EMPIRE OF SILENCE by Christopher Ruocchio - No Spoiler Review (The Sun Eater Book 1)

EMPIRE OF SILENCE by Christopher Ruocchio - No Spoiler Review (The Sun Eater Book 1)

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I am finally getting the chance to do my no spoiler review of Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio! Christopher Ruocchio's Empire of Silence is book 1 in The Sun Eater series which is a sci-fi story that chronicles The Sun Eater Hadrian Marlow who is both a hero, and a demon depending on who you ask. Empire of Silence is a FANTASTIC first entry to a series and I have only heard the sequels in The Sun Eat get better as Christopher Ruocchio continues to take us on the journey. If you're looking for books like Dune I think this could also scratch that itch!

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[PetrikLeo]

I have never had so many people asking me to read and review a series as much as it is for The Sun Eater series. Great to hear that you enjoyed it, Jimmy. I'm in the middle of trying to acquire the books right now, and I look forward to reading this series either this year or the latest next year! :)

[Danny_Matson]

Hearing you talk about Hadrian's reflections on humanity makes this sound really interesting. I love that kind of commentary. Looking forward to your future reviews.

[ReadingAde]

I loved the literary aspect of this book. Really feels like “literary fiction”. I think the book snobs would enjoy this one.

[nmal]

Anytime someone reads/reviewed the Sun Eater series I automatically subscribe! This series is so underrated and deserves so much attention! Fav series all time 😭

[deanryanmartin]

The way Jimmy reviews this book makes me want to call my favorite bookstore. I'm just controlling my impulse.

[mythosthecat]

Some of the best stuff in this book is the cheeky nods to other IPs (star wars, dune, back to the future etc). Loved it. Also the fact it won an award from the Hellfest metal festival makes it even better!

[slowlyred]

Nice 👌
I just recently picked this up. Keep hearing good things

[BooksWithBenghisKahn]

Just read EoS and loved hearing your review! I pretty much felt exactly the same, and your discussion of the how Hadrian is continually exploring human morality and our place in the universe really helped me consolidate my thinking on the themes.

[michaelk.vaughan]

This is an excellent book and I’m glad to see more people talking about this series. The second book is even better.

[WordsinTime]

Yesss so glad to hear you enjoyed it! I loved Empire of Silence and I agree that it feels like fantasy in space. I think Ruocchio introduces even more ambitious sci-fi concepts in Howling Dark and Demon in White so I'm excited to see your reactions! Side note: I tagged you in my 25 Questions Book Tag video if you happen to be interested in doing that tag : )

[Severian]

Oh sweet, one of my favorites! The comparisons to Dune are conscious allusions on Ruocchio's part, and if you've read Book of the New Sun, and Hyperion, you'd find even more references to them in EoS. He wanted to make his influences apparent. I had some problems at the start with these references but once I understood what he was doing with them i grew to love the books. It gets way better in books 2 and three. And I can't wait for book 4.

[kevin.jenkins]

great review, having so much fun with this book right now. year of the sun eater is in full swing

[tovx]

You have made this shoot to the top of my tbr! Brilliant video Jimmy, I get so hyped to read listening to you talk about books haha. I haven’t really read any sci-fi and was thinking about dipping my toes in with Red Rising and Dune, which I will still read, but I think I’m definitely doing to read Sun Eater first now. Thank you!

[Sammyspack]

I’m 150 pages from the end of book one. This is the first scify book I have ever read and I am enjoying it. I have had trouble with all names and stuff but I am getting it. Lol. I 0:30 ordered book 2 so I guess I’m invested! I can’t wait to watch all these book tube reviews but am being careful with spoilers. Thanks for the spoiler free review Jimmy.

[vrmillinair]

Lol Perfect timing! I just finished reading this today lol I had no intention of finishing this book this month but like, I started reading a few chapters a day and man the writing was just smooth lmao I ended up reading it so much faster than I expected to like wtf Ruocchio's prose is clean af XD Man I loved this book! I still need to finish Farseer Trilogy though (yeah, Empire of Silence derailed my Hobb reading lol) so I'm going to wait to read Howling Dark until next month lol

[tkinsey]

I've only read book one, but I really liked it - not 10/10, but certainly good enough for me to be excited about the future. I felt that the story jumped around quite a bit (especially the first half), so it was hard for me to get a firm grasp on any characters - even Hadrian himself. It almost felt like a series of short stories rather than a cohesive novel. Makes sense, as it's Hadrian telling his story, but it wasn't always something I enjoyed. That said, I LOVED the world (universe?), and I LOVED Ruocchio's writing style. Just beautiful prose, and an absolutely fascinating world - I was always super excited to see what we would discover or learn next. This is definitely a series I will continue, and one I am telling all my friends about!

[TheShadesofOrange]

Great review. I just finished book 1. I agree that this is defiantly a sci fi series for fantasy readers. (I've noticed that most of the people naming this books as sci fi favourites predominantly read fantasy). In my mind, it's pretty much just fantasy set in a spacefaring future. I did enjoy it, but I think the Chronicling narrative didn't work as well for me because I never worried for the main character. I've heard the later books get stronger so I'm definitely open to continuing on

[DarkNomad]

I picked this up based on the cover alone a few years ago, it gave me hard Destiny vibes, and the info from the inside cover pulled me in and made me wanna see this guys journey to earn the title Sun Eater. However, I never got around to it! Just found your review last night, and started it this morning. Loving it so far!

[mellies.]

I'm so excited for this, I already read the first chapter to see if I wanna buy it and dang what an epic first chapter! But I will wait and read it in March with Shelfspace 😊

[muttineni]

Great review without spoiling anything, each book has gorgeous Cover.