Kingdoms of Death
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Summary
The fourth 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。
Hadrian Marlowe is trapped。
For nearly a century， he has been a guest of the Emperor， forced into the role of advisor， a prisoner of his own legend。 But the war is changing。 Mankind is losing。
The Cielcin are spilling into human space from the fringes， picking their targets with cunning precision。 The Great Prince Syriani Dorayaica is uniting their clans， forging them into an army and threat the likes of which mankind has never seen。
And the Empire stands alone。
Now the Emperor has no choice but to give Hadrian Marlowe--once his favorite knight--one more impossible task: journey across the galaxy to the Lothrian Commonwealth and convince them to join the war。 But not all is as it seems， and Hadrian's journey will take him far beyond the Empire， beyond the Commonwealth， impossibly deep behind enemy lines。
Hadrian Marlowe is trapped。
For nearly a century， he has been a guest of the Emperor， forced into the role of advisor， a prisoner of his own legend。 But the war is changing。 Mankind is losing。
The Cielcin are spilling into human space from the fringes， picking their targets with cunning precision。 The Great Prince Syriani Dorayaica is uniting their clans， forging them into an army and threat the likes of which mankind has never seen。
And the Empire stands alone。
Now the Emperor has no choice but to give Hadrian Marlowe--once his favorite knight--one more impossible task: journey across the galaxy to the Lothrian Commonwealth and convince them to join the war。 But not all is as it seems， and Hadrian's journey will take him far beyond the Empire， beyond the Commonwealth， impossibly deep behind enemy lines。
Reviews
Sam Coombs
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*I have not read this book yet*So why the 5 stars， you may ask。 Well， apparently some chud is review bombing Christopher Roucchio's books。 I want to what I can with little power I have。 So I give this 5 stars， and file a complaint to the goodreads support team。 Rocchio isn't a big name in the authorial world， even though he should be， he's works are up there in quality with the greats， ie James SA Corey， Joe Abercrome， Brando Sando， George RR Martin， etc。 But before he gets there he'll need all *I have not read this book yet*So why the 5 stars， you may ask。 Well， apparently some chud is review bombing Christopher Roucchio's books。 I want to what I can with little power I have。 So I give this 5 stars， and file a complaint to the goodreads support team。 Rocchio isn't a big name in the authorial world， even though he should be， he's works are up there in quality with the greats， ie James SA Corey， Joe Abercrome， Brando Sando， George RR Martin， etc。 But before he gets there he'll need all the support he can get。 I love all of Rocchios books and may adjust them all to be 5 stars because this series has become one of my favourites。 I'll adjust this score to suit my opunion in the future， but it may very well be 5 stars。 Keep up the amazing work Christopher。 。。。more
Sean C。W。 Korsgaard
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THIS REVIEW WILL RUN IN ANALOG SF&F JULY/AUGUST 2022The first three books of Christopher Ruocchio’s Sun Eater series have proven to be one of the brightest debuts by a new author in recent years， with the series itself deservedly earning a fan following for his vivid writing style， an interesting galactic conflict， and a melancholy protagonist， Hadrian Marlowe， whose path will see him rise to be humanity’s greatest hero， before becoming its most infamous tyrant。Earning favorable comparisons to F THIS REVIEW WILL RUN IN ANALOG SF&F JULY/AUGUST 2022The first three books of Christopher Ruocchio’s Sun Eater series have proven to be one of the brightest debuts by a new author in recent years， with the series itself deservedly earning a fan following for his vivid writing style， an interesting galactic conflict， and a melancholy protagonist， Hadrian Marlowe， whose path will see him rise to be humanity’s greatest hero， before becoming its most infamous tyrant。Earning favorable comparisons to Frank Herbert or Gene Wolfe， with the release of the Sun Eater’s fourth novel， Kingdoms of Death， the question remained if Ruocchio and the series could transition towards the coming climax， with its long-hinted triumph and ultimate fall of its hero。For the past century， Hadrian Marlowe has been kept in a gilded cage serving the Emperor and is only given free reign again in an act of ultimate desperation。 The dreaded Cielcin， once sent reeling by Hadrian， have begun to unite behind a war leader， Syriani Dorayaica， who may well be Hadrian’s strategic match， and is dedicated to proving it by beginning a lightning invasion of Imperial space。Hadrian is given a desperate mission – travel across the galaxy to the Lothrian Commonwealth， a rival human civilization nearly as alien to the Sollan Empire as the invading Cielcin， and request they come to their aid。 Much like the empire he serves， Hadrian is increasingly desperate and pressed on all sides by those seeking to destroy him。 Which begs the question - just what is Hadrian willing to sacrifice to save mankind？