Yes, basically just a few years. Sauron was defeated twice in the Second Age - once by the Elves and Numenoreans soon after forging the rings and then again at the very end by Isildur. These two events are ~1500 years apart as you have said.
I wouldn't call if fan-fic, which is to me either filling in gaps through side-stories, prequels and sequels that don't conflict with anything in canon. Like let's say you had a little side story about what Luke Skywalker did on Tatooine before meeting Obi Wan Kenobi., or something in between ROTJ and TFA - like what they're doing with The Mandalorian and baby Yoda. Its not even a retcon, which is still a somewhat plausible reinterpretation of past events.