Le Dévoreur de soleil, T1 : L'Empire du silence (Prix Hellfest Inferno 2021)

Now available in trade paperback, the third novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy.<BR><BR>For almost a hundred years, Hadrian Marlowe has served the Empire in its war against the Cielcin, a vicious alien race bent on humanity’s 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.<BR>  <BR> 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. Hadrian’s rise to prominence proves dangerous to himself and his team, as pressures within the Imperial government distrust or resent his new influence. <BR>  <BR> Caught in the middle, Hadrian must contend with enemies before him—and behind.<BR>  <BR> 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....

Seit vielen Jahrhunderten befindet sich das interstellare Imperium der Menschheit im Krieg. Die außerirdische Zivilisation der Cielcin hört nicht auf, Grenzwelten zu überfallen und auszuplündern. Hadrian Marlowe, ein verstoßener Adliger und Abenteurer, ist nun am Hof des Imperators angekommen - und muss sich gefährlicher Ränkespiele und tödlicher Anschläge erwehren. Doch dann erfährt er, dass die Cielcin einen neuen Herrscher haben, und Hadrian wittert seine Chance, den Feind endgültig zu besiegen ...- Der dritte Band in Christopher Ruocchios gewaltiger Sonnenfresser-Saga- Um sein Ziel, die Rettung der Menschheit, zu erreichen, muss sich Hadrian Marlowe in die Höhle des Löwen begeben - an den Hof des Imperators selbst- 'Christopher Ruocchios Romane haben das Wort ¿episch¿ neu buchstabiert!' (James Corey, Autor von THE EXPANSE)

Man nennt ihn den 'Sonnenfresser' - Hadrian Marlowe, größter Held und schlimmster Verbrecher der Galaxis. Auf seiner unermüdlichen Suche nach dem Geheimnis der fremdartigen Zivilisation der Cielcin kommt Marlowe auf einen barbarischen Planeten, wo seine Rachepläne gegen die Adelskaste der Galaxis und sein Streben nach Gerechtigkeit auf eine harte Probe gestellt werden. Um zu überleben, muss er womöglich das Schlimmste tun, was er sich vorstellen kann: sich selbst und die, die er liebt, verraten ...

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.<BR><BR>Hadrian and his Red Company have been serving the Empire in military engagements against the Cielcin, the vicious alien civilisation bent on humanity's destruction. And they've 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.<BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>The coordinates for their origin planet.<BR><BR>A planet that no longer holds life, but may still contain answers.<BR><BR>'Empire of Silence is epic science fiction at its most genuinely epic. Ruocchio has made something fascinating here, and I can't wait to see what he does next' James S.A. Corey, New York Times-bestselling author of The Expanse novels<BR><BR>'Empire 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