Now in paperback, 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.
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.
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.
Caught in the middle, Hadrian must contend with enemies before him--and
behind.
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....