Easily the darkest chapter in the Sun Eater series yet， Kingdoms of Death is a likely turning point for the series， far more than the previous books， we now begin to see Hadrian’s first few stumbles into darkness even as he rises higher， as well as some daring plot beats and a final act that hits Hadrian – and readers – like a bombshell。The book is hard sci-fi， space opera and cosmic horror in equal measure， and Ruocchio capably balances several elements， be it the galaxy spanning war， deep lore and mythos， or the personality of protagonist Hadrian。 Despite the reader knowing his fate， Hadrian continues to make a fascinating viewpoint character， whose occasional insights and commentaries flavor the story， even as we see the events that set Marlowe on his ultimate downfall begin to unfold。Oddly， the fourth book saw Hadrian face his greatest challenge yet off the page – ongoing paper shortages in the publishing industry made splitting Kingdoms of Death into a slightly smaller book， and Sun Eater from five books into seven – and despite some initial trepidation， reshuffling things hasn’t made Ruocchio or Sun Eater lose any of their power。The result is a middle novel that advances the series in every way， and despite measuring up as the shortest book in the series， its delivers plenty into each of its nearly 600 pages， both exciting and expansive， and undoubtedly the darkest chapter of Hadrian’s story yet。With the release of “Demon in White”， and the fifth Sun Eater book， “Ashes of Man”， due out this December， there’s never been a better time to dive into one of the best new works of epic space opera today， just as it begins to reach its ultimate crescendo。 。。。more
Rachel （TheShadesofOrange）
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4。0 StarsIf you are already a fan of the Suneater series then you won't want to miss the fourth book release。 In fact， in my opinion this is the best book of the series so far。Once again， the prose was pleasing。 The author has a way with words without ever becoming too flowery or verbose。 Instead the writing just brings a polish to tje story。 Despite the setting， the first three read much more like fantasy to me。 However this fourth volume finally gave me the science fiction feels I was looking 4。0 StarsIf you are already a fan of the Suneater series then you won't want to miss the fourth book release。 In fact， in my opinion this is the best book of the series so far。Once again， the prose was pleasing。 The author has a way with words without ever becoming too flowery or verbose。 Instead the writing just brings a polish to tje story。 Despite the setting， the first three read much more like fantasy to me。 However this fourth volume finally gave me the science fiction feels I was looking for。 The events of this book just landed themselves to space opera， even giving me some Star Wars vibes。 The main character is now in the middle of galactic politics and the stakes are so big。 It made for a really fast， exciting read。I would recommend this science fiction series to SFF readers who love a fantasy style chronicle narrator。 However new readers must start back at the beginning with Empire of Silence。 Disclaimer I received a copy of this book from the publisher。 。。。more
TreeBeard Reviews
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I received a digital ARC of this copy from Netgalley。 I started the Sun Eater series this year by Christopher Ruocchio and it is easily my favourite sci-fi series and one of my favourite series of all time。 I was very excited to read this book and I am equally excited to leave a review。 My video review is also here:https://youtu。be/oJZdm1LR6MYThis book is a very different Sun Eater novel。 Hadrian goes to places in the galaxy we have not seen before。 You meet human societies different to those pr I received a digital ARC of this copy from Netgalley。 I started the Sun Eater series this year by Christopher Ruocchio and it is easily my favourite sci-fi series and one of my favourite series of all time。 I was very excited to read this book and I am equally excited to leave a review。 My video review is also here:https://youtu。be/oJZdm1LR6MYThis book is a very different Sun Eater novel。 Hadrian goes to places in the galaxy we have not seen before。 You meet human societies different to those previously encountered by Hadrian inside and outside of the Sollan Empire。 With Demon in White showcasing the rising star that is Hadrian Marlowe。 Kingdoms of Death highlights， the higher your climb the further you have to fall。 This book is the darkest entry in the series yet。 Hadrian again has to face formidable enemies， he also faces incredible internal and emotional struggles。 The world building going on in this book is some of Christopher's best work， he show cases Xenobite society thoroughly in this book and I loved it。 This book was hard to read at time， and as I mentioned above it had some dark moments。 However， the events in this book will stay with me and be pivotal in the development of the story and the protagonist Hadrian going forward。 It may not be my favourite Sun Eater book， but it definitely is one of the most memorable。 。。。more
Liam
