Waiting on Wednesday 12/09/15
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!
Mogsy’s Pick:
Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan: June 28, 2016 (Del Rey)
It’s funny, I haven’t even read The Death of Dulgath yet (SOON!) and I’m already salivating over Michael J. Sullivan’s next book. But over the past year I’ve heard him talk so much about this first novel of his Legends of the First Empire series coming out from Del Rey next summer (it was a big part of why he had to self-publish The Death of Dulgath, after all) I just can’t help but get excited. According to the official website, this series is set in the same world as the Riyria books except it takes place thousands of years in the past, telling the “true” story of how Novron saved humankind from extinction. Admittedly, it’ll be kind of weird reading a book by Sullivan not about Hadrian and Royce, but regardless I am so looking forward to this.
“Michael J. Sullivan’s trailblazing career began with the breakout success of his Riyria series: full-bodied, spellbinding fantasy adventures whose imaginative scope and sympathetic characters won a devoted readership and comparisons to fantasy masters Brandon Sanderson, Scott Lynch, and Tolkien himself. Now, Sullivan’s stunning hardcover debut, Age of Myth, inaugurates an original five-book series—and one of fantasy’s finest next-generation storytellers continues to break new ground.
Since time immemorial, humans have worshipped the gods they call Fhrey, truly a race apart: invincible in battle, masters of magic, and seemingly immortal. But when a god falls to a human blade, the balance of power between men and those they thought were gods changes forever. Now, only a few stand between humankind and annihilation: Raithe, reluctant to embrace his destiny as the God Killer. Suri, a young seer burdened by signs of impending doom. And Persephone, who must overcome personal tragedy to lead her people.
The Age of Myth is over; the time of rebellion has begun.”
The BiblioSanctum 
wow I’m in love with the cover there!
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I know! It’s soooo gorgeous!
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It sounds great!
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Love the cover!
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Ooh interesting! Nice pick!
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Have a GREAT day!
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Hmmmm. I’ve never read Michael J. Sullivan’s work before, but this book sounds really good. The cover is beautiful, too.
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Will be intresting to see how this one does 🙂 I have to admit, for some reason that cover made me think it was a childrens/middle grade book. After looking at it closer, I really have no idea why other than maybe because it looks more like a painted illustration and those are more common in children’s books (or I might be talking nonsense)
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It’s definitely an eye-catching style, which does put me in mind of a lot of the classic children’s books.
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I’ve heard several of my blogger friends talking about this series, which makes me sit up and listen, of course! I hope you get to catch up with the series soon:-)
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Thankfully Death of Dulgath is a stand alone (all of the Riyria Chronicle books are, only the Riyria Revelations books have to be read as a series). Since this is the start of a new series that takes place thousands of years in the past, you’d be a-okay to jump right in 🙂
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I have The Crown Tower on my tbr shelf but man, the cover and description for this one^^ has me drooling! I LOVE that it takes place waaayyyy in the past like that! And man, that giant, magical looking tree makes me want to explore ALL of this world, past and present!
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I know, as soon as I saw that cover, I was like, WOW!
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Nice! Very excited for this series!
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Dear Santa, this Christmas I would like a time-dilating device, so I can have all the time I need to read the wonderful books I see reviewed online. Thank you.
😀 😀 😀
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I’m very excited for this one too! Although, I am going to miss Royce and Hadrian a lot 😦 Best bromance!
This is first time I’m seeing this cover, and I think it is quite lovely.
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Haha, no one writes a bromance quite like Sullivan. And for the longest time, I thought the cover I saw on Goodreads was the final, but I guess that was only a placeholder, because I glimpsed this one while browsing Edelweiss.
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I’m excited about this one, too! I haven’t read anything by Michael J. Sullivan yet *runs and hides* but a prequel series seems like a good option to dip my toes into and see how I like his style. 🙂
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Yep, I think this would be the perfect spot to jump on board. Plus, his writing has really evolved over the years!
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I love the cover on this book. I haven’t read anything by Sullivan yet even though I have some of his books.
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I’m in hiding with Danya because I haven’t read any of this author yet! Eek! This could be a good starting point, although I need to check my shelves because I think I have bought a copy of one of his already.
The cover is rather lovely.
Lynn 😀
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