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core novel 2023 Legends of the First Empire
Record
| First published | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.64 (4,979 ratings, collected 2026-08-06) |
| Page count | 713 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781943363605 |
| Internal chronology | 9 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Legends of the First Empire
- Series: The Rise and Fall core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Michael J. Sullivan
Notes
- From the series record (The Rise and Fall): Direct sequel trilogy (2021-2023), set ~800 years after Legends of the First Empire ends, chronicling the rise and collapse of the First Empire founded there; ~1,000 years before Riyria begins. Entirely self-published/Kickstarter-funded (Riyria Enterprises LLC + Grim Oak Press hardcovers + Audible Studios audio), unlike Legends' hybrid history. Classified Core Canon alongside Legends, not Expanded, since it is the direct, author-intended continuation of the same historical narrative (the First Empire's founding, then its rise and fall) rather than tangential side material; the same reasoning this database has applied to Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Cycle, where multiple sequential sub-series (Riftwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Darkwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, Chaoswar Saga) are all Core as one continuous mainline saga.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Rise and Fall: position 3 of 3: previous Farilane (2022)
- Internal chronology, within Legends of the First Empire: position 9 of 9: previous Farilane (2022)
Sources
← Legends of the First Empire dossier · All universes
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