Shadows Upon Time

PRAISE FOR THE SUN EATER SERIES:‘Space opera fans will savor the rich details… Readers who like a slow-building story with a strong character focus will find everything they’re looking for’ —Publishers Weekly‘With the scope of Dune and a confessional, first-person voice that puts us into the mind of a possible madman, this is space opera at its most riveting and grandiose’ —B&N Book Review‘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.’ —David Brin‘Science fiction at its most genuinely epic. Ruocchio has made something fascinating here, and I can’t wait to see what he does next.’ —James S. A. Corey, New York Times-bestselling author of The Expanse novels‘Epic-scale space opera in the tradition of Iain M. Banks and Frank Herbert’s Dune, without being a clone of either of them. His is a welcome new voice in science fiction.’ —Eric Flint‘A rich tapestry of future history and worldbuilding, a galactic-sized story of a hero, a tyrant, but portrayed as a man.’ —Kevin J. Anderson‘Packs in action and erudition in equal measure. This is a gripping first installment in a space opera that delivers both high-adrenaline thrills and hard-earned wisdom about the human spirit.’ —D.J. Butler‘A richly imagined epic, briskly and vividly told.’ —R.M. Meluch‘This wow book is a must for fans of Pierce Brown and Patrick Rothfuss.”

Christopher Ruocchio is the internationally award-winning author of The Sun Eater, a space opera fantasy series, and the former Junior Editor at Baen Books, where he edited several anthologies. His work has also appeared in Marvel comics. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University, where he studied English Rhetoric and the Classics. Christopher has been writing since he was eight and sold his first novel, Empire of Silence, at twenty-two. His books have appeared in five languages. Christopher lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife, Jenna.