#69 in Adventure
Age of Death
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About the book
DO GODS TRULY EXIST? CAN YOU KNOW THE FUTURE? AND WHAT LIES BEYOND THE VEIL OF DEATH? Winter blankets the land, and more than hope has died. Barred by the tower of Avempartha, the western army cannot invade the Fhrey homeland. So it must seek a way across the Nidwalden River before the fane obtains the secret of dragons. As time runs out for both humanity and the mystic Suri, the only chance for the living rests with the dead. Having made their fateful choice, can a handful of misfits do the impossible, or are they forever lost to an inescapable grave? As in Virgil's Aeneid, Dante's Divine Comedy, and Milton's Paradise Lost, the most epic tales transcend the world of the living. It's time to see what lies in Elan's Age of Death. From Michael J. Sullivan, New York Times, USA Today, and Washington Post bestselling author, comes the second-to-last installment in the epic fantasy series The Legends of the First Empire. These novels chronicle a pivotal point in Elan's history, when humans rise against the Fhrey, whom they once saw as gods. Set three thousand years before the Riyria tales, Legends is a standalone fantasy series independent of all other Elan stories. But if you have read the other books, Legends will reveal lies and unmask truths about historical figures.
Reading order · Legends of the First Empire
Full order & progress →- Age of MythStart here
8.28.2 / 10 - Age of Swords
8.18.1 / 10 - Age of War
8.38.3 / 10 - Age of Legend
8.18.1 / 10 - Age of DeathThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Age of Empyre
8.28.2 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 111 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 42% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Adventure average of 7.8. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 111 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“I got to beta read this book, for which I am very grateful, so I cannot go into a lot of detail. For me, this was a very satisfying book so yes, 5 stars. Questions get answered but of course: new ones get asked. A…”
“Good read. Although I really like Michael's books and how he structures them. This book felt incomplete. Unlike his other books (and this is somewhat addressed in the afterward), there was so much going on and so much information that it would have been crazy…”
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