Christopher Ruocchio

Un hombre contra un imperio. Una leyenda escrita con sangre.Huyendo de un destino impuesto —el de verdugo al servicio de su padre—, Hadrian Marlowe acabará varado en un mundo perdido en los márgenes

Un hombre contra un imperio. Una leyenda escrita con sangre.Huyendo de un destino impuesto —el de verdugo al servicio de su padre—, Hadrian Marlowe acabará varado en un mundo perdido en los márgenes

Depuis près d'un siècle, Hadrian Marlowe sert l'Empire en guerre contre les Cielcins. Des rumeurs affirment désormais qu'ils ont un nouveau roi. Un roi différent des précédents, qui a abandonné les a

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

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. On the wrong planet, at the right time, for the best reasons, Hadrian Marlowe started down a path that could only end in fire. 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. Fleeing his father and a future as a torturer, Hadrian finds himself stranded on a strange, backwater world. Forced to fight as a gladiator and navigate the intrigues of a foreign planetary court, he will find himself fighting a war he did not start, for an Empire he does not love, against an enemy he will never understand.

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.

Hadrian Marlowe est pris au piège.Pendant près dun siècle, il a été lhôte de lEmpereur, un conseiller prisonnier de sa propre légende. Mais la guerre connaît un tournant. Lhumanité est en train de pe

Depuis près dun siècle, Hadrian Marlowe sert lEmpire en guerre contre les Cielcins. Des rumeurs affirment désormais quils ont un nouveau roi. Un roi différent des précédents, qui a abandonné les atta

Hadrian Marlowe est perdu.Pendant un demi-siècle, il a exploré les soleils des confins à la recherche du monde mystérieux de Vorgossos, dans lespoir dentrer en contact avec les Cielcins. En vain, il

Christopher Ruocchio a remporté le Prix Hellfest Inferno 2021 avec Le Dévoreur de soleil T 1 : LEmpire du silence !Ce nétait pas sa guerre.Toute la galaxie se rappelle le héros qui a repoussé linvasion extraterrestre. Mais on se souvient aussi du monstre qui a detruit un soleil, obliterant des milliards de vies humaines - dont celle de lEmpereur lui-meme, en outrepassant ses ordres.Pourtant, Hadrian netait ni un heros, ni un monstre. Il netait meme pas soldat.Fuyant son pere et un destin de tourmenteur, Hadrian devient le prisonnier dun monde etrange et recule. Force de lutter dans larene et de se confronter aux intrigues dune cour planetaire, il devra combattre pour un Empire quil naime pas, contre un ennemi quil ne comprendra jamais. Une riche tapisserie narrant lhistoire dun heros et dun tyran, mais surtout dun homme. Kevin J. Anderson, auteur de La Saga des Sept Soleils Artisan au talent rare, Christopher Ruocchio nous invite dans un futur plein de danger, daction, dironie et de belle prose. Et de quelques beaux moments despoir. David Brin, auteur de Elevation Ce roman a la richesse et les intrigues politiques de Dune. Lintrigue prend de lampleur, la tension monte et la conclusion est impeccable. Recommande. David Drake, auteur du Seigneur des Isles De la science-fiction epique de tres haut niveau. Ruocchio nous livre une oeuvre fascinante. James S. A. Corey, auteur de The Expanse Un space opera epique et singulier rappelant Iain M. Banks et Frank Herbert... Une voix nouvelle et originale. Eric Flint, auteur de 1632 Une epopee richement imaginee et brillamment racontee. R. M. Meluch, auteur de la serie The Tour of the Merrimack Savant melange daction et derudition, un space opera palpitant charge dadrenaline et de reflexions saisissantes sur la nature humaine. D. J. Butler, auteur de The Witchy Eye

"[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 liveseven the Emperor himselfagainst 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.

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.On the wrong planet, at the right time, for the best reasons, Hadrian Marlowe started down a path that could only end in fire. 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.Fleeing his father and a future as a torturer, Hadrian finds himself stranded on a strange, backwater world. Forced to fight as a gladiator and navigate the intrigues of a foreign planetary court, he will find himself fighting a war he did not start, for an Empire he does not love, against an enemy he will never understand.Read what everyone is saying about Empire of Silence:A good read . . . a space opera with a feudal, in many ways medieval society where religion holds sway and heretics are extravagantly tortured . . . most of the technology is like magic . . . Ive not read sci-fi of this type for some time Mark Lawrence, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Prince of ThornsThe Name of the Wind but in space . . . an excellent SF story Goodreads reviewer, Everything from the dialogue, the action, to the worldbuilding is simply excellent and I loved damn near every page of this book Goodreads reviewer, A fantastic interstellar fantasy tale . . . Just terrific and leaves you waiting desperately for the next instalment in this new series Goodreads reviewer, Great protagonist, great supporting cast, incredibly creative worldbuilding, in a world that feels truly huge Goodreads reviewer, Superb. It really is a mix of Dune & Name of the Wind. Brilliant insightful writing too. One of the most refreshing space operas to come along in years. Loved. It Goodreads reviewer, This book took me for one hell of a ride, thats for sure . . . It kept me reading for hours and hours at a time Goodreads reviewer, Set in a sweeping sci-fi political landscape that rivals anything constructed by Herbert . . . This is great, great stuff. 5-stars Justin Call, author of Master of Sorrows

