Empire of Silence

In the galaxy-spanning debut of the Sun Eater series, Hadrian Marlowe recounts his tumultuous journey, where he is both lauded as a hero and reviled as a murderer. Stranded on a distant world, he is thrust into a brutal gladiatorial life and tangled in political intrigue, ultimately drawn into a war he never initiated for an empire he does not embrace. As he navigates this tumultuous landscape, Hadrian grapples with his own identity amid a backdrop of conflict and misunderstanding.