it

Finished the gamma version last night. Not quite sure how I feel about it. All Michaels other works seem to have a satisfying conclusion but I really feel there could be at least a novella to finish this series off. Quite an intense read with many twists and turns that were quite unexpected. Some of the characters I thought were starting to develope suddenly disappeared.

A gripping yarn but needs a better ending in my opinion.

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May 09, 2020 Josh Drost rated it liked it

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Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2)

Rise of Empire (The Riyria Revelations, #3-4)

Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations, #5-6)

The Crown Tower (The Riyria Chronicles, #1)

Age of Myth (The Legends of the First Empire, #1)

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“That’s what stories are for, Brin realized. They are magic that aid people in times like this. They provide hope, a light to see by when all others are snuffed out.” — 4 likes

“Wars don't end by deaths," Malcom added, "but because someone stops killing.” — 3 likes

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