{"product_id":"9781473218277","title":"Empire of Silence : The universe-spanning science fiction epic","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Christopher Ruocchio\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSpace opera\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 March 2019 by Orion Publishing Co (Gollancz) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Sun Eater' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 624 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 196 x 35mm | 456g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was not his war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Hadrian was not a hero. He was not a monster. He was not even a soldier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFleeing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead 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 . . . I've not read sci-fi of this type for some time' Mark Lawrence, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Prince of Thorns'The 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 \u0026amp; 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, that's 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christopher Ruocchio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64837895323997,"sku":"9781473218277","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781473218277.jpg?v=1780053762","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781473218277","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}