Empire of Silence (Sun Eater)

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Christopher Ruocchio

13 Total Products

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Empire of Silence (Sun Eater)

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World Building

Customers are highly impressed with the intricate and expansive world building presented in Empire of Silence. The universe is described as vast, Greek/Roman-esque, philosophical, deep in character, and grounded despite its epic scope. Some readers have compared it to "Kingkiller but in space."

Storyline

Customers are highly praising the intricate storyline of Empire of Silence, which includes elements of thrilling space opera, political drama, ancient myths, and mysteries. Some readers were initially drawn in by the premise of exploring the moral implications of a controversial decision from Star Wars, but have since discovered a richly textured narrative with compelling characters and a driven plot that keeps them engaged. However, some readers expressed a desire for more development of certain aspects of the story.

Writing Style

Customers have a generally positive opinion on the writing style of Empire of Silence (Sun Eater) with some expressing admiration for its classical literature-like prose and elegant flow, while others find the long paragraphs of exposition tedious and the main character uninteresting.

Character Development

Customers have generally positive opinions about the character development in Empire of Silence, with some expressing appreciation for the depth and realism of the characters. Others mention the book's ability to blend sci-fi and fantasy elements effectively, while a few note that they wished for more growth from the main character.

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Pacing

Customers have mixed opinions about the pacing of Empire of Silence with some finding it slow while others find it fast. The story is engaging despite its drawn-out nature and the author's descriptive prose is highly praised. However, a few customers found the middle of the book to drag and expressed frustration with the main character's development.

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Quality

My horizons are expanded in the best way and yay, there’s so many in this series for me to catch up on!

Great world building, and i love this authors writing style.

I feel like i’ve been throwing out 10/10 like tic tacs so far this year, 5 in less than 2 full months when i had 8 all of last year.

This book pulled me out of a slump and made me realize how i prefer this kind of book club than any other.

Packaging/appearance

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Competitiveness

Ruocchio’s work, claiming it is entirely too derivative (if not a near replica) of patrick rothfuss’ kingkiller chronicles, how... Read More

The name of the wind and patrick rothfuss comparisons is due to the framed story telling of hadrian, who is telling his story.

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This product had a total of 3,988 reviews as of our last analysis date on Aug 22 2024.