Or at least I know how people think things ended and it was fascinating to see how different history can be from reality in Elan or how much certain things changed. Suri and Minna were also excellent and I was pleasantly surprised to see that there was a queer character (Arion!).Īnd yes, as you can see, the female characters were the ones that caught my attention the most. The same thing happened in Sullivan’s other books, so I’m not surprised, though I’m happy to see that – so far – not one female character was used to motivate a male character (because that happened in The Riyria Revelations, unfortunately).īut what made me enjoy Age of Myth so much was the fact that I already know how things end thanks to The Riyria Revelations. It was nice to see a woman like Persephone, who has already married & had children, being such a important character. I’m still not sure which one is my favorite because, well, I liked all of them. Here they are stronger than ever and it’s easy to root for them and to worry for them. Again, I liked it well enough (maybe I’ll even write a review for the three books in the future), and got even more excited for this book.Īge of Myth is much better than The Ryria Revelations, at least when it comes to writing and characters.

I had only read the first book of The Riyria Revelations and had liked it well enough, so I decided to read the whole trilogy before Age of Myth came out. It seemed to be kind of fantasy I prefer, that is, a fantasy that is more about fantastical/mystic things, wars, all the good stuff, and not about how awful humanity is (yes, I happen to dislike all things grimdark). When I saw the blurb of Age of Myth months ago, I knew it was a book I needed to read. The Age of Myth is over the time of rebellion has begun. 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. But when a god falls to a human blade, the balance of power between men and those they thought were gods changes forever. Since time immemorial, humans have worshipped the gods they call Fhrey, truly a race apart: invincible in battle, masters of magic, and seemingly immortal.

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