Which is better.....this or the Hyperion series (I couldn't even start Dune...movie yes, book was (like we said in the Army, "Moves like Pond Water") like Algebra to me...Probably having ADHD effected my views on Dune😂
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! :)
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!
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 😭
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
Great review. I'm almost finished with it and I am loving it. The example you gave is exactly one that made me stop and think as well. Interesting topic. I do plan on continuing.
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 : )
It was soooo good, and I'm pumped for things to get more weird hahah! And thanks for the tag, I appreciate it!! Idk if I will have time to do it but if I do I'll make sure to give you a shout out for the tag 👍
@@thefantasynuttwork I think you will enjoy what they build too. This series pretty much ticks all the boxes for me in terms of characters, themes, concepts, action, world building and prose. I’ve only had a few minor issues. It’s my favourite current series, and could end up being my all-time favourite sci-fi series!
Thanks Jimmy for introducing me to The Sun Eater series and to Christopher Ruocchio. I haven't started the series yet, but after you mentioned it in your 2022 need to read video, I went to his UA-cam channel, along with watching an interview video on another BookTube site. He seems like a really interesting and thoughtful guy. With that exposure, along with your summation, it sounds like it will be right up my alley. I love the exploration of philosophical ideas and examinations of our humanity. The fact that he is a student of history is another big plus for me. Really looking forward to this series. I would love to see you do an interview with the man.
@@thefantasynuttwork That would be awesome, I hope it all comes together. You would be a really good fit for interviewing him. Side note: edited my comment above to say I went to his UA-cam channel, not website.
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 sooooo 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
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
Thank you 😊 I do think knowing the character is safe can lessen the stakes for the reader but usually with a first person perspective it can be expected the protagonist will live on. However the events that effect that character can still have some major weight, for instance the close ones next to Hadrian facing some rough fates. It's definitely gonna be a journey and I'm excited to continue 😀
Started this a few nights ago after seeing a few reviews of this….yours being one of them…and as you have got me into some great books had to give this a go…getting near the end and have already got book 2 and 3 on standby …man the prose…..just flows!……reminded me of dandelion dynasty for some reason……love your reviews….and this was an excellent one…..cheers.
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 😊
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!
Great review! I really loved Empire of Silence. I am a little over half-way through book 2, Howling Dark. Book 4 will be coming out in March of this year!
@@thefantasynuttwork agree!! I’ve been wanting to get to a Memory Called Empire for some months now! Hopefully I will make it a place for it soon! Have you read it? 👀 if so, any thoughts?
It was awesome. Good thing I've the next two on the kindle ready to go. Still not convinced its Science-Fantasy, though I've heard the next two will prove me wrong.
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas just read whatever me and Alex are reading and you won't go wrong 😛👍 I'd agree his prose is very artful, similar to Abercrombie in the way it's just a mastery of word choice and arrangement not necessarily purply poetry "a rich experience" yes 👌
I struggled a bit at first with how many things reminded me of Dune - but got over that quickly enough. I am really enjoying it. First time I have been getting through a book this fast since the start of the pandemic, which I feel has fried my attention span.
I'm going to start it soon! If I wasn't committed to so many buddy reads I would have done it sooner. But also I have the mass market paperback and it just feels weird reading an 800 page mmp. Where did you find that hardcover?
I wasnt a huge fan of this one but Ruocchio gets better with each installment and is really hitting his stride by the 3rd book. So you have that to look forward to.
