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Age of Swords

The Legends of the First Empire, Book 2

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Age of Swords

By: Michael J. Sullivan
Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
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The gods have been proven mortal, and new heroes will arise as the battle continues in the sequel to Age of Myth - from the author of the Riyria Revelations and Riyria Chronicles series.

In Age of Myth, fantasy master Michael J. Sullivan launched listeners on an epic journey of magic and adventure, heroism and betrayal, love and loss. Now the thrilling saga continues as the human uprising is threatened by powerful enemies from without - and bitter rivalries from within.

Raithe, the God Killer, may have started the rebellion by killing a Fhrey, but longstanding enmities dividing the Rhune make it all but impossible to unite against the common foe. And even if the clans can join forces, how will they defeat an enemy whose magical prowess renders them indistinguishable from gods?

The answer lies across the sea in a faraway land populated by a reclusive and dour race who feel nothing but disdain for both Fhrey and mankind. With time running out, Persephone leads the gifted young seer Suri, the Fhrey sorceress Arion, and a small band of misfits in a desperate search for aid - a quest that will take them into the darkest depths of Elan, where waits an ancient adversary as fearsome as it is deadly.

©2017 Michael J. Sullivan (P)2017 Recorded Books
Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fiction Historical Fantasy

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great story

just wish I didn't have to wait for next in series 😁 still, really fun story

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Awesome series!

Story line is so great, love the characters & narration is tremendous!! Can’t wait to start book 3 🙌🏽

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Outstanding - dare I say just magic!

What a wonderful piece of writing. There are so many just beautiful moments in the great story. What I really love are the brilliant sentences that are often so deeply philosophical, but are woven in so they don’t distract from the narrative or momentum. Don’t bother with the dramatised versions in this series as this narrator (Tim) is just outstanding.
Just hard to find authors of this calibre who are so prolific. I want to read everything he writes.

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I cried

I’m a usually unemotional 31 year old man. Unlike book 1, there were parts of this book where I shed a tear, and there were others where I wept like I was 6 years old again. Call it masochistic, but I’m excited for book 3.

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it just keeps getting better

I can honestly say I loved this book from page one to the end. can't wait until I start the next book.
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Even better than book 1

I was so wrapped up in listening to this book that my husband, the most reasonable of men, started jokingly referring to Tim Gerard Reynolds as my boyfriend. I couldn't be parted from it.

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Excellent continuation of the series.

Excellent narrator. The story continues to flow with unforseen twists. I was enthralled to the end.

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Better than anticipated; still dull in parts

Parts of this book are boring. It comes together nicely, and isn’t bad overall - I quite liked it. But I wouldn’t have stuck with it without Tim reading it - he is amazing. I like enough to want the next book - a positive sign!

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Questing at it's best

Wow! Some old-fashioned questing here - a small party of strong and smart women set out to bring weapons to their people. Encounters with the supernatural are SCARY and HEARTBREAKING. We learn more about the characters we have come to love in this series and they persevere and they triumph, but at what cost? wonderfully written and narrated! On to the next one

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Age of Swords

Fantastic love it well read by the orator and enjoyed the story want more of this

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