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Howling Dark

Sun Eater, Book 2

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By: Christopher Ruocchio
Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
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The second novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fire.

Hadrian Marlowe is lost. 

For half a century, he has searched the farther suns for the lost planet of Vorgossos, hoping to find a way to contact the elusive alien Cielcin. He has not succeeded, and for years has wandered among the barbarian Normans as captain of a band of mercenaries. 

Determined to make peace and bring an end to nearly 400 years of war, Hadrian must venture beyond the security of the Sollan Empire and among the Extrasolarians who dwell between the stars. There, he will face not only the aliens he has come to offer peace, but contend with creatures that once were human, with traitors in his midst, and with a meeting that will bring him face to face with no less than the oldest enemy of mankind. 

If he succeeds, he will usher in a peace unlike any in recorded history. If he fails...the galaxy will burn.

©2019 Christopher Ruocchio (P)2019 Recorded Books Space Opera Science Fiction Interstellar First Contact Fiction Hard Science Fiction
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Immersive Worldbuilding • Complex Characters • Philosophical Depth • Engaging Plot Twists • Poetic Prose

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I really disliked the start of the story where we started years after the last book left off with no explanation.

The prose and the plot

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Narrator did a passable job, but his strange pronunciations of common(ish) words was downright silly.

Good story, narrator has some quirks

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Sequels always have this funny way of being black or white. Good or bad. This one was actually great. It fleshed characters moved our main character from being a complainer to a stoic hero with shadows in his past. 10/10

A proper sequel

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Great character work, wonderful plot. Feels like every book continues to improve! Great prose, a top 5 series for me.

Amazing!

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The speaker of the story was very good and the storyline is fire! Gonna read the listen to the others!

The story line and the speaker

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