All the references I caught in «Empire of Silence»: The Planet/Space Nation of Jadd: The Jaddite Faith from several Guy Gavriel Kay novels (GGK’s mix of Christian Trappings and the Sun Cults from Antiquity: Unsurprising given Ruocchio have stated himself as a fan of GGK, with signed books by him) & Jeddah, an Ancient Port City in Modern Day Saudi Arabia Birth Vats for the Nobility: The Alphas from «Brave New World» by Aldous Huxley Hadrian’s home planet of Delos: Greek Island, Holy Site for the worship of Apollo and Artemis and the Athenian-led Delian League which fought Sparta in the Peloponnesian War of the 5th Century BC + The Name of the Mega-Corporation running the parks in «Westworld» Hadrian’s brother Crispin: The St. Crispin’s Day Speech from «Henry V» The Alien Antagonists, the Cielcin: Ciel (French: «Sky») + sin (Mr. Ruocchio might be Catholic, alright! 😄) Lothrian: Have some similar language structure as the Free City of Lorath from GRRM’s «ASOIAF» + Lotharingia/Lorraine in Modern Day France Hadrian’s family name Marlowe and their Devil Symbol: Christopher Marlowe wrote «Doctor Faustus», about the eponymous scholar who make a pact with the devil Mephistopheles (+ a reversed color scheme of the Manchester United Devil Logo, given the Marlowes’ English Ancestry?) The Mother of Hadrian’s Family Name, Kephalos: Cephalus, whom Socrates have a dialogue with in Plato’s «Republic». Cephalus give as a definition of justice «to give each what is owed to them», which Socrates refutes by saying that returning a borrowed knife to someone who has turned mad and might therefore hurt themselves, is not just…(cue philosophizing on justice and madness!😅) Carcassoni: The Southern French City of Carcassonne, famous Cathar Stronghold during the 13th Century Albigensian Crusade (+The City of Carcosa from the Lovecraft Mythos) Eusebia: Feminine variant of Eusebius (Eusebius of Caesarea, who is credited for converting Roman Emperor Constantine the Great to Christianity) EOS: Now «Xenobite» is literally just Greek for something to akin to «Foreign Lifeform», but I can not help but think that it have also become future slang for «scary alien», born from a fusion of the Cenobites from the «Hellraiser» Franchise & the Xenomorphs from the «Alien» Franchise! 😆 The Colosseum of Meidua, the Dome of Bright Carvings, reference the Bright Carvers from «Gormenghast» & Bright Weavings (GGK’s webpage), and the unfair Gladiatorial Batte Reenactments are similar to both historical examples as well as the ones in «Gladiator». The hoodlum on a motorcycle (using petrol!) attacking Hadrian with a lead pipe is straight out of the anime/manga «Akira»! 😄 Montante: Another name for a Zweihander sword Vilicus: Latin for «supervisor» House Orin: Orin is the name of the Main Character in the 80s animated Sci-Fantasy Movie «Starchasers», a character in David Foster Wallace’s «Infinite Jest», and Aquaman’s treacherous half-brother, and their conflict with Hadrian’s Father is not unlike the destruction of House Reyne by Tywin Lannister from George RR Martins «A Somg of Ice & Fire» (made famous by the song «The Rains of Castamere»). The Isle of Karch: Karch is a Nation in GGK’s «Jad-verse» Royse Field: Rolls-Royce? The Star of Gododdin, comes from «Y Gododdin», a Medieval Welsh Poem about the Heroes of the «Old North» Brythonic Kingdom of Gododdin, lost to the Anglo Saxon Conquest of England Lictors: The Public Bodyguard of Roman Elected Officals Logothetes: Greek «Bureaucrat» The Festival of Boedromion: Ancient Athenian Summer Festival in honor of Apollo aiding Athens in wars Anagnost, novices in the Chantry: «Anagnosis» is Greek for «Re-knowledge», so something akin to «re-educated» The Space Opera Poster of «Tiada, Princess of Thrax»: Verdi’s «Aida», the Thracian Slave Rebellion Leader Spartacus and Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars/«Princess of Mars» The Spaceship Eurynasir: Eury is Greek «wide», and nasir is Arabic for «(male) helper» Saltus reminded me of the Epsilions of «Brave New World» mixed with some «Blade Runner» and Hadrian’s revulsion towards the «Natural Born» Gilliam is akin to the revulsion most in the «World Stats» has against John the Savage in «Brave New World» The Planet of Emesh: The Sumerian God of vegetation and summer, but also Emesa (an Ancient Syrian City famous for it’s Sun God venerated by Emperor Aurelian and the Priest-King family which married into the Roman Severian Imperial Dynasty, producing infamous Emperors such as Elagabalus and Caracalla), the Emishi of Japan («Barbarians»/native population displaced by/assimilated into the Japanese: Prince Ashitaka in the animated Fatasy Movie «Princess Mononoke» is one!) and Emese (Mythical Scythian Ancestral Mother of the Hungarian Royal Line) Planet with Two moons, similar to many of GGK’s worlds! Lucas Skye: Luke Skywalker! 