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Empire of Silence

The universe-spanning science fiction epic

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Empire of Silence

By: Christopher Ruocchio
Narrated by: John Lee
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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.

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 Adventure Cyberpunk Dystopian Military Science Fiction Space Opera
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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 !

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

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Didn’t like it end, also love the character of destiny in this book, thanks again

The waiting is so much good book

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This is a criminally underrated masterpiece. The world building is realistic and accurate. The character development is captivating. The world feels real and the characters in it as well. All characters are complex and multi-layered, no tropes or 2 dimensional characters so often used by writers as a crutch for the protagonist or as a plot development tool. Brilliant. Wholeheartedly recommend.

A master at work

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

Great start

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A really book that drags a bit at the middle, but the last 100 pages were amazing.

Reader’s voice

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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.

Pretty good Dune and Star Wars matchup

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

Biggest simp protagonist ever

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I enjoyed the story,but there were long sections where it felt like not much was happening

Good overall

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It is a decent read , it teases the future of a character that is going to rock the foundations if the universe

The phrasing of human condition

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amazing story looking forward to reading the next installment! also amazing performance from john lee loved it!

amazing!

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