THE DREGS OF EMPIRE
One hell of a writer.
Larry CorreiaA richly imagined epic, briskly and vividly told.
R. M. MeluchA craftsman of rare ability, Christopher Ruocchio lures you into a future filled with danger, action, irony, vaulting prose, and a few, precious dollops of hope.
Davin BrinSpace opera fans will savor the rich details of Ruocchio's far-future debut, which sets the scene for a complicated series. Readers who like a slow-building story with a strong character focus will find everything they're looking for in this series opener.
Publishers WeeklyAlthough stretched across a vast array of planets, the story line is often more focused on the intimate than on the expanse, giving it a wonderful emotional punch. This wow book is a must for fans of Pierce Brown and Patrick Rothfuss.
Library Journal
RETURN TO THE WORLD OF THE SUN EATER IN THIS SPIN-OFF ADVENTURE SET AFTER THE EVENTS OF BOOK FIVE!
For thousands of years, the icy planet of Belusha has served the galactic Sollan Empire as its most notorious prison planet. It is here the very worst men in the Empire are locked away: murderers, traitors, deserters—each condemned to toil on the oil rigs and scrapyards of the planet in bitter cold, preyed upon both by the men of the Martian Guard set to watch over them, and by the Outborn reavers whose fathers escaped the work camps to scratch a living from the icy wilderness.
It is a hard world. A desperate world.
And it is here that Lorian Aristedes finds himself: alone; friendless; betrayed even by his own failing, mutant flesh. Is it here that Lorian Aristedes has been sentenced to work himself to death for the crime of abetting his master’s escape from Imperial justice.
For any other man, it would be the end of his story…but for Lorian Aristedes—once the left hand of the Halfmortal, Hadrian Marlowe himself—it is only the beginning.
Publisher: Ruocchio Ventures | Released: November 14, 2023