😄 Umandh: h-uman(i)d? U(n)man? Sulis: Celtic Diety worshiped at the Roman Thermic Baths at Bath, England The Cousland Drakes PMC: Cousland is a Noble Family in the Fantasy Video Game «Dragon Age»! 😄 The Arch-Builders of Ozymandias: The Famous Poem «Ozymandias» by Percy Shelly, «Look at my works, ye mighty, and despair!»😄 The Continent of Anshar: A Primordial Mesopotamian God, «The Whole Sky», King of the Gods before replaced by his son Marduk Aldia Di Otranto, the High Prince of Jadd: «The Castle of Otranto» by Horace Walpole, the first Gothic Novel! Alcaz du Badr: Arabic for «The Alcazar («Castle») of the Full Moon» Sign of the Sun Disk: GGK’s «Jad-verse»! 😄 Danu: Scythian for «river» (found in the name of several European Rivers, such as the Danube and Don Rivers), Reconstructed Indo-European Water Goddess from the Hindu Primeval Water Goddess and the Reconstructed Mother Goddess of the Tuatha De Danann of Irish Myth Pallino: Italian for «Bullet»/«Little Ball» Luin: The Luin of Celtchar, a legendary spear/lance in Irish Myth, «Blue» in Tolkien’s Sindarin (as in the Blue Wizards, «Ithryn Luin») Mandyas: Greek «Mantle», kape used by Orthodox Monastics and Crusader Knights Olorin: Gandalf’s Quenya Name! 😄 Sepulchre: A Cavern Tomb, as in the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
@@thefantasynuttwork You are much too kind Jimmy: I also just got a shout-out from Johanna regarding «Tigana», so my imposter syndrom levels are sky high! 😆 I can not promise any videos anytime soon, but I post regularly on «The Fireside» Discord! Just finished «Howling Dark», so expect a similar essay-sized comment on your review of it soon! 😄
@@thefantasynuttwork sweet I'm checking it out in March I think cuz February of the Unhewn throne plus the slew of ARC's I got for anticipated reads coming out in Feb is...intense lol
I'm also a sucker for a first person chronicle. Will have to give this one a try soon! Curious, if anyone knows the answer, is the upcoming fifth book the last in the series?
It's not the final one. Chris said on his YT channel that there are 6 planned, but it'll be 7 if 6 is split into two like books 4 & 5 ended up being. Glad to see more people picking this series up, as it's easily my favorite current scifi series.
I found the first 50 or so pages quite derivative of Dune, however, at 100 pages in, I think it's finding its own story, kind of how wheel of time started off as a tolkien clone but became something wonderful on its own.
Great video! Quick Question - how did you locate your hardcover of Empire of Silence? I have been looking everywhere and can’t find one for less than $150! I’m in Canada, if that changes anything.
I love Fantasy, and have been wanting to try SciFI, but have struggled to find a good SciFi series. If I was bored with Dune, do you think I would like Sun Eater? I also heard that it was similar to Kingkiller Chronicles (which I liked, but it felt a little aimless, like the author doesn't actually know where he's going with it).
@@thefantasynuttwork Cool, I'll hold off then.. already in the middle of 2 10 book series haha. But this is something I'm anticipating a lot just off principle of him being a Berserk fan.
Sounds like a good read, but I can’t find it anywhere besides in mass market paperback. I can’t believe a book published in 2018 is already not available in hardback. Too bad.
dont waste your time with name of the wind dude tells his life story at a dinner table. frolicks playing music in forest way to long. magic school, boring.....i did not like it at all but you may
Thanks everyone!
Which is better.....this or the Hyperion series (I couldn't even start Dune...movie yes, book was (like we said in the Army, "Moves like Pond Water") like Algebra to me...Probably having ADHD effected my views on Dune😂
@@ajaxslamgoody9736 I’d say I enjoyed Hyperion slightly more but the sequels of sun eater were better
@@thefantasynuttwork Thanks
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! :)
Oh perfect! I'd love to chat with you about this one and hear what you think my friend!
