The seventh and final novel of the galaxy-spanning series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe at last lights the greatest fire humanity has ever seen
Ambitious universe-building combines with intimate character portraits for storytelling on a truly epic scale—for fans of Orson Scott Card, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Patrick Rothfuss, and Jack Campbell
The trumpet sounds.
The end has come at last. After his victory at Vorgossos, Hadrian Marlowe finds himself a fugitive, on the run not only from the Extrasolarians, but from his own people, the Sollan Empire he betrayed—and who betrayed him. Hidden safely beyond the borders of human space, Hadrian awaits the arrival of the one ally he has left: the Jaddian Prince Kaim-Olorin du Otranto.
What’s more, the inhuman Cielcin have vanished, unseen for more than one hundred years. The armies of men have grown complacent, but Hadrian knows the truth: the Cielcin are gathering their strength, preparing for their final assault against the heart of all mankind.
Only Hadrian possesses the power to stem the tide: an ancient war machine, forged by the daimon machines at the dawn of time. The mighty Demiurge. With it, Hadrian must face not just the Cielcin horde, but their Prophet-King, and the dark gods it serves—the very gods who shaped the universe itself.
This must be.
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The concluding volume of the Sun Eater Series
The seventh and final novel of the galaxy-spanning series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe at last lights the greatest fire humanity has ever seen.
Empire of Silence (Deluxe Edition)
Sprayed edges and foil cover effects!
Designed endpapers with interior map of the Sollan Empire
Foil case stamp, new foreword by the author, and a Sun Eater short story “The Pits of Emesh”
ASIN : B0DXNCK7Y6
Publisher : DAW
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : November 18, 2025
Language : English
File size : 4.6 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 1383 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-0756420017
Page Flip : Enabled
Book 7 of 7 : Sun Eater
Best Sellers Rank: #1,495 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #1 in Metaphysical Science Fiction eBooks #6 in Space Operas #6 in Hard Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
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