Age of Empyre, page 48
part #6 of Legends of the First Empire Series
About the Author
Michael J. Sullivan is a New York Times, USA Today, and Washington Post bestselling author who has been nominated for eight Goodreads Choice Awards. His first novel, The Crown Conspiracy, was released by Aspirations Media Inc. in October 2008. From 2009 through 2010, he self-published the next five of the six books of The Riyria Revelations, which were later sold and re-released by Hachette Book Group’s Orbit imprint as three two-book omnibus editions (Theft of Swords, Rise of Empire, Heir of Novron).
Michael’s Riyria Chronicles series (a prequel to Riyria Revelations) has been both traditionally and self-published. The first two books were released by Orbit, and the next two by his own imprint, Riyria Enterprises, LLC. A fifth Riyria Chronicle, titled Drumindor, were self-published in the near future.
For Penguin Random House’s Del Rey imprint, Michael has published the first three books of The Legends of the First Empire: Age of Myth, Age of Swords, and Age of War. TGrim Oak Press distributes the last three books of the series, and they are titledAge of Legend, Age of Death, and Age of Empyre.
Michael is now writing The Rise and the Fall Trilogy. These three books are set in his fictional world of Elan and cover a historical period after the Legends of the First Empire and before the Riyria Chronicles.
You can email Michael at michael@michaelsullivan-author.com.
Works by Michael J. Sullivan
Novels
The Legends of the First Empire
Age of Myth • Age of Swords • Age of War • Age of Legend • Age of Death • Age of Empyre
The Rise and the Fall
Nolyn (Summer 2021) • Farilane (Summer 2022) • Esrahaddon (Summer 2023)
The Riyria Revelations
Theft of Swords (contains The Crown Conspiracy & Avempartha)
Rise of Empire (contains Nyphron Rising & The Emerald Storm)
Heir of Novron (contains Wintertide & Percepliquis)
The Riyria Chronicles
The Crown Tower • The Rose and the Thorn • The Death of Dulgath • The Disappearance of Winter’s Daughter
Forthcoming: Drumindor
Blood of Thieves (contains The Crown Tower & The Rose and the Thorn)
Standalone Novels
Hollow World (Sci-fi Thriller)
Short Story Anthologies
Heroes Wanted: “The Ashmoore Affair” (Fantasy: Riyria Chronicles)
Unfettered: “The Jester” (Fantasy: Riyria Chronicles)
Unbound: “The Game” (Fantasy: Contemporary)
Unfettered II: “Little Wren and the Big Forest” (Fantasy: The Legends of the First Empire)
Blackguards: “Professional Integrity” (Fantasy: Riyria Chronicles)
The End: Visions of the Apocalypse: “Burning Alexandria” (Dystopian Sci-fi)
Triumph Over Tragedy: “Traditions” (Fantasy: Tales from Elan)
The Fantasy Faction Anthology: “Autumn Mist” (Fantasy: Contemporary)
Help Fund My Robot Army: “Be Careful What You Wish For” (Fantasy: Contemporary)
Individual Short Stories
“Pile of Bones” (Fantasy: The Legends of the First Empire)
Michael J. Sullivan, Age of Empyre