I've been looking for a hardcover edition and they are extremely difficult to come by.
@@thefantasynuttwork It might take a while, but I look forward to it, my friend! 😃
@@Denis-sz9pg Where i live it's not possible to buy SunEater Paperback without waiting a month.
I loved the literary aspect of this book. Really feels like “literary fiction”. I think the book snobs would enjoy this one.
Haha I actually agree
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!
Yeah hellfest is such a good name haha
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 😭
That’s awesome to hear!
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.
Thanks Danny 😁
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.
I'm glad this was useful for you and even more happy that you liked EoS! You're in for a wild ride with the next 2 👀
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.
You’re welcome!
This is an excellent book and I’m glad to see more people talking about this series. The second book is even better.
I wanna continue ASAP
Nice 👌
I just recently picked this up. Keep hearing good things
I'd love to hear your thoughts dude!
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!
This is gonna be right up your alley! Thanks for the kind words 🙂
great review, having so much fun with this book right now. year of the sun eater is in full swing
Let's gooooooooo
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!
That's great to hear!
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.
Yup absolutely. I think I heard him describe it as his ongoing conversation with his favorite authors which is awesome
Fantastic review! I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😀 his wrinting is defintely excellent!
Glad you enjoyed it as well
I am going to be reading this in April! I am so excited for this series and I hope I really mesh with it. Great review Jimmy, as always
Thanks Joana 😃
The way Jimmy reviews this book makes me want to call my favorite bookstore. I'm just controlling my impulse.
So pumped to hear you liked this…aiming to start book 1 in the next few weeks
Enjoy! Hope you find it as well as I did
Great review. I'm almost finished with it and I am loving it. The example you gave is exactly one that made me stop and think as well. Interesting topic. I do plan on continuing.
Glad to hear it and thanks 😊
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 : )
It was soooo good, and I'm pumped for things to get more weird hahah! And thanks for the tag, I appreciate it!! Idk if I will have time to do it but if I do I'll make sure to give you a shout out for the tag 👍
@@thefantasynuttwork I think you will enjoy what they build too. This series pretty much ticks all the boxes for me in terms of characters, themes, concepts, action, world building and prose. I’ve only had a few minor issues. It’s my favourite current series, and could end up being my all-time favourite sci-fi series!
Thanks Jimmy for introducing me to The Sun Eater series and to Christopher Ruocchio. I haven't started the series yet, but after you mentioned it in your 2022 need to read video, I went to his UA-cam channel, along with watching an interview video on another BookTube site. He seems like a really interesting and thoughtful guy. With that exposure, along with your summation, it sounds like it will be right up my alley. I love the exploration of philosophical ideas and examinations of our humanity. The fact that he is a student of history is another big plus for me. Really looking forward to this series. I would love to see you do an interview with the man.
We are likely going to do an interview! I'm very excited, thanks so much!
@@thefantasynuttwork That would be awesome, I hope it all comes together. You would be a really good fit for interviewing him. Side note: edited my comment above to say I went to his UA-cam channel, not website.
@@LeeKennison it'll be a good time, I appreciate the compliment too
Awesome review! Def will look into this series!
Thank you!
Great review without spoiling anything, each book has gorgeous Cover.
Covers are sooooo good! Thanks!
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 sooooo 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
I love that you enjoyed this so much. It really has captivated me
Hi 👋 this book getting more reviews on UA-cam... I will definitely check it out, thank you for review. Happy reading to u! 😊📓🎥
Same to you 😁
Excellent review Jimmy. Going to buy a copy as soon as possible
Hope you enjoy 😃
Great review, can't wait to read this!
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did bro
Exciting stuff! Just got this on Audible!
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
Thank you 😊
I do think knowing the character is safe can lessen the stakes for the reader but usually with a first person perspective it can be expected the protagonist will live on. However the events that effect that character can still have some major weight, for instance the close ones next to Hadrian facing some rough fates. It's definitely gonna be a journey and I'm excited to continue 😀
You’ve definitely convinced me on it. I’ll be giving it a try soon!
