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Empire of Silence: The Sun Eater: Book One

AUTHOR Ruocchio, Christopher; Ruocchio, Christopher
PUBLISHER Daw Books (09/19/2023)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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"[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.

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ISBN-13: 9780756419264
ISBN-10: 0756419263
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 624
Carton Quantity: 24
Product Dimensions: 5.50 x 1.50 x 8.20 inches
Weight: 1.20 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Fiction | Science Fiction - Space Opera
Fiction | Fantasy - Epic
Dewey Decimal: 813.6
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"[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.

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