Empire of silence / Christopher Ruocchio.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780756413019 (paperback)
- Physical Description: viii, 753 pages ; 18 cm
- Publisher: New York : DAW Books, Inc., 2019.
- Copyright: ©2018
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General Note: | Index of Worlds [pgs. 721-727] Lexicon included [pgs. 729-753] |
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Subject: | Gladiators > Fiction. Human-alien encounters > Fiction. Life on other planets > Fiction. Space warfare > Fiction. |
Genre: | Science fiction. |
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2018 July #1
The centuries-long war against the alien Cielcin race raged in the far-flung future, millennia after the death of Old Earth. Hadrian Marlowe comes of age amidst his family's wealth and privilege and looks ahead at the long life afforded his pedigreeâfar from the front, as befits his role as the eldest son of a noble family. The course of his life takes an abrupt turnâfirst from what he expected, and then from what his father demanded. As Marlowe treads a familiar and compelling path from privilege to poverty to power and on to political intrigue, he creates his own opportunities, with help from unexpected quarters, eventually finding himself at the center of an epic conflict spanning galaxies. But there is a wider, far-reaching mystery at play, and Ruocchio's debut novel slowly reveals the first clues, told through the recollections of a man who would come to be both revered and reviled. Readers of the Dune and Game of Thrones series will find this first installment in a quartet a satisfying tale of conflict and redemption that promises much more in the three following volumes. Copyright 2018 Booklist Reviews. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2018 July #1
Newcomer Ruocchio kicks off his "Sun Eater" series with a work that is controlled and accomplished. Narrator Hadrian Marlowe is revered as a hero who destroyed the alien Cielcin and despised as a murderer for his role in the destruction of a sun that cost four billion lives, including that of the emperor. Yet he is neither but also both of those things. Hadrian is the son of a powerful palatine lord, and as the oldest, he's always assumed he was the heir. But his father has other plans. He decides instead to send Hadrian to the Chantry, the religious order that maintains strict controls against technological heresy, a fate Hadrian dreads. Hadrian's attempt to escape his destiny sets him on a course that will alter the universe. In this first of a projected ongoing series, the seeds of Hadrian's future are skillfully set.
Copyright 2018 Library Journal.VERDICT The author, an assistant editor at Baen Books, pens an engrossing read that confidently blends action and political intrigue. Although stretched across a vast array of planets, the story line is often more focused on the intimate than on the expanse, giving it a wonderful emotional punch. This wow book is a must for fans of Pierce Brown and Patrick Rothfuss.âJane Jorgenson, Madison P.L., WI - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2018 May #4
Space opera fans will savor the rich details of Ruocchio's far-future debut, which sets the scene for a complicated series. The Earth is long dead, but humans have spread to many other planets, where they now practice a heavy-handed, dangerous religion. Humans are also at war with vicious aliens. In the frame story, protagonist Hadrian Marlowe, onetime presumed heir to an empire, explains why he is now waiting to be hanged in front of all the worlds. His is a gritty, bloody, mostly sad journey: he starts out wealthy and powerful, wakes up one day on a planet he's never heard of, is reduced to living in the streets, and eventually becomes a lord again. At times the heavy description and flashbacks reduce the momentum, and there's very little actionâa bit surprising given the backdrop of interstellar war and religion-mandated tortureâbut readers who like a slow-building story with a strong character focus will find everything they're looking for in this series opener.
Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly.Agent: Shawna McCarthy, McCarthy Agency. (July)