First Empire Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Age of Myth | 2016 | Buy |
| Little Wren and the Big Forest | 2016 | N/A |
| Age of Swords | 2017 | Buy |
| Age of War | 2018 | Buy |
| Age of Legend | 2019 | Buy |
| Pile of Bones | 2019 | Buy |
| Age of Death | 2020 | Buy |
| Age of Empyre | 2020 | Buy |
Legends of the First Empire is an epic fantasy series by Michael J. Sullivan set in the distant past of his Riyria universe. The books explore the birth of civilization and the events that became myth by the time of Sullivan’s other series. The eight entries include six main novels — from Age of Myth through Age of Empyre — along with two shorter companion stories.
Sullivan originally self-published his Riyria novels before signing with traditional publishers. The First Empire books were published between 2016 and 2020, with the main sequence telling a continuous story about the clash between humans and an immortal race called the Fhrey.