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Shadows Upon Time

The Sun Eater: Book Seven
By Christopher Ruocchio
Series: Sun Eater
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Series: Sun Eater

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    Hadrian Marlowe, a man revered as a hero and despised as a murderer, chronicles his tale in the galaxy-spanning debut of the Sun Eater series, merging the best of space opera and epic fantasy. It was not his war. On the wrong planet, at the right time, for the best reasons, Hadrian Marlowe started down a path that could only...
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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. Howling Dark 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...
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    The galaxy is burning. With the Cielcin united under one banner, the Sollan Empire stands alone after the betrayal of the Commonwealth. The Prophet-King of the Cielcin has sent its armies to burn the worlds of men, and worse, there are rumours... whispers that Hadrian Marlowe is dead, killed in the fighting. But it is not so. Hadrian survived with...
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  • Kingdoms of Death
    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. Kingdoms of Death sees Hadrian Marlowe trapped. For nearly a century, he has been a guest of the Emperor, forced into the role of advisor, a prisoner of his...
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  • Disquiet Gods
    The end is nigh. It has been nearly two hundred years since Hadrian Marlowe assaulted the person of the Emperor and walked away from war. From his Empire. His duty. From the will and service of the eldritch being known only as the Quiet. The galaxy lies in the grip of a terrible plague, and worse, the Cielcin have overrun...
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  • Shadows Upon Time
    By Christopher Ruocchio
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    $8300
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  • Shadows Upon Time
    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.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...
    By Christopher Ruocchio
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  • Pre-order
    Shadows Upon Time
    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. 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...
    By Christopher Ruocchio
    Paperback
    $3000
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    Out 1 Dec 2026

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780756420000

Publisher: Astra Publishing House

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 November 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: DAW Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 567g

Pages: 928

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  • Empire of Silence
    Hadrian Marlowe, a man revered as a hero and despised as a murderer, chronicles his tale in the galaxy-spanning debut of the Sun Eater series, merging the best of space opera and epic fantasy. It was not his war. On the wrong planet, at the right time, for the best reasons, Hadrian Marlowe started down a path that could only...
    By Christopher Ruocchio
    Paperback
    $2299
    Elsewhere:
    $2999
    In Stock
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  • Howling Dark
    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. Howling Dark 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...
    By Christopher Ruocchio
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    $2999
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  • Ashes of Man
    The galaxy is burning. With the Cielcin united under one banner, the Sollan Empire stands alone after the betrayal of the Commonwealth. The Prophet-King of the Cielcin has sent its armies to burn the worlds of men, and worse, there are rumours... whispers that Hadrian Marlowe is dead, killed in the fighting. But it is not so. Hadrian survived with...
    By Christopher Ruocchio
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    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. Hadrian and his Red Company have been serving the Empire in military engagements against the Cielcin, the vicious alien civilisation bent on humanity's destruction. And they've been successful: a...
    By Christopher Ruocchio
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    $2999
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  • Kingdoms of Death
    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. Kingdoms of Death sees Hadrian Marlowe trapped. For nearly a century, he has been a guest of the Emperor, forced into the role of advisor, a prisoner of his...
    By Christopher Ruocchio
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    $2299
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  • Disquiet Gods
    The end is nigh. It has been nearly two hundred years since Hadrian Marlowe assaulted the person of the Emperor and walked away from war. From his Empire. His duty. From the will and service of the eldritch being known only as the Quiet. The galaxy lies in the grip of a terrible plague, and worse, the Cielcin have overrun...
    By Christopher Ruocchio
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  • Shadows Upon Time
    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.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...
    By Christopher Ruocchio
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    $5499
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  • Pre-order
    Shadows Upon Time
    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. 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...
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