Now in paperback, the second novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fire.Hadrian Marlowe is lost. For half a century, he has searched the farther suns for the lost planet of Vorgossos, hoping to discover a way to contact the elusive alien Cielcin. He has pursued false leads for years among the barbarian Normans as captain of a band of mercenaries, but Hadrian remains determined to make peace and bring an end to nearly four hundred years of war. Desperate to find answers, Hadrian must venture beyond the security of the Sollan Empire and among the Extrasolarians who dwell between the stars. There, he will face not only the aliens he has come to offer peace, but contend with creatures that once were human, with traitors in his midst, and with a meeting that will bring him face to face with no less than the oldest enemy of mankind. If he succeeds, he will usher in a peace unlike any in recorded history. If he fails, the galaxy will burn.

The fourth novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fire.Hadrian Marlowe is trapped. For nearly a century, he has been a guest of the Emperor, forced into the role of advisor, a prisoner of his own legend. But the war is changing. Mankind is losing. The Cielcin are spilling into human space from the fringes, picking their targets with cunning precision. The Great Prince Syriani Dorayaica is uniting their clans, forging them into an army and threat the likes of which mankind has never seen. And the Empire stands alone. Now the Emperor has no choice but to give Hadrian Marloweonce his favorite knightone more impossible task: journey across the galaxy to the Lothrian Commonwealth and convince them to join the war. But not all is as it seems, and Hadrians journey will take him far beyond the Empire, beyond the Commonwealth, impossibly deep behind enemy lines.

The second novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fire. Hadrian Marlowe is lost. For half a century, he has searched the farther suns for the lost planet of Vorgossos, hoping to find a way to contact the elusive alien Cielcin. He has not succeeded, and for years has wandered among the barbarian Normans as captain of a band of mercenaries. Determined to make peace and bring an end to nearly four hundred years of war, Hadrian must venture beyond the security of the Sollan Empire and among the Extrasolarians who dwell between the stars. There, he will face not only the aliens he has come to offer peace, but contend with creatures that once were human, with traitors in his midst, and with a meeting that will bring him face to face with no less than the oldest enemy of mankind. If he succeeds, he will usher in a peace unlike any in recorded history. If he fails...the galaxy will burn.

The third novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fire.Hadrian and his Red Company have been serving the Empire in military engagements against the Cielcin, the vicious alien civilisation bent on humanitys destruction. And theyve been successful: a cult-like fervour building around following a particularly impressive victory. but popularity comes as a price: an assassination attempt, triggered by those within the Imperial government who are scared of his rise to prominence.Now the Empire has turned dangerous, Hadrian and his crew leave to pursue his true interest: a search for a long-rumoured connection between the first Emperor and the Quiet, the ancient, seemingly long-dead race. And he will find the next key to unlocking their secrets in a massive library on a distant world. The coordinates for their origin planet.A planet that no longer holds life, but may still contain answers.Empire of Silence is epic science fiction at its most genuinely epic. Ruocchio has made something fascinating here, and I cant wait to see what he does next James S.A. Corey, New York Times-bestselling author of The Expanse novelsEmpire of Silence is a rich tapestry of future history and worldbuilding, a galactic-sized story of a hero, a tyrant, but portrayed as a man Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times-bestselling author of The Dark Between the Stars

The fifth novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fire.The galaxy is burning. With the Cielcin united under one banner, the Sollan Empire stands alone after the betrayal of the Commonwealth. The Prophet-King of the Cielcin has sent its armies to burn the worlds of men, and worse, there are rumors...whispers that Hadrian Marlowe is dead, killed in the fighting. But it is not so. Hadrian survived with the help of the witch, Valka, and together they escaped the net of the enemy having learned a terrible truth: the gods that the Cielcin worship are real and will not rest until the universe is dark and cold. What is more, the Emperor himself is in danger. The Prophet-King has learned to track his movements as he travels along the borders of Imperial space. Now the Cielcin legions are closing in, their swords poised to strike off the head of all mankind.

The third novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy.For almost a hundred years, Hadrian Marlowe has served the Empire in its war against the Cielcin, a vicious alien race bent on humanitys destruction. Rumors of a new king amongst the Cielcin have reached the Imperial throne. This one is not like the others. It does not raid borderworld territories, preferring precise, strategic attacks on the humans Empire. To make matters worse, a cult of personality has formed around Hadrian, spurred on by legends of his having defied death itself. Men call him Halfmortal. Hadrians rise to prominence proves dangerous to himself and his team, as pressures within the Imperial government distrust or resent his new influence. Caught in the middle, Hadrian must contend with enemies before himand behind. And above it all, there is the mystery of the Quiet. Hadrian did defy death. He did return. But the keys to the only place in the universe where Hadrian might find the answers he seeks lie in the hands of the Emperor himself....