Hope you enjoy 😁
Started this a few nights ago after seeing a few reviews of this….yours being one of them…and as you have got me into some great books had to give this a go…getting near the end and have already got book 2 and 3 on standby …man the prose…..just flows!……reminded me of dandelion dynasty for some reason……love your reviews….and this was an excellent one…..cheers.
That’s so good to hear!
Perfect timing, just finished this one last week!
Nice!!
Starting this series tonight! After reading the first page and a half I can’t wait!!
You're in for a wild ride!
This is at the top of my sff tbr! I'm planning to finish the first three before Kingdoms of Death comes out in March (If I end up liking it ofc...)
I hope you do!
hmm, You have heard early reviews of book 4, I wonder whose reviews those were.
I am so happy to see you enjoying this. This review sparks joy
It was definitely yours hahah
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 😊
Awesome to hear!
Just started this the other day Jimmy and oh boy it’s fantastic! Just can’t wait to read more.
They get better and better!
This is one i plan on reading this year and these books have some amazing cover art
I love the covers so much lol
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!
they only get better and better!
Great review! I really loved Empire of Silence. I am a little over half-way through book 2, Howling Dark. Book 4 will be coming out in March of this year!
Let's goooo!
Alright, alright! You got me when you said that it reads as fantasy but it’s sci-fi! Good way to start reading more of the genre!!
I think it's fun to broaden the horizons now and then 😁
@@thefantasynuttwork agree!! I’ve been wanting to get to a Memory Called Empire for some months now! Hopefully I will make it a place for it soon! Have you read it? 👀 if so, any thoughts?
@@FunFantasyBooks I haven't but I want to!
Hi Jimmy. I just ordered this one, hoping to read it in the second half of 2023.
Happy reading!
Getting me more hyped about the series. Thinking of reading this in April or May.
Let's go Edgar!
It was awesome. Good thing I've the next two on the kindle ready to go. Still not convinced its Science-Fantasy, though I've heard the next two will prove me wrong.
I thought the gladiator esque battles dipped into fantasy
I just finished this book. I loved it. I'm starting the lesser devil in a couple of days.
Nice!!!
The Sun Eater gets better with each instalment, in my opinion. Glad you reviewed it, Jimmy.
Thanks 😊
one of the best reads i had this year and it gets better with each book.
That's what I'm hearing 🔥
Can’t wait to get to this series
It's living up to the hype for me!
I'm starting on Wednesday, very glad you liked it.
Hope you enjoy!
I’m just starting to read book one, so far it is really impressing me.
It gets even better!!
One of my most hyped series to get to. Mostly because of the covers
Covers are absolutely amazing
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas
just read whatever me and Alex are reading and you won't go wrong 😛👍
I'd agree his prose is very artful, similar to Abercrombie in the way it's just a mastery of word choice and arrangement not necessarily purply poetry
"a rich experience" yes 👌
You two did not lead me astray with this one, I'm pumped to continue it
Managed to find a UK hardcover, definitely my next read!
They're hard to come by I hear haha
This is my next read after finishing Dune!
Excited to get to this book this week! Would you say that this book is similar to Red Rising Jimmy?
I liked this much more than Red Rising, it's more of a slow burn
perfect timing since i finished this literally yesterday 😂😂
People seem to be reading this a lot lately lol
@@thefantasynuttwork rightfully so 😌
I just started it. Like it so far.
Yeah I went from enjoying myself to loving it by the end. Hope it works for you 👍
I struggled a bit at first with how many things reminded me of Dune - but got over that quickly enough. I am really enjoying it. First time I have been getting through a book this fast since the start of the pandemic, which I feel has fried my attention span.
The following book is even better
@@thefantasynuttwork I'm excited. I already bought since I was enjoying the first book so much.
I'm going to start it soon! If I wasn't committed to so many buddy reads I would have done it sooner. But also I have the mass market paperback and it just feels weird reading an 800 page mmp. Where did you find that hardcover?
I had a friend who sent it to me as a gift, which was incredibly kind of them
I absolutely enjoyed empire of silence I really nervous to continue with the series I was really surprised how much I enjoyed the book 💖💝
Same here
About halfway through Howling Dark and still enjoying this story thoroughly. I feel it may actually be stronger than EoS. It’s close!
