Nolyn (The Rise and Fall, #1), by Michael J. Sullivan
Nolyn by Michael J. Sullivan I tried really hard to like this but couldn’t. In fact, I’m giving up at 62%… I liked “ Legends of the First Empire ” and that series’ protagonists. I love Michael’s Hadrian and Royce . “Nolyn”, though, is a different matter: We’re 800 years after the events of “Legends” and some of the old heroes are still around which is one of the issues: All the human protagonists are, of course, long gone; but the elves are still around. Unreasonable lifespans of several thousand (!) years are poor, unconvincing and annoying storytelling devices. Yes, that was made clear in “Legends” and I was worried that might create a problem but it never mattered in that series. Now, Nyphron is still around but - before I DNF’ed - he doesn’t appear. He’s talked about but we don’t get to “see” him. Also, an old nemesis from “Legends” is still around, still conspiring and plotting which is very annoying: Don’t reuse old enemies; they had their time and place and 800 ye...