Shadows Upon Time (Sun Eater)
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4.8 • 83 Ratings
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- $29.99
Publisher Description
The seventh and final novel of the galaxy-spanning series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe at last lights the greatest fire humanity has ever seen
Ambitious universe-building combines with intimate character portraits for storytelling on a truly epic scale—for fans of Orson Scott Card, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Patrick Rothfuss, and Jack Campbell
The trumpet sounds.
The end has come at last. After his victory at Vorgossos, Hadrian Marlowe finds himself a fugitive, on the run not only from the Extrasolarians, but from his own people, the Sollan Empire he betrayed—and who betrayed him. Hidden safely beyond the borders of human space, Hadrian awaits the arrival of the one ally he has left: the Jaddian Prince Kaim-Olorin du Otranto.
What's more, the inhuman Cielcin have vanished, unseen for more than one hundred years. The armies of men have grown complacent, but Hadrian knows the truth: the Cielcin are gathering their strength, preparing for their final assault against the heart of all mankind.
Only Hadrian possesses the power to stem the tide: an ancient war machine, forged by the daimon machines at the dawn of time. The mighty Demiurge. With it, Hadrian must face not just the Cielcin horde, but their Prophet-King, and the dark gods it serves—the very gods who shaped the universe itself.
This must be.
Customer Reviews
Chills
I don’t frequently rate books but in reading this, I’m overcome with joyous tears that sting of sadness, chills of anticipation that strike with a bittersweet note. Yes Marlow is the archetypal just rule breaker but that doesn’t mean he is allowed to plot a direct course to any goal.
Kinda like season 8 of GOT
It’s really depressing to give this a one star, but this is by far the worst book of the series. I struggled to finish it and honestly had to just speed it up so I could get through it and be done with it. I didn’t really enjoy listening to the last 75% of the book. Others say well, but he’s just repetitive in this book, there’s nothing really a consequence, that happens, because all of the events that could be exciting, he just glosses over. I used to be a huge fan of the series, but I won’t be recommending anyone to read this anymore.
When all character agency is Lost
First off my rating for the narrator is 5 stars. My overall rating is for the story.
Genuinely one of the most boring ends to a series that I almost stopped reading book after book. The first three books were genuinely fun reads and everything after, a slog. The characters, the world, the meta narrative, even his prose; all narrow and grow less interesting book after book. Felt like reading a young adult novelists’ dune fanfiction