Hype!!!
Demon in White is even better. God Tier.
I wasnt a huge fan of this one but Ruocchio gets better with each installment and is really hitting his stride by the 3rd book. So you have that to look forward to.
Yeah the incremental improvement is something I hear from everyone
S3ems awesome 😊
All the references I caught in «Empire of Silence»:
The Planet/Space Nation of Jadd: The Jaddite Faith from several Guy Gavriel Kay novels (GGK’s mix of Christian Trappings and the Sun Cults from Antiquity: Unsurprising given Ruocchio have stated himself as a fan of GGK, with signed books by him) & Jeddah, an Ancient Port City in Modern Day Saudi Arabia
Birth Vats for the Nobility: The Alphas from «Brave New World» by Aldous Huxley
Hadrian’s home planet of Delos: Greek Island, Holy Site for the worship of Apollo and Artemis and the Athenian-led Delian League which fought Sparta in the Peloponnesian War of the 5th Century BC + The Name of the Mega-Corporation running the parks in «Westworld»
Hadrian’s brother Crispin: The St. Crispin’s Day Speech from «Henry V»
The Alien Antagonists, the Cielcin: Ciel (French: «Sky») + sin (Mr. Ruocchio might be Catholic, alright! 😄)
Lothrian: Have some similar language structure as the Free City of Lorath from GRRM’s «ASOIAF» + Lotharingia/Lorraine in Modern Day France
Hadrian’s family name Marlowe and their Devil Symbol: Christopher Marlowe wrote «Doctor Faustus», about the eponymous scholar who make a pact with the devil Mephistopheles (+ a reversed color scheme of the Manchester United Devil Logo, given the Marlowes’ English Ancestry?)
The Mother of Hadrian’s Family Name, Kephalos: Cephalus, whom Socrates have a dialogue with in Plato’s «Republic». Cephalus give as a definition of justice «to give each what is owed to them», which Socrates refutes by saying that returning a borrowed knife to someone who has turned mad and might therefore hurt themselves, is not just…(cue philosophizing on justice and madness!😅)
Carcassoni: The Southern French City of Carcassonne, famous Cathar Stronghold during the 13th Century Albigensian Crusade (+The City of Carcosa from the Lovecraft Mythos)
Eusebia: Feminine variant of Eusebius (Eusebius of Caesarea, who is credited for converting Roman Emperor Constantine the Great to Christianity)
EOS: Now «Xenobite» is literally just Greek for something to akin to «Foreign Lifeform», but I can not help but think that it have also become future slang for «scary alien», born from a fusion of the Cenobites from the «Hellraiser» Franchise & the Xenomorphs from the «Alien» Franchise! 😆
The Colosseum of Meidua, the Dome of Bright Carvings, reference the Bright Carvers from «Gormenghast» & Bright Weavings (GGK’s webpage), and the unfair Gladiatorial Batte Reenactments are similar to both historical examples as well as the ones in «Gladiator».
The hoodlum on a motorcycle (using petrol!) attacking Hadrian with a lead pipe is straight out of the anime/manga «Akira»! 😄
Montante: Another name for a Zweihander sword
Vilicus: Latin for «supervisor»
House Orin: Orin is the name of the Main Character in the 80s animated Sci-Fantasy Movie «Starchasers», a character in David Foster Wallace’s «Infinite Jest», and Aquaman’s treacherous half-brother, and their conflict with Hadrian’s Father is not unlike the destruction of House Reyne by Tywin Lannister from George RR Martins «A Somg of Ice & Fire» (made famous by the song «The Rains of Castamere»).
The Isle of Karch: Karch is a Nation in GGK’s «Jad-verse»
Royse Field: Rolls-Royce?
