Empire of Silence

The universe-spanning science fiction epic

By: Christopher Ruocchio

Narrated by: John Lee

Hadrian Marlowe, privileged first son of a Duke, was destined for greatness, and he has become a legend. The Sun-Slayer. The Breaker of Sieges. The Crusher of Civilisations. His is a story which defined the course of worlds.

This novel is not that story - not the only laid out in the history books, charting the 300 years of his life. Rather this is Hadrian's story, told in his own worlds. Of being passed over by his father for rule in favour of his younger brother and sent to a military academy against his wishes. Of being kidnapped in transit to that planet and sold into slavery on a planet at the edge of our war against the Cielcen...and of how he used their eventual attack to claw his way back into the dangers and opportunities of politics.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2018 Christopher Ruocchio (P)2018 Orion Publishing Group

Excellent on all points, a grand adventure is only beginning !

A bit long sometimes with a lot of introspections cutting the action, but all things considered it fits well with the ensemble. Enjoy your reading !

Enjoyable not great

Good prose and world building but story so far is standard with hints that it will get a lot more interesting and unique going forward so will have to see if it pays off in the next few books.

Pretty good Dune and Star Wars matchup

I like the genre and the book is true to itself, so I stuck with it. My main problem with it is that I keep getting distracted by the callbacks to the Dune universe.

I've stuck with the series and later there is a bit of Star Wars as well.

Enjoyable but by no means original.

Biggest simp protagonist ever

Biggest simp protagonist ever and the most unworthy person to simp over as well, otherwise quite good

Great start

Starts out very slow, but it really gets its hooks in you. Recommended for sure!