Age of Death (Dramatized Adaptation)

Legends of the First Empire, Book 5

By: Michael J. Sullivan

Narrated by: Amanda Forstrom, Bradley Smith, Colleen Delany, Kimberly Gilbert, Nanette Savard, Nora Achrati, Terence Aselford, Tia Shearer, Todd Scofield, Tracy Olivera, Yasmin Tuazon

Winter blankets the land, and more than just hope has died. Prevented from invading the Fhrey homeland by the tower of Avempartha, the western army seeks a way across the Nidwalden River before the fane obtains the secret of dragons. As time runs out for both humanity and the mystic Suri, the only chance for the living rests with the dead. Having made their fateful choice, can a handful of misfits do the impossible, or are they forever lost to an inescapable grave? Do gods truly exist? Is it possible to know the future? And what lies beyond the veil of death?

In the tradition of Virgil's Aeneid, Dante's Divine Comedy, and Milton's Paradise Lost, the most epic of tales transcend the world of the living. It's time to see what lies in Elan's Age of Death.

From Michael J. Sullivan (New York Times, USA Today, and Washington Post best-selling author) comes the second to the last installment in the epic fantasy series Legends of the First Empire. The series chronicles a pivotal point in Elan's history when humans rise against the Fhrey who they once saw as gods.

Set 3,000 years before the Riyria tales, Legends is a stand-alone fantasy series that is independent of all other Elan stories. That said, if you do listen to the other books, you'll see lies revealed and the truth about historical figures unmasked.

Performed by Terence Aselford; Yasmin Tuazon; Nora Achrati; Tia Shearer; Bradley Smith; Tracy Olivera; Todd Scofield; Kimberly Gilbert; Colleen Delany; Amanda Forstrom; Nanette Savard; Zeke Alton; Matthew Schleigh; Evan Casey; Marni Penning; Joe Mallon; Eric Messner; Chris Stinson; Michael John Casey; Jessica Lauren Ball; Audrey Berteaux; Carolyn Kashner; Christopher Walker; Matthew Bassett; Nick DePinto; David Harris; Scott McCormick; Lilly Beacon; Rose Elizabeth Supan; Mort Shelby; Karen Novack; Richard Rohan; Robbie Gay.

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Book Good, Dramatization Not

I have enjoyed Sullivan's series so far, including this book, but I will never listen to another "dramatized" audio book. Not only can the effects be distracting, like some odd long-repeated noise when someone is walking, but it can also be loud enough to make hearing the words being narrated hard to hear. I'm sorry I burned a credit on this. I actually went back and bought the standard version of the book to listen to it again so I could hear the narrative in "clear air". Never again.

Almost Perfect

These are probably the best series to listen to Graphic Audio. Sometimes there are background noises that will be really distracting though. The end of Ch 7 has some scratching noises that cover up a really important part but other than that it’s so good.

love these books

love these books. the acting was very good I just prefer the non dramatized versions

changing actors?

Two characters have randomly changed voice actors. Wtf? Also this author is heavily feminized. most of the men are portrayed as mostly useless violent idiots while the women tend to be incredibly versatile geniuses. Still mostly enjoyable

Story great

I have enjoyed all of the books related to this story line. I accidentally purchased the Dramatized version. I do not like this. prefer the Reader in the non dramatized version.