Legends of the First Empire Books in Order
Michael J. Sullivan has written 8 Legends of the First Empire books, published between 2016 and 2020. The first book is Age of Myth (2016) and the newest is Age of Empyre (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2016–2020
- Confirmed
- 7 of 8 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,259 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 38–56 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,259 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Legends of the First Empire is the fantasy sequence the catalogue credits to Michael J. Sullivan, 8 books published between 2016 and 2020. Subjects record imaginary wars and battles, prophets, revolutions, gods, magic, elves and dwarfs. Age of Myth (2016) opens the run and Age of Empyre (2020) closes it, with Age of Swords (2017), Age of War (2018), Age of Legend (2019) and Age of Death (2020) between them. The listing also carries Little Wren and the Big Forest (2016) and Pile of Bones (2019). Sullivan is credited on all 8 titles, which run to a median of 470 pages.
How many Legends of the First Empire books are there?
Legends of the First Empire has 8 books, released between 2016 and 2020.
Legends of the First Empire Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Legends of the First Empire books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120164093/4
- 22016–2/4
- 320174703/4
- 420184203/4
- 520194803/4
- 62019–3/4
- 72020–3/4
- 820204803/4
Do you have to read Legends of the First Empire books in order?
You should read the Legends of the First Empire books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Legends of the First Empire book also stands alone.
Where to start with Legends of the First Empire
Start with Age of Myth (2016), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Legends of the First Empire book?
Age of Empyre (2020) is the newest Legends of the First Empire book released so far.
Is there a new Legends of the First Empire book coming?
No next Legends of the First Empire book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Legends of the First Empire at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Legends of the First Empire title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Legends of the First Empire books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,259 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 470 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Legends of the First Empire books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Legends of the First Empire books are about
5 of the 8 Legends of the First Empire books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 4 of 5 books
- Imaginary wars and battles 3 of 5 books
- Gods 2 of 5 books
- Prophets 2 of 5 books
- Revolutions 2 of 5 books
- Dwarfs (Folklore) 1 of 5 books
- Elves 1 of 5 books
- Magic 1 of 5 books
More books by Michael J. Sullivan
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Michael J. Sullivan books in order 33 books