Kingdoms of Death: The Sun Eater: Book Four

The fourth novel in the Sun Eater series combines space opera and epic fantasy as Hadrian Marlowe faces new challenges in a galaxy-spanning conflict. Hadrian has spent nearly a century as a guest of the Emperor, serving as an advisor while remaining a prisoner of his own legend. The situation grows dire as mankind loses ground in an escalating war. The Cielcin are advancing into human space with strategic precision, and their leader, the Great Prince Syriani Dorayaica, is uniting their clans into a unified military force unlike any humanity has encountered before. The Empire finds itself without allies. Facing this threat, the Emperor assigns Hadrian one final task: travel across the galaxy to the Lothrian Commonwealth and persuade them to join the war effort. However, the mission proves more complex than it appears. Hadrian's journey extends far beyond the Empire and Commonwealth, taking him deep into enemy territory.