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Empire of Silence holds a special place in my heart， for it was tha book I needed when I read it。 I would say that Howling Dark and Demon In White are likely better books than it， more entertaining and well rounded and unique。 But Empire of Silence spoke to me。 And here is Kingdoms of Death， which is both。 It is a superb piece of storytelling art， but again it was the book I needed。 To be more concrete: time has jumped， it’s been nearly 100 years since the end of Demon in White。 But like the las Empire of Silence holds a special place in my heart， for it was tha book I needed when I read it。 I would say that Howling Dark and Demon In White are likely better books than it， more entertaining and well rounded and unique。 But Empire of Silence spoke to me。 And here is Kingdoms of Death， which is both。 It is a superb piece of storytelling art， but again it was the book I needed。 To be more concrete: time has jumped， it’s been nearly 100 years since the end of Demon in White。 But like the last couple books it starts with action， throwing you into the great and dread world of our galaxy at war， the empire of mankind versus the Cielcin， the Pale， the xenobites or aliens that can match the might of humanity， and even overcome it。 Personally， this has my favorite opening， though Demon In White’s is rather grand too。 Hadrian is no longer a child， but a man of some 300 years。 We still get the memories， of Gibson， of his father， of Cat and everything after。 While the other books have their dark moments and moments of terror and failing hope， this really creeps it’s way in in Kingdoms of Death in the first quarter， and by the first third is done it’s settled， but it only gets darker。 It’s rather dark overall， though not to say there aren’t moments of adrenaline and triumph。 There are still plenty of surprises here， I’d guess one thing would happen and something else would。 Being darker we experience more beings of that dark， both viking and alien， unknowable。 People die， that you wish wouldn’t。 Life becomes pain。 This is the darkest of the Sun Eater books so far。 It’s fraught with scary things， but remember fear is a poison。 And by the end maybe there will be some form of peace， I know I felt good by the end。Hadrian uses his superpower to survive， just like in the last chunk of Demon in White， he can find the versions of reality that might be and make happen the one that has him not being disintegrated or blown up or shot， etc。Though it can be used to help others too。 This helping of others directly with his personal type of the claw of the conciliator made Hadrian more of the figure of the chosen or savior in my eyes。 All the imagery was been there for a while， his return from death， his stopping of highmatter， his survival at Deira。 But it’s been hard to see such a human character as a New Sun or Messiah of sorts， because he is more relatable than the Other， and Hadrian admits he is no conciliator。 Of course you can read this without reading into it too much， Hadrian is likely just in a similar state to many fantasy protagonists。 Hadrian also gets confused several times， not knowing where he quite is as his visions of the past and future mingle with what his present eyes see。 And sometimes reality is not something easily dealt with。This is a treasure of a book。“Scars are not the flesh that was before the wound was made， and Time—as I have so oft lamented—flows in but one direction。” 。。。more
Traci
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Hadrian Marlowe goes through some shit in KINGDOMS OF DEATH， a book that is 。 。 。 very aptly named。 （My own title for this probably would've been something along the lines of THIS BOOK IS DESPAIR MADE FLESH， AQUIRE FLUFFY KITTEN AND HOLD ON TIGHT BEFORE READING， but I fully acknowledge that something like that would be difficult to print on a book spine。）We open， once again， with a time jump， skipping over a twelve-year Chantry trial and a visit to Valka's homeland， along with Hadrian's seventy Hadrian Marlowe goes through some shit in KINGDOMS OF DEATH， a book that is 。 。 。 very aptly named。 （My own title for this probably would've been something along the lines of THIS BOOK IS DESPAIR MADE FLESH， AQUIRE FLUFFY KITTEN AND HOLD ON TIGHT BEFORE READING， but I fully acknowledge that something like that would be difficult to print on a book spine。）We open， once again， with a time jump， skipping over a twelve-year Chantry trial and a visit to Valka's homeland， along with Hadrian's seventy years' pseudo-imprisonment as an advisor to one of the Empire's three Magnarchs， a position between the Viceroys and the Emperor himself。 Said Emperor has decided to go on an intergalactic tour， and shows up in person with a mission for his most dangerous servant: secure the aid of the Lothrian Commonwealth--the second-largest human civilization， and something of an Orwellian nightmare--against the Cielcin。 What happens next is 。 。 。 well。 That would be telling。 All I'll say is this: you will learn more about the Cielcin and their dark gods。 You will get to know Syriani Dorayaica。 And you will truly begin to understand how the heroic Hadrian eventually becomes the Sun Eater。This was difficult to read， and now I find it difficult to review。 I debated giving this only four stars， not because it's poorly written--it's not--but simply because 。 。 。 in previous books， suffering has been leavened by triumphs。 But this book is just one knockout punch after the other， an endless sea of 'oh god why's'， and though there is a （very） brief spot of joy at the very end， I found that to be somewhat contrived。 （And even it kind of ended badly。） Apparently there was originally a lot more to this book， and we're getting the second half in December。 Judging books that have been split in two is always a chancy prospect， and I'll be curious to look back at KINGDOMS OF DEATH after reading Book 5。 This didn't feel incomplete per se， just 。 。 。 it is an emotionally draining experience， and I wonder if it might have been less of one had it not been broken into two novels。 （I might be wrong！ Book 5 might be even more of a train of despair。 But I feel compelled to point this out。） If you've read the previous three books， you'll read this book。 But I have to say: if you've been feeling at all depressed， you might want to hold off until that dark cloud's passed， cause this book is， again， DESPAIR MADE FLESH。 But if you're feeling up to it， then absolutely pick this one up--along with the closest fluffy kitten or adorable little puppy， which YOU WILL NEED--and steel yourself。Cause this one's a *ride*， folks。I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Haley Smith
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A superb book for being the fourth in a series！ Great world building and plot。 Couldn’t put this down I just zoomed through this so fast。 I just loved everything。
Jake Bishop
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I got a digital ARC for this for free in exchange for an honest review。 Although I also pre ordered the hardcover， before reading this， Enjoy my money Ruocchio and DAW， you earned it。 Thank you for granting me this ARC， which is the first ARC I have ever gotten。 The bar has been set high。If you know who I am， you know I love The Sun Eater by Christopher Ruocchio。 This is book 4， so i'm not going to bother talking about the plot， i'm not going to repeat that Ruocchio's prose is immersive and smoo I got a digital ARC for this for free in exchange for an honest review。 Although I also pre ordered the hardcover， before reading this， Enjoy my money Ruocchio and DAW， you earned it。 Thank you for granting me this ARC， which is the first ARC I have ever gotten。 The bar has been set high。If you know who I am， you know I love The Sun Eater by Christopher Ruocchio。 This is book 4， so i'm not going to bother talking about the plot， i'm not going to repeat that Ruocchio's prose is immersive and smooth， and paints a picture in my mind， without being redundant of overly dense。 I will not repeat that Hadrian is one of my favorite characters in fiction， and that you feel his years。 I will not bother repeating that the world is expansive， creative， and alive， or that it explores themes， and is thought provoking， while also getting me to turn the page。 However， now you know those things in case you didn't before， so let's talk about what makes Kingdoms of Death different to other books in this series。 the good ways， the bad ways， and just the ways that are different， but not good or bad。The first thing to address is that this was originally a super thick book that got split。 I have read a few books like that， and this is the one where I believe the transition from half a book to an entire book was most seamless。 If I was not told， I would not ever begin to suspect this was originally half a book。 Granted， Sun Eater is in a type of series to be split， as the events of a entry tend to take place over a huge amount of time， and instead of building to one big climax they tend to be eventful throughout， with different sections。Anyway， all that aside， I just want to say that you do not have to worry at all about going into this thinking of it is half a book， or have to worry about judging it as half a book。 it does not read as such， and damm ， I can't imagine reading a book where this much stuff happens， and I am only halfway done。Kingdoms of Death had an impossible task。 Because I love Empire of Silence， and I love Howling Dark comfortably more， and Demon in White comfortably more that that。 So， right of the bat， I will say that Demon In White is still my favorite Sun Eater book。。。。barely。 However while I like them a very very similar amount， for different reasons。The biggest thing that is going to cause this to read differently to Demon in White， is that holy crap it is dark。 Ruocchio had warned people of this， and he was not lying。 Ruocchio woke up one day while writing this and he chose violence。I have compared Demon In White to A Storm of Swords as a novel that feels uncriticizable。 There was just very little in that book that was not incredible。 I am now once again going to compare Kingdoms of Death to A Storm of Swords， because of the incredibly bold choices this book makes， that I think for lack of a better word， few authors would have the balls to commit to。 This is not a book that is going to do what you expect。 This is not a book of the status quo， this is a book of consequences。 Where mistakes， failures， and tragedy is not brushed over， where the lives of the characters I have grown to love will be irrevocably changed forever。I look forward to watching all your reactions to that。 There is an implication to what I just said though， that is that unlike Demon In White， I did not find this to be a perfect book throughout。 There was no part that in my opinion strayed below very good， but this was not consistently brilliant literally from cover to cover like Demon In White。 