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5	''Rise and Fall'' is a book series by Michael J. Sullivan. It is a Trilogy following up his preceding series ''Literature/LegendsOfTheFirstEmpire''. The Trilogy chronicles the aftermath of the Great War, dramatizing the early years, peak, and eventual decline and collapse of the First Empire a millennia before the events of ''Literature/TheRiyriaRevelations''.
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7	Books in the series:
8	# ''Nolyn'' (Summer 2021)
9	# ''Farilane'' (Summer 2022)
10	# ''Esrahaddon'' (Summer 2023)
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13	!!This series provides examples of:
14	* AncientConspiracy: [[spoiler: ''Legends'' ended with Mawyndule in exile and vowing revenge. By the time of ''Revelations'' 3,000 years later, Mawyndule's revenge is entering its endgame. The Trilogy fills in the gap, showing how Mawyndule kicked off his campaign and how the conspiracy gradually evolves into what we'll see come Royce and Hadrian's era.]]
15	* BigBad: [[spoiler: Mawyndule as always, as he comes out of exile and begins his revenge against Nyphron and the First Empire.]]
16	* DashedPlotLine: The Trilogy roughly spans a 2,000 year period. ''Nolyn'' begins about 500 years after ''Legends'' and the end of the Great War. It then jumps ahead another millennia for ''Farilane'' and then does one last jump of several more centuries for ''Esrahaddon'' (while ultimately ending roughly 900 years before ''Ririya Revelations'').
17	* ADayInTheSpotlight: Each book in the Trilogy focuses upon a previously-established ''Ririya'' historical character and the impact their lives and actions had on the world of Elan during their respective points of the First Empire's history.
18	* ForegoneConclusion: The First Empire will eventually decline and collapse about 900 years before Royce and Hadrian's era. The dramatic tension lies in how that came about (as ''Revelations'' had previously only established the broad strokes).
19	%% * HiddenInPlainSight: [[spoiler:Mawyndule, much as he will be come ''Revelations''.]]
20	* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler:Mawyndule framing Esrahaddon as a traitor in the final novel to box him in and acquire the Horn of Gylindora. Instead, it backfires; Esrahaddon leans into his new "reputation" to destroy the capital to stop Mawyndule from getting the Horn.]]
21	* {{Interquel}}: The Trilogy acts as a bridge between ''Legends of the First Empire'' and ''The Ririya Revelations''.
22	* LongGame: [[spoiler: While Mawyndule's Ancient Conspiracy was always this, he is still learning the ropes at the beginning of ''Nolyn''. He gradually gets better and more skilled at it as the Trilogy progresses.]]
23	%% * NeverMyFault: [[spoiler: Mawyndule as ever, but it's at its worst and peak at this point in Elan's history.]]
24	* PrequelInTheLostAge: As with ''Legends'', this further explores the backstory of Elan and shows the peak and decline of the First Empire.

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