Age of Myth - Audible Daily Deal

 

This is starting to be a summer of savings.  Audible has made Age of Myth (Book #1 of Legends of the First Empire) their daily deal!

For those who aren't familiar with this series, it's the one that has opened up the world of Elan to a whole added layer which will make a post Riyria Revelations series possible. It's called "The Cycle" and while only the first two books are written (five total), we won't know if it'll be released or not until it's finished and crossed a very high bar I've set.

As for The Legends of the First Empire series. It's six books that are broken down into two closely related trilogies. The first half tells the truth behind the history I've lied to you about regarding the first great war between men and elves.  The second half is what blows open what is known about Elan but to say more would be a huge spoiler.

Here is the publisher's back of the book blurb:  

One of fantasy’s finest next-generation storytellers continues to break new ground.

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 J.R.R. Tolkien himself. Now Age of Myth inaugurates an original six-book series.

What does it mean if a god can be killed?

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 humans 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.

Magic, fantasy, and mythology collide in Michael J. Sullivan’s Legends of the First Empire series:

• Age of Myth
• Age of Swords
• Age of War
• Age of Legend
• Age of Death
• Age of Empyre

Don't miss these low prices on released audiobooks!

Hey all, Robin here. Having read books #1 and #2 of Michael's "The Cycle" series (the post-Riyria-Revelations series that is sure to be his magnum opus), I'm on a bit of a "mission" to get people "caught" up.

For those that don't know. The Cycle is a love letter from Michael to his fans and will be the crowning and concluding series that will draw from all twenty-books he has published so far. But it is NOT something that can be read on it's own.  In fact, it's not something that can read by someone who has only read "some" of Michaels's books.  

Now, if you are behind, no worries. Michael won't even think about the release dates until all 5 books are written, and as I said only books 1 and 2 are written at present - so you have plenty of time to catch up. But, if you have read one or the other of the series, and will be digging in to the others "at some point" - now is a great time to pick up titles you may be missing - plus, you'll get to hear the tales through the amazing performance of Tim Gerard Reynolds.  

Okay, so why pick them up now? Well the books are on sale at rock bottom prices. While all the books are on sale, I recommend the following titles.

All THREE Rise and Fall books: $14.14

That's less than the cost for a single credit! And if you only need one or two of the books it's cheaper than a cup of coffee: Nolyn ($3.24) | Farilane ($4.41) | Esrahaddon ($6.49). 

Most Recent Riyria Chronicle books: $14.66

Another three books at deeply discounted prices: The Death of Dulgath ($3.24) | The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter ($3.24) | Drumindor ($4.94)

Legends of the First Empire Graphic Audio: $19.73

For those who prefer full-cast dramatic audio versions, then I'll suggest picking up the Legends of the First Empire series: Age of Myth ($2.23) | Age of Swords ($2.23) | Age of War ($2.23) | Age of Legend ($7.56) | Age of Death | $3.25) | Age of Empyre ($2.23).  That's six books for less than a Jackson.

Buy now keep forever

Another important factor of this sale, is that since you are "buying" a copy - it'll always be sitting there in your library for when you want to read it in the future. In other words, titles purchased in this sale won't go away over time.

Speaking of that. There are still a number of the audiobooks that have been in the Audible Plus catalog for the past 6 months or so.  Because they are currently free, they aren't part of these deeply discounted sale prices and they are being removed from the progarm on July 1st. So if you are in the middle of listening, finish them up before then.

Riyria Revelations Free until 07/01

What's better than low priced? Well how about free? You can listen to the Riyria Revelations, the series that started it all as long as you do so before July 1st. That's when the books will be removed from the Audible Plus library - an "all you can listen" program that ends when the titles are removed from the catalog. You can listen to the 81 hours of content from this link.

Note the first two of the three full-cast dramatic versions of these books are available for free now (also ending on 07/01) but the last book of that series can be purchased at the sale price of $4.91 - and it will be yours forever.  

Riyria Chronicles Free until 07/01

And last but not least, there are still a few titles in the Riyria Chronicle series that will be free until 07/01. This includes the non-dramatic versions of books 1 & 2, and the full-cast dramatic versions of the first three books. You can start reading them now, but you have to finish by the first of July as they'll loose access on that date.

Theft of Swords on Sale for $1.99 - Limited time

Hey all, Robin here. I was just notified by ebooksDaily that Theft of Swords is on sale for $1.99 today. It may be that it's a one day sale, or it could be longer, to be honest I don't know now.  But I thought I would let you know about the greatly decreased pricing (I think this generally runs $6.99 - although it has been awhile since I checked the pricing on this title).

This is the book that started it all, and is a great value as it has two full-length novels in one omnibus edition: The Crown Conspiracy & Avempartha.

Here are some links you can use to get the discounted pricing:

• Amazon
• Barnes and Noble
• Apple Books
• Kobo
• Google Play - I think it's on sale - but as I own this book on that venue I don't see a "buy price"

There may be other places, but I noticed Books-a-million has it at $6.99.