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#1 Empire of Silence

by Christopher Ruocchio

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.

Cover of Empire of Silence
Hardcover
Pages 624 pages
Published 2018
Audiobook 25h 58m
Languages English, French, German +4

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Publisher's Summary

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.…

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Weighted Score
3.94 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 3.94 ★
v (Ratings Count): 598
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 3.94
True Ratings 598
Written Reviews 91
Shelved (Popularity) 2,514
Users Read 795
Rating Distribution
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