In fact I would say that the setting a good 10 chapters takes place in is probably the least vibrant setting in the Sun Eater。 I guess it isn't supposed to be vibrant， it is supposed to be a depressing setting。 But in my opinion the content for the first quarter is not on the same level as Demon In White。 Granted Demon In White is one of my favorite first quarters to any novel， so a slightly unfair standard to hold a new book to。 Anyway， about 2/3rds into this book， I liked it about as much as Howling Dark。（which is to say more than >90% of books I read） The last third though， wow。 Despite originally being half a book， this is easily， and by far my favorite final act， and climax to a Sun Eater book， and ranks well against almost any final act I have read。 It is then followed by one of my favorite falling actions， and this needed a falling action。 My guess is that would not have been as long had this not been split， and in that way I am actually really glad it got split， because the consequences requires fallout， and I needed room to breath。 Maybe this isn't true， and that was always there， and I should trust Ruocchio。 The point is， I think this worked exceptionally well as one book， and if Ruocchio was not an author with amazing communication with his readers， and had just not told anyone about it， i'm not convinced anybody would even suspect that this was originally 1 book which got split。So basically， I do not think this maintained the sky high floor of book 3， but it raised the ceiling， and was easily the most emotionally evocative Sun Eater book so far。 Not all the same emotions either， so many different one。 DAMM that was just a crazy final act。Prepare yourself， although your preparations may be irrelevant， because you are not ready for Kingdoms of Death。9。4/10（Ruocchio's writing is so good， that I think it bleeds into the writing of my reviews， and causes me to make more metaphors， although that may be a bad thing， because unlike Ruocchio I am not an amazing writer。 ）Also ya， it is only January， and I have only read 5 books so far this year， but as of now this leads the race for my book of the year。 。。。more
Eric Williamson
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Preemptive 5-star review （which I have little doubt it will earn based on earlier books in series） to counteract the moron（s） giving it a 1-star review prior to release。 In my opinion you shouldn't be able to even rate a book prior to release， but there appears to be little governance here。 I'll re-review and rate with my own opinion after I get my hands on this book。 Preemptive 5-star review （which I have little doubt it will earn based on earlier books in series） to counteract the moron（s） giving it a 1-star review prior to release。 In my opinion you shouldn't be able to even rate a book prior to release， but there appears to be little governance here。 I'll re-review and rate with my own opinion after I get my hands on this book。 。。。more
Noam
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Gimme this now！ All jokes aside this is my most anticipated read in 2022 that I can think of。 Looking forward to March
Peter Grimbeek
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Looking forward to reading it。
Justin Call
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It takes a lot of 5-star reviews to mend a 1-star review， and when an insensitive reader takes it upon himself to give an unpublished book 1 star （a book that no one else has read and which， as a series， has been a consistent 5-star review from me）， then that book merits some 5-star bumps before publication。 Consider this a place holder if you want … but I’m certain Ruocchio’s fourth installment in the Sun Eater series won’t disappoint in the slightest。 When it comes to epic sci-fi space opera， It takes a lot of 5-star reviews to mend a 1-star review， and when an insensitive reader takes it upon himself to give an unpublished book 1 star （a book that no one else has read and which， as a series， has been a consistent 5-star review from me）， then that book merits some 5-star bumps before publication。 Consider this a place holder if you want … but I’m certain Ruocchio’s fourth installment in the Sun Eater series won’t disappoint in the slightest。 When it comes to epic sci-fi space opera， I believe he is unsurpassed （and yes， I’m placing him alongside or even ahead of the old timers like Herbert， Heinlein， and Asimov）。On the other end of the awesome modern sci-fi spectrum， if I’m craving a tight （claustrophobic？） military sci-fi with action， suspense， and a bit of crime noir， I’ll pick up Jeremy Szal’s Stormblood series （it’s equally terrific， but in a totally different way）。 But when I’m craving a slow-burn sci-fi with a sprawling landscape， a strange universe populated by alien cities， or an epic tale that reveals how an idealistic poet became a legend who gradually transformed into a science fiction dark lord … well， then I need Hadrian Marlowe and Ruocchio’s Sun Eater series。 。。。more
Unseen Library
