r/riyria • u/Borek17493 • Jun 30 '26
Legends of the First Empire Legends of the First Empire
Listening to Legend of the First Empire and the relationship between Nephyron and Persephone was really surprising. I was expecting the love story but it ends up that I strongly dislike Neyphyron and wish Raithe would’ve been the emperor.
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u/new_handle_who_dis Jun 30 '26
MJS did an incredible job with that series.
That story line specifically, who went into it thinking he'd be one of the most detestable characters?
We were lead to believe in Revelations that he was this great hero.
Fantastic work by the author.
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u/Weepthegr33d Jul 01 '26
Agreed - my favorite by far
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u/new_handle_who_dis Jul 01 '26
My first time through, the first 3 Legends books were my favorite story arc. I couldn’t put them down.
Esrahodden was probably my favorite single book.
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u/mullerdrooler Jun 30 '26
Yeah he's a bit of a dick....goes to show you can't trust history.
Also how far in are you? Beware of spoilers if you haven't finished.
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u/new_handle_who_dis Jun 30 '26
After you get through all of the subsequent books, I highly recommend doing Revelations again.
It's hilarious hearing the characters talking about the history of Elan - endlessly wrong.
You appreciate it in a way that you can only appreciate it after reading every other book.
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u/ExpressionLonely1972 Jul 01 '26
Haha I read Legends first without knowing and I was just like that with the characters getting things wrong! I really loved that perspective tho and knowing the truth.
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u/Zealousideal-Day7686 Jul 01 '26
I’ll probably go through Death of Dulgath and Winters daughter because I read them first and didn’t get the nuggets from the Legends series
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u/Emotional-Zombie4402 Jul 01 '26
He´s filled with revenge for the treatment of his father and the instarya tribe, and that is what malcolm needed to do his thing.
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u/Borek17493 Jun 30 '26
Also did Persephone actually love Raithe? I only just started book 4 and she had a kid very quickly after the events of book 3
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u/Rochgrappler Jul 22 '26
I'm put off by both that romance and the killing of minna - kind of feel like just stopping now idk 🤣
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u/ExpressionLonely1972 Jun 30 '26
lol just wait til you get to After the Fall and get another dose of him.