Demon in White
Book Three
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- 7,49 €
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- 7,49 €
Publisher Description
The third novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fire.
Hadrian and his Red Company have been serving the Empire in military engagements against the Cielcin, the vicious alien civilisation bent on humanity's destruction. And they've been successful: a cult-like fervour building around following a particularly impressive victory. but popularity comes as a price: an assassination attempt, triggered by those within the Imperial government who are scared of his rise to prominence.
Now the Empire has turned dangerous, Hadrian and his crew leave to pursue his true interest: a search for a long-rumoured connection between the first Emperor and the Quiet, the ancient, seemingly long-dead race. And he will find the next key to unlocking their secrets in a massive library on a distant world.
The coordinates for their origin planet.
A planet that no longer holds life, but may still contain answers.
'Empire of Silence is epic science fiction at its most genuinely epic. Ruocchio has made something fascinating here, and I can't wait to see what he does next' James S.A. Corey, New York Times-bestselling author of The Expanse novels
'Empire of Silence is a rich tapestry of future history and worldbuilding, a galactic-sized story of a hero, a tyrant, but portrayed as a man' Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times-bestselling author of The Dark Between the Stars
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ruocchio's dense, exciting third Sun Eater space opera (after Howling Dark) packs a powerful punch as the war between humanity and an alien enemy continues. Hadrian Marlowe once dreamed of becoming a scholiast, living his life in the Imperial Great Library. Instead, he grew up to become a celebrated Royal Knight Victorian fighting on behalf of the human Empire against the Cielcin aliens. As he and his friends in the Red Company travel the Universe engaging in epic, highly detailed battles, Hadrian discovers clues that an entity known as the Quiet is pulling the strings of his life, leading him on a specific path for an unknown purpose, even saving him from death. The Imperial Library is the one place that might hold answers about what the Quiet is and what it wants with Hadrian, but only the Emperor himself can get Hadrian inside. And when Hadrian finds the answers he's been looking for, he's confronted with his most difficult choice yet. Ruocchio impresses with seamless worldbuilding, thought-provoking science, and heart-pounding battles. Readers will relish this.
