{"title":"Christopher Ruocchio","description":"Christopher Ruocchio is the internationally award-winning author of the Sun Eater, a series blending elements of both science fiction and fantasy, as well as more than twenty-five works of short fiction. A graduate of North Carolina State University, he sold his first novel, Empire of Silence, at twenty-two. His books have appeared in nine languages. Christopher lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife and children.","products":[{"product_id":"disquiet-gods-hardcover","title":"Disquiet Gods - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sixth and penultimate 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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmbitious 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe end is nigh. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCalled 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: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo kill a god.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101137998047,"sku":"9780756421144","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/iNfbCr-FLM9780756421144.webp?v=1781068333"},{"product_id":"ashes-of-man-the-sun-eater-book-five-paperback","title":"Ashes of Man: The Sun Eater: Book Five - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe galaxy is burning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis compelling, genre-blending tale of a man-turned-legend is a must-read for space opera and epic fantasy fans alike.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101577875679,"sku":"9780756416614","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/tYJVTj48e79780756416614.webp?v=1781071757"},{"product_id":"empire-of-silence-the-sun-eater-book-one-hardcover","title":"Empire of Silence: The Sun Eater: Book One - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEmpire of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eepic science fiction at its most genuinely epic\u003c\/b\u003e. Ruocchio has made something fascinating here, and I can't wait to see what he does next.\" --James S.A. Corey, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of The Expanse novels \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHadrian 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was not his war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Hadrian was not a hero. He was not a monster. He was not even a soldier. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForced 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.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101630009567,"sku":"9780756413002","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/GDWDE6v_gF9780756413002.webp?v=1781071858"},{"product_id":"howling-dark-the-sun-eater-book-two-hardcover","title":"Howling Dark: The Sun Eater: Book Two - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow available in a new hardcover printing, 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHadrian Marlowe is lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If he succeeds, he will usher in a peace unlike any in recorded history. 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