The Star of Gododdin, comes from «Y Gododdin», a Medieval Welsh Poem about the Heroes of the «Old North» Brythonic Kingdom of Gododdin, lost to the Anglo Saxon Conquest of England
Lictors: The Public Bodyguard of Roman Elected Officals
Logothetes: Greek «Bureaucrat»
The Festival of Boedromion: Ancient Athenian Summer Festival in honor of Apollo aiding Athens in wars
Anagnost, novices in the Chantry: «Anagnosis» is Greek for «Re-knowledge», so something akin to «re-educated»
The Space Opera Poster of «Tiada, Princess of Thrax»: Verdi’s «Aida», the Thracian Slave Rebellion Leader Spartacus and Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars/«Princess of Mars»
The Spaceship Eurynasir: Eury is Greek «wide», and nasir is Arabic for «(male) helper»
Saltus reminded me of the Epsilions of «Brave New World» mixed with some «Blade Runner» and Hadrian’s revulsion towards the «Natural Born» Gilliam is akin to the revulsion most in the «World Stats» has against John the Savage in «Brave New World»
The Planet of Emesh: The Sumerian God of vegetation and summer, but also Emesa (an Ancient Syrian City famous for it’s Sun God venerated by Emperor Aurelian and the Priest-King family which married into the Roman Severian Imperial Dynasty, producing infamous Emperors such as Elagabalus and Caracalla), the Emishi of Japan («Barbarians»/native population displaced by/assimilated into the Japanese: Prince Ashitaka in the animated Fatasy Movie «Princess Mononoke» is one!) and Emese (Mythical Scythian Ancestral Mother of the Hungarian Royal Line)
Planet with Two moons, similar to many of GGK’s worlds!
Lucas Skye: Luke Skywalker! 😄
Umandh: h-uman(i)d? U(n)man?
Sulis: Celtic Diety worshiped at the Roman Thermic Baths at Bath, England
The Cousland Drakes PMC: Cousland is a Noble Family in the Fantasy Video Game «Dragon Age»! 😄
The Arch-Builders of Ozymandias: The Famous Poem «Ozymandias» by Percy Shelly, «Look at my works, ye mighty, and despair!»😄
The Continent of Anshar: A Primordial Mesopotamian God, «The Whole Sky», King of the Gods before replaced by his son Marduk
Aldia Di Otranto, the High Prince of Jadd: «The Castle of Otranto» by Horace Walpole, the first Gothic Novel!
Alcaz du Badr: Arabic for «The Alcazar («Castle») of the Full Moon»
Sign of the Sun Disk: GGK’s «Jad-verse»! 😄
Danu: Scythian for «river» (found in the name of several European Rivers, such as the Danube and Don Rivers), Reconstructed Indo-European Water Goddess from the Hindu Primeval Water Goddess and the Reconstructed Mother Goddess of the Tuatha De Danann of Irish Myth
Pallino: Italian for «Bullet»/«Little Ball»
Luin: The Luin of Celtchar, a legendary spear/lance in Irish Myth, «Blue» in Tolkien’s Sindarin (as in the Blue Wizards, «Ithryn Luin»)
Mandyas: Greek «Mantle», kape used by Orthodox Monastics and Crusader Knights
Olorin: Gandalf’s Quenya Name! 😄
Sepulchre: A Cavern Tomb, as in the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
Dude you should have a channel or a blog, you have so much knowledge that imo is very fascinating
@@thefantasynuttwork You are much too kind Jimmy: I also just got a shout-out from Johanna regarding «Tigana», so my imposter syndrom levels are sky high! 😆 I can not promise any videos anytime soon, but I post regularly on «The Fireside» Discord! Just finished «Howling Dark», so expect a similar essay-sized comment on your review of it soon! 😄
The book is thiccccccc-er than I realized. Looking forward to checking this out, I'm mid-Dune and realizing I actually am super into Sci-Fantasy o.o
Oh then you're gonna love this one!
@@thefantasynuttwork sweet I'm checking it out in March I think cuz February of the Unhewn throne plus the slew of ARC's I got for anticipated reads coming out in Feb is...intense lol
It just gets better
That's so good to hear
The audiobook is superb!
Agreed 💯
I'm also a sucker for a first person chronicle. Will have to give this one a try soon! Curious, if anyone knows the answer, is the upcoming fifth book the last in the series?
It's not the final one. Chris said on his YT channel that there are 6 planned, but it'll be 7 if 6 is split into two like books 4 & 5 ended up being.
