Empire of Silence
The Sun Eater: Book One
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4.4 • 525 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
"[E]pic science fiction at its most genuinely epic." —James S.A. Corey, New York Times-bestselling author of The Expanse novels
"This wow book is a must for fans of Pierce Brown and Patrick Rothfuss." —Library Journal (starred)
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.
NOTW + Dune
You can definitely see the pieces being pulled from Name of the Wind and Dune (maybe a little Blood Song), but it really comes into its own. I’ve been a bit stale on fantasy and sci-fi recently, but this book really captured the grand style and beautifully written prose that I’ve really only gotten in books like Name of the Wind and Farseer. Some people seem to think its too slowly paced, and I couldn’t disagree more. I love that the space opera epic sci fi stuff comes hand in hand with a very personal and emotional beginning of a story. I enjoyed it immensely and couldn’t recommend it more!!
Empire of Silence
Ruocchio’s writing style tends towards the arcane, but without being tedious. The plot moves right along, and so it’s a great read!
I haven’t read for pleasure for quite a while, and chose this book on a friend’s recommendation. It was a very good choice, and I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series!
I recommend this book!