Age of Myth
Book description
One of fantasy’s finest next-generation storytellers continues to break new ground.
Michael J. Sullivan’s trailblazing career began with the breakout success of his Riyria series: full-bodied, spellbinding fantasy adventures whose imaginative scope and sympathetic characters won a devoted readership and comparisons to fantasy masters Brandon Sanderson, Scott Lynch, and J.R.R.…
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A vibrant, well-crafted opener to the Legends of the First Empire series. This book tackles the social divide between humans and powerful, almost elf-like beings long considered to be gods. That convention is immediately turned upside-down when a man kills one of these beings and is labeled the “god-killer.” Consequences and unlikely alliances begin to unfold, all of it intelligently realized and told in a writing style that is pleasant to consume, even when the pacing slows a bit.
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From Wayne's list on unlikely heroes in magical worlds.
Melatonin alert! If you start reading this book, you’re going to require a sleep aid to get some shuteye. Sullivan has a way of constructing characters and plotlines that, on their surface, are simple. And yet the more you read, the more complex and three-dimensional they become, until you realize that the characters and their motivations are never what they seem to be until the moment they are revealed, leaving you breathless and satisfied. Losing a little (or a lot) of sleep to read Age of Myth is well worth it!
From David's list on epic fantasies to deprive you of sleep.
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