
As such, the new series has sought to tell the beginning of the world in which we first visited.


But with his The Legends of the First Empire series, I believe Sullivan is cementing himself as one of the current generation’s finest fantasy writers.Īge of War is the third book in his First Empire series which takes place approximately 3,000 years before the events of the books that first brought Michael J Sullivan to prominence - the Ryria Revelations and Chronicles, extolling the adventures of Royce and Hadrian. Michael J Sullivan is one of those authors. Whatever the reason and whatever the evidence, there are some authors who are a cut above the rest. There are a lot of authors who can craft a fantasy story which we love – that’s what Fantasy Book Review is presaged on.īut there are always going to be a few authors every generation who are able to accomplish more, and to go beyond the norm, in a way that other authors wouldn’t be capable of. Being able to craft a fantasy story is no easy feat: Most of us who read fantasy know this, and it is one of the things we love most about the genre – the tireless work and creativity that goes into creating the books we read.
