![]() ![]() ![]() This is probably the specific intention of the author by bringing us into the petty and petulant mind of the fane’s son, Mawyndulë – so job well done, I guess. However, if you are faced with a character you simply do not like, no length of time is the right amount of time. ![]() Sullivan has a gift for being able to keep you in a single character's’ point of view for just the right amount of time, before moving you along the chain. The characters are the same, which allows us to not only experience the growth and exploration of the first book’s lead characters, but we are also now able to step into the minds of a few characters who had been smaller in stature in the first book. ![]() The second book in Sullivan’s The Legends of the First Empire series, Age of Swords follows on quite quickly after the series’ first book, Age of Myth. I received Age of Swords a little later, for one reason or another, but when it finally arrived on my doorstep I was eager to dive right in. While spots at the top of my ‘list’ are hard to secure, Sullivan’s ability to craft an engaging and captivating fantasy world surpasses most any other fantasy author out there, and puts him alongside names like Sanderson and Jordan. I think it is probably safe to say at this point that Michael J. ![]()
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