Glad to see more people picking this series up, as it's easily my favorite current scifi series.
I found the first 50 or so pages quite derivative of Dune, however, at 100 pages in, I think it's finding its own story, kind of how wheel of time started off as a tolkien clone but became something wonderful on its own.
Yeah I can see that
Do I read Empire of Silence or Hyperion next? Seem to be the two shot space operas after Dune.
Hmmm tough call. Sun Eater will feel more like Dune than Hyperion
Great video! Quick Question - how did you locate your hardcover of Empire of Silence? I have been looking everywhere and can’t find one for less than $150! I’m in Canada, if that changes anything.
A good friend sent me an extra copy, very kind of them 🙂
@@thefantasynuttwork thanks! I’ll have to keep searching…
I will say if you enjoy this series I highly recommend the Deathstalker saga by Simon R Green.
Thanks!
Sold.
I hope you enjoy it!
Ohhh boy you just wait until book 2 it’s gonna blow your mind!!
I'm ready!
Have you read 'The Name of the Wind' yet? I'm buying Empire of Silence just based on that comparison alone.
I have, there's a review for it on my channel
Where can I get the protector cover you have on it?
The person who gave it to me actually shipped it like that
I love Fantasy, and have been wanting to try SciFI, but have struggled to find a good SciFi series.
If I was bored with Dune, do you think I would like Sun Eater?
I also heard that it was similar to Kingkiller Chronicles (which I liked, but it felt a little aimless, like the author doesn't actually know where he's going with it).
I do think this is the perfect book for you to try
@@thefantasynuttwork It has definitely peaked my interest. Thanks.
Here from philip Chase video
Awesome, glad to have you. Philip is a scholar and a gentleman
Do you know if book 5 is supposed to be the last one? If so I may have to start it sooner than I thought.
It is not the final, I believe there's a 6&7
@@thefantasynuttwork Cool, I'll hold off then.. already in the middle of 2 10 book series haha. But this is something I'm anticipating a lot just off principle of him being a Berserk fan.
I think the man is ridiculously young. Like 1996 young. Such a talented guy!
He is definitely talented
1993 youg :-)
I keep looking at my bookshelf for a next book and Empire of Silence keeps calling to me.
Answer the call!
Sounds like a good read, but I can’t find it anywhere besides in mass market paperback. I can’t believe a book published in 2018 is already not available in hardback. Too bad.
Yeah they need a reprint so bad
@@thefantasynuttwork even if they would come out with a trade paperback, I would buy it. I just won’t buy mass market paperbacks. They’re too small.
I loved how he discribed the teeth of the aliens, like broken glass.Hint of horror right there. Also, high matter swords.... I need one.
Yes I want one too haha
I’m on book two and it definitely leans more into the weird and strange sci stuff. Love it
I'm all about the weird!
%^*# Yes!!!!
I appreciate your push to read this sooner rather than later, it lived up to all the hype for me
Where on earth did you find that hardback?
I have a friend who likes me very much haha
@@thefantasynuttwork Jealous.... Can't justify paying 100 secondhand for it 😢
@@oXFAct0Ro they need to reprint these so bad
I feel like I’m the only person who didn’t like this book, which is a real shame cuz I was so excited for it
There's more than just you, for sure. Hope your next read is better though 👍
Good luck with the name of the wind because I hated it the book was a slog I really wished that I had dnf it 😖🤪😱
Haha hopefully I like it
The real comparison is The Book of the New Sun.
I’ve heard that a lot!
:D
😎
dont waste your time with name of the wind
dude tells his life story at a dinner table.
frolicks playing music in forest way to long.
magic school, boring.....i did not like it at all but you may
I'm definitely gonna give it a try
@@thefantasynuttwork k it won't stop me from loving your content. Excited to see how you feel about it. It's a very love it or hate it fandom
@@PageTurnersbooktube523 yep, different strokes for different folks and such haha
Sounds like a character driven story 😷
It definitely is
Have you read house of Suns by Aleister Reynolds? Its literature kino. Love the One Piece reviews btw
Hey thanks! And yes I have, I enjoyed it
@@thefantasynuttworkAw man, you're fucking awesome