Overview
The end is nigh. It has been nearly two hundred years since Hadrian Marlowe assaulted the person of the Emperor and walked away from war. From his Empire. His duty. From the will and service of the eldritch being known only as the Quiet. The galaxy lies in the grip of a terrible plague, and worse, the Cielcin have overrun the realms of men. Now, a messenger has come to Jadd, bearing a summons from the Sollan Emperor for the one-time hero. A summons, a pardon, and a plea. HAPSIS, the Emperor’s secret first-contact intelligence organization, has located one of the dreadful Watchers, the immense, powerful beings worshipped by the Pale Cielcin. Called out of retirement and exile, the old hero—accompanied by his daughter, Cassandra—must race across the galaxy and against time to accomplish one last, impossible task: To kill a god.
Full Product Details
Author: Christopher Ruocchio
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book
ISBN: 9781803287607
ISBN 10: 1803287608
Pages: 704
Publication Date: 11 April 2024
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
PRAISE FOR THE SUN EATER SERIES: 'Space opera fans will savor the rich details of Ruocchio's far-future debut, which sets the scene for a complicated series... Readers who like a slow-building story with a strong character focus will find everything they're looking for in this series opener' Publishers Weekly 'With the scope of Dune and a confessional, first-person voice that puts us into the mind of a possible madman, this is space opera at its most riveting and grandiose' B&N Book Review 'A craftsman of rare ability, Christopher Ruocchio lures you into a future filledd with danger, action, irony, vaulting prose, and a few precious dollops of hope.' -- David Brin
PRAISE FOR THE SUN EATER SERIES: 'Space opera fans will savor the rich details... Readers who like a slow-building story with a strong character focus will find everything they're looking for' Publishers Weekly 'With the scope of Dune and a confessional, first-person voice that puts us into the mind of a possible madman, this is space opera at its most riveting and grandiose' B&N Book Review 'A craftsman of rare ability, Christopher Ruocchio lures you into a future filled with danger, action, irony, vaulting prose, and a few precious dollops of hope.' -- David Brin
Author Information
Christopher Ruocchio is the internationally award-winning author of The Sun Eater, a space opera fantasy series, and the former Junior Editor at Baen Books, where he edited several anthologies. His work has also appeared in Marvel comics. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University, where he studied English Rhetoric and the Classics. Christopher has been writing since he was eight and sold his first novel, Empire of Silence, at twenty-two. His books have appeared in five languages. Christopher lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife, Jenna.
