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Ryan Cahill
Ryan Cahill is the author behind the epic fantasy series Of Blood And Fire, including the popular title The Fall. If you enjoy sweeping stories with high stakes, his work is definitely worth checking out.
The Fall
Synopsis
The Fall is a prequel novella set four hundred years before the events of Of Blood and Fire, in the city of Ilnaen at the heart of Epheria. The Order has guarded the mortal realm for millennia, but a faction within it believes it has grown corrupt, indulgent, and deceitful, abandoning the oaths sworn by its founders.
When a red moon rises over Ilnaen, that quiet dissent erupts into open catastrophe. Dragons war in fire and fury overhead, traitors fill the streets, and brothers and sisters of the Order turn on one another. Alvira, Archon and leader of the Draleid, Eltoar, Kallinvar, Brother Captain of the Second, and Coren are swept into a single night that will echo through everything the main series builds on top of it.
The Fall recontextualizes truths the later novels take for granted, and is the origin point for the Order's long, slow collapse.
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Characters
AlviraProtagonist
EltoarProtagonist
KallinvarProtagonist
CorenProtagonist
Frequently asked questions
Should I read this before the first novel in the series?
While this novella is set four hundred years before the events of the main series, many readers find it more rewarding to begin with the first novel, Of Blood and Fire, to better appreciate the context and impact of the events depicted here.
How does this story connect to the rest of the series?
This work serves as a prequel that recontextualizes established truths about the world of Epheria and the history of the Order, providing insight into the collapse of a regime that predates the primary narrative.