This is the "bridge" series that occurs between Legends of the First Empire and The Riyria novels and chronicles the rise and fall of the great Novronian Empire. It starts 800 years after the last book in Legends of the First Empire and 1,000 years before the first book of Riyria. It tells the story through three important historical figures in the world of Elan: Nolyn, the son of Nyphron and the first heir to the empire, Farilane a princess with a passion for finding the truth about the empires past and is the key to its future, and Esrahaddon, a famed wizard who brought down the destruction of the First Empire.
Rise and Fall
Nolyn
by Michael J. Sullivan
Series: Rise and Fall, Book 1.
Price:
$9.99 USD.
Words: 137,310.
Language:
English.
Published: August 3, 2021
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
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After more than five hundred years of exile, the heir to the empyre is wary about his sudden reassignment to active duty on the Goblin War’s front lines. Suspicion turns to dread when he discovers the stronghold does not exist. But whoever went to the trouble of planning his death to look like a casualty of war didn't realize what squadron he would be assigned to.
Farilane
by Michael J. Sullivan
Series: Rise and Fall, Book 2.
Price:
$9.99 USD.
Words: 128,780.
Language:
English.
Published: June 7, 2022
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
Being an unwanted twin in the imperial line of succession, Farilane becomes a scholar, an adventurer, and a hunter of books. Her singular obsession is finding the mythical Book of Brin, a tome not just lost but intentionally buried. Respected and beloved by the Teshlor Knights, not even their legendary skills can protect her, for what she finds is more dangerous than what she sought.
Esrahaddon
by Michael J. Sullivan
Series: Rise and Fall, Book 3.
Price:
$9.99 USD.
Words: 265,170.
Language:
English.
Published: August 20, 2023
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Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Adventure » Action
Esrahaddon is reported to have destroyed the world’s greatest empire — but some believe he saved it. Yet all can agree on three facts: He was exiled to the wilderness, hunted by a goblin priestess, and sentenced to death by a god — all before the age of eight. How he managed to survive and why people continue to fear his name a thousand years later has always been a mystery . . . until now.