Shadows Upon Time
The Sun Eater: Book Seven
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4.6 • 111 Ratings
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- $17.99
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
Perfectly tied up. Would love to see more!
The title says it all. This book is a must read for those already neck deep into the series. Flawless execution on the author’s part.
Not a very satisfying ending
Great series overall. The continued impossible situations overcome only to find themselves in another impossible situation and moral struggle was exhausting by the end. I’m fine with the MC’s arc overall but so many other characters left hanging and so many promises left unfulfilled. My least favorite book in the series.
Running out of fuel just before the tarmac
What could have been an all time ending to an all time sci-fi series stumbles and crashes thanks to a convoluted subplot inserted smack dab in the middle of the final battle. wildly jarring. You will leave this book not only questioning the in-verse logic (and it’s not even the physics defying weapons) but perhaps also your own. That alone could be excused by the excellent first half that does the nigh-impossible and create a deeply interesting and surprising final battle setup (particularly given what has been spoiled from the very first page of book 1). The real dagger that makes this a 2-star experience is the running trope that is about as annoying as having 1 wet sock on in an otherwise dry outfit. That being the endless, pointless, and moronic fighting between the main characters about the mere act of going into battle. This should have been ironed out 3 books ago. That and the extremely moody MC starts to get real old. Seriously how does one live for thousands of years in a war torn galaxy as a grizzly veteran and explode at shipmates over minor semantics about the nature of god? And I mean literal semantics.