Howling Dark: The Sun Eater: Book Two

Name: Howling Dark: The Sun Eater: Book Two
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.6 (6304 reviews)
Author: Christopher Ruocchio

by Christopher Ruocchio

Fantasy Science Fiction

4.6 (6,304)

4.6 stars from 6,304 reviews. One of the highest rated Fantasy books we track.

688 pages~11.5 hr readPublished by Orion Publishing Group, LimitedPublished 2019-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love space opera that takes its time building mystery and mythology across multiple books, where each revelation recontextualises what came before.
You want epic stakes that feel genuinely consequential. This isn't about saving a planet. It's about ending a 400-year war or watching galaxies burn.
You're drawn to morally complex protagonists who make terrible choices for what they believe are right reasons, and you want to watch those choices compound across decades.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer quick payoffs and straightforward plots. This book rewards patience and rereading, but it won't give you easy answers.
You're looking for fast-paced action that moves the plot forward every chapter. Long sections are devoted to exploration, politics, and the slow accumulation of dread.
You need a standalone story. This is book two of a series and assumes you've read the first book. You'll be lost without that foundation.

About this book

The second novel in Christopher Ruocchio's galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series blends space opera and epic fantasy as Hadrian Marlowe continues on a path toward destruction. Hadrian has spent fifty years searching distant suns for the lost planet Vorgossos, seeking a way to contact the alien Cielcin. Working as captain of a mercenary band among the barbarian Normans, he has pursued numerous false leads but remains committed to achieving peace and ending nearly four hundred years of war. Seeking answers, Hadrian ventures beyond the Sollan Empire into the territories of the Extrasolarians who live between the stars. There he encounters not only the aliens he hopes to make peace with, but also creatures that were once human, traitors within his group, and a confrontation with mankind's oldest enemy. Success could bring unprecedented peace to the galaxy. Failure means the galaxy will burn.

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Currently #5,918 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller. Climbing the charts — 70% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.6★ from 6,304 reviews

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