Audiobook Review: Age of Legend by Michael J. Sullivan
Michael J. Sullivan is the bestselling author of the Riyria Revelations series, Riyria Chronicles series and his latest release is the fourth volume in the Legends of the First Empire series, called Age of Legend. All his works are performed by the amazing Tim Gerard Reynolds, one of the best narrators in the Audiobook industry.
As you might know, if you follow my reviews, he is one of my favorite Fantasy writers out there, alongside Justin Cronin, George R.R. Martin and Robert Jordan.
The epic adventure that started three books ago with Age of Myth continues with this latest story in the Legends of the First Empire Saga.
All your loved characters are making a return and will face new dangers and obstacles in their new journey. Wrapped in layers of mystery and secrecy, Age of Legends is another solid release by one of the best fantasy writers of our times.
Filled with endearing characters, set in a vivid world and driven by a well-written plot, this story will keep you up all night long and at the end you’ll be left wanting for more, although the audiobook clocks around at 14 hours and a half…
I found myself instantly immersed into this new spellbinding story set in the world of Elan and that’s in part because of the fantastic performance delivered by Tim Gerard Reynolds and part thanks to the riveting storytelling abilities shown once again by Michael J. Sullivan. The fact that all the other audiobooks by Mr. Sullivan are narrated by Tim has to be mentioned in this review, as you may know that we, the audiobooks fans, love the same narrator on all books set in a certain universe.
As I mentioned above, the amazing narrator, voiceover artist and actor Tim Gerard Reynolds brings every character to life with passion and professionalism. He uses different voices, accents and subtle changes in tone and cadence to help the listener easily differentiate who is talking at a specific time.
Tim manages to be in one scene an arrogant Elf, a frightened to the edge of tears child, a fearless warrior and a treacherous dwarf, switching between them with ease and style, giving his best to bring us another perfect performance.
For me, Age of Legend is another epic adventure in the world of Elan, and this perfect team of author and narrator is amazing as always. Can’t wait for the next books in this series…
There are a few more things that I want to add to this review in order to help the reader understand some aspects that aren’t obvious if this is their first contact to the works of Michael J. Sullivan.
I can tell you that I listened to all of Mr. Sullivan‘s books and that I enjoyed each and everyone of them tremendously. There are 6 in the Riyria Revelations collection with them packed 2 by 2 on Audible, so you get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. After that, we have 4 prequels in the Riyria Chronicles series and 6 more in the Legends of the First Empire, of which four are already out now.
If you want to fall in love with Michael J. Sullivan‘s work, read or listen to the books in the way I mentioned above, although you could start every series at its beginning. There are two Free short stories which I suggest that you grab to see how good this author-narrator team really is.
Title: Age of Legend / Author: Michael J. Sullivan / Narrator: Tim Gerard Raynolds / Duration: 14h 34m / Publisher: Recorded Books
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