Books in Order: The Complete Guide to Christopher Ruocchio's Novels
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Christopher Ruocchio is an American science fiction and fantasy author and a former assistant editor at Baen Books. Empire of Silence, the opening novel of his Sun Eater sequence, earned the 2019 Manly Wade Wellman Award, and its sequel Howling Dark was nominated for a 2020 Dragon Award. The main sequence follows Hadrian Marlowe across seven novels.
This guide runs the Sun Eater books in publication order: seven entries from Empire of Silence (2018) through Shadows Upon Time (2025).
Publication Order of Sun Eater Books
Start with Book 1: Empire of Silence
Find it on Amazon →| Start here Empire of Silence | (2018) | 📚 Find Empire of Silence on Amazon → |
| Howling Dark | (2019) | 📚 Find Howling Dark on Amazon → |
| Demon in White | (2020) | 📚 Find Demon in White on Amazon → |
| Kingdoms of Death | (2022) | 📚 Find Kingdoms of Death on Amazon → |
| Ashes of Man | (2022) | 📚 Find Ashes of Man on Amazon → |
| Disquiet Gods | (2024) | 📚 Find Disquiet Gods on Amazon → |
| Shadows Upon Time | (2025) | 📚 Find Shadows Upon Time on Amazon → |