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For this latest Waiting on Wednesday I check out an impressive sounding upcoming space opera that is bound to be one of my favourite books of 2022， Kingdom of Death by Christopher Ruocchio。Over the last few years， one of the absolute best science fiction series I have had the pleasure of reading was the epic Sun Eater Sequence by Christopher Ruocchio。 This series started in 2018 with Ruochhio’s debut novel， Empire of Silence， an outstanding novel that followed compelling protagonist Hadrian Marl For this latest Waiting on Wednesday I check out an impressive sounding upcoming space opera that is bound to be one of my favourite books of 2022， Kingdom of Death by Christopher Ruocchio。Over the last few years， one of the absolute best science fiction series I have had the pleasure of reading was the epic Sun Eater Sequence by Christopher Ruocchio。 This series started in 2018 with Ruochhio’s debut novel， Empire of Silence， an outstanding novel that followed compelling protagonist Hadrian Marlo。 Set in a gothic far future， Hadrian is a man doomed to universal infamy after ordering the destruction of a sun to commit an unforgivable act of genocide。 Told as a chronicle written by an older Hadrian， Empire of Silence detailed his earlier adventures and served as an amazing introduction to the characters and the setting。 I had an awesome time reading Empire of Silence， and it ended up being one of my favourite books of 2018。 Ruocchio has since written two excellent sequels， The Howling Dark （one of my favourite books and audiobooks of 2019） and Demon in White （one of my favourite books of 2020）。 All three novels have been five-star reads， and I have deeply enjoyed the complex and captivating narrative that Ruocchio has set up。 So， you can imagine my excitement when I saw that the series will continue early next year with a fourth book， Kingdom of Death。Kingdom of Death， which is currently set for release in March 2022， will continue to follow Hadrian as his legend and reputation grows to new heights。 This novel will be set around a century after the events of Demon in White （the characters are very long lived， especially as they spend a lot of time in cryogenic sleep while travelling between planets） and will initially detail the consequences of the events that saw Hadrian use unusual reality-bending powers to cheat death。I am really excited about this upcoming novel， and it sounds like Ruocchio has a pretty awesome and compelling story in store for us。 The above synopsis has a lot of cool details， such as the fact that Hadrian will start the novel a prisoner， which isn’t too surprising as the third novel ended with an entire planet praising him and declaring him a god， right in front of the jealous son of a galactic emperor。 This will no doubt continue to play into the political and religious intrigue angles that were so fascinating in Demon in White， and I look forward to seeing how the universe has changed over the last century。 The fact that the Emperor gets desperate enough to unleash Hadrian once again is pretty telling， and it sounds like we are getting closer and closer to the final showdown between humans and the alien Cielcin， which will result in Hadrian’s ultimate act of destruction。 I cannot wait to see what devastating events result in the usually good-natured and merciful Hadrian to commit to such a terrible course of action， and it should result in some exceptional storytelling。Another part of the above plot that I am quite excited about is the fact that Hadrian will be visiting another human civilisation in the Lothrian Commonwealth。 The Lothrian Commonwealth has been mentioned multiple times throughout the first three novels， but it will be really fascinating to see the protagonist and his companions visit it。 Ruocchio is particularly good at universe building， and he will paint a detailed and captivating picture of this new society， which should serve as a distinctive alternative to the dark， repressive， and anti-technological Empire the series has primarily been set in。 It should also provide opportunities for additional political intrigue and espionage as Hadrian needs to convince them to join in the war against the Cielcin。 I also like the hint at the characters heading behind enemy lines， and it should prove very thrilling and compelling to see Hadrian once again come into conflict with the very dangerous Cielcin， especially if the series big bad once again shows up to face him。I think at this point it is obvious that I am extremely keen for the next exciting entry in the Sun Eater Sequence。 This series has already been incredible， and the fourth entry， Kingdom of Death， has an immense amount of potential。 Based on how outstanding the series has already been and on Christopher Ruocchio’s amazing writing ability， I am extremely confident that I am going to love this new novel and I have no doubts what-so-ever that it will be one of the top books of the year。For other exciting reviews and content， check out my blog at:https://unseenlibrary。com/ 。。。more
Nickolas
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Placeholder to offset 1 star until book comes out。 Likely to deserve far more than 5 stars anyway if the previous books are any indication。
Egg
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Really looking forward to this one
Nicholas Gerdak
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If other people can give this a 1 star without reading it， I’ll give it a 5 star。 The author is an amazing man， I’ll give an updated review when I actually read it。 But for now， it’s 5 stars。
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