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One hell of a writer.

Larry Correia

A richly imagined epic, briskly and vividly told.

R. M. Meluch

A 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 Brin

Space 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 Weekly

Although 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

THOUGH THE BATTLE TO SAVE HER PLANET IS OVER, THE WAR NEVER ENDS.

Hadrian Marlowe is newly a knight of the galaxy-spanning Sollan Empire: a hero who they say slew the alien Prince Aranata Otiolo in single combat; a man they say no man or xenobite can kill.

Acting on the Emperor’s orders, Hadrian has come to the desert planet Thagura and driven off the Cielcin invaders, rescuing in the process the Lady Gadar Malyan, Baroness of that entire world.

But not all the fighting is ended. Pockets of inhuman resistance remain on the desert world, and Hadrian the Halfmortal must soon do battle with not only the man-eating alien barbarians, but with something just as terrible: man’s own inhumanity to man.

Publisher: Ruocchio Ventures | Released: June 28, 2022