Howling Dark (Sun Eater, #2)

Howling Dark (Sun Eater, #2)

Christopher Ruocchio

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The second 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 lost. For half a century, he has searched the farther suns for the lost planet of Vorgossos, hoping to find a way to contact the elusive alien Cielcin. He has not succeeded, and for years has wandered among the barbarian Normans as captain of a band of mercenaries. Determined to make peace and bring an end to nearly four hundred years of war, Hadrian must venture beyond the security of the Sollan Empire and among the Extrasolarians who dwell between the stars. There, he will face not only the aliens he has come to offer peace, but contend with creatures that once were human, with traitors in his midst, and with a meeting that will bring him face to face with no less than the oldest enemy of mankind. If he succeeds, he will usher in a peace unlike any in recorded history. If he fails...the galaxy will burn.


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  • jay80tee
    Feb 25, 2025
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  • KatieV
    Mar 23, 2025
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    Ok I get the hype and I stand by my earlier comment that the first book feels like a prequel and THIS is where the story really starts.
    At times the prose could get a bit long winded and the text is dense but I guess that’s what you get with a narrator who is a self described drama queen
    This book is unlike anything I have ever read. The scale of the world building is insane - (billions of human inhabited planets!!??). And the combination of tech and aliens is so well done

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