Empire of Silence
The Sun Eater: Book One
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4.4 • 209 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
"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
Hadrian Marlowe, a man revered as a hero and despised as a murderer, chronicles his tale in the galaxy-spanning debut of the Sun Eater series, merging the best of space opera and epic fantasy.
It was not his war.
The galaxy remembers him as a hero: the man who burned every last alien Cielcin from the sky. They remember him as a monster: the devil who destroyed a sun, casually annihilating four billion human lives—even the Emperor himself—against Imperial orders.
But Hadrian was not a hero. He was not a monster. He was not even a soldier.
On the wrong planet, at the right time, for the best reasons, Hadrian Marlowe starts down a path that can only end in fire. He flees his father and a future as a torturer only to be left stranded on a strange, backwater world.
Forced to fight as a gladiator and navigate the intrigues of a foreign planetary court, Hadrian must fight a war he did not start, for an Empire he does not love, against an enemy he will never understand.
Customer Reviews
Slow but thrilling
Starts slow but sets up an extremely interesting universe.
In my opinion, the weakest book in the series.
After finishing Sun Eater (so far) I can certainly say that the first and second books are easily the weakest in the series. They aren’t bad by any metric but compared to everything after it’s not even close. I’d still give them 5 stars because they are critical to understanding Hadrians character but just know that if you read sun eater the books only get better, if you kinda like the first one you should like the second a little more, until the third has you in a vice grip and won’t let go.
Best Book This Year
It was a wonderful book!! I have no complaints, but high praises all around! Ruocchio wears his influences on his sleeve, but in a positive way! I believe, if you enjoyed dune, Lord of the Rings, Red Rising, and Kingkiller Chronicles, you’ll enjoy this! I’ve only just finished the first book and it’s already one of my favorite series so far! Can’t wait to jump into the next book!!