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Hadrian Anaxander Marlowe

The Halfmortal, The Sun-Eater, Starbreaker, Palekiller, Deathless. To the Jaddians Al Neroblis (The Black Devil), Al Brutan (The Brute). To the Cielcin, Oimn Belu (The Dark One), Oranganyr ba-Utannash (Champion of the Lie), Ute Dunyasu (The Great Affront). Responsible for the death of the entire Cielcin species. Former Myrmidon in the Borosevo Colosso on Emesh. Leader of the Meidua Red Company. Knight of the Royal Victorian Order. Recipient of the Order of Merit and the Grass Crown.

  • Home Planet: Delos
  • Birth Year: ISD 16117.09.29
  • Species: Human
  • Nationality: Sollan Imperial
  • Blood Type: AB+
  • First Appearance: Empire of Silence

—His parents: LORD ALEISTER DIOMEDES FRIEDRICH MARLOWE and LADY LILIANA KEPHALOS-MARLOWE.

—His siblings: CRISPIN ORESTES MARLOWE and SABINE DORYSSA MARLOWE

—His grandparents: (Father) LORD TIMON MARLOWE and LADY FUCHSIA BELLGROVE-MARLOWE; (Mother) LORD MICHAEL CURZON and VICEREINE-DUCHESS ELMIRA GWENDOLYN KEPHALOS

—His uncle: (Father) LUCIAN MARLOWE

—His aunts: (Mother) AMALIA, CIARAN, RHEA, ALIENOR, ELENA, and TALIA

—His ancestors: LORD JULIAN MARLOWE and ARCHON LADY SABINE MARLOWE

—Among the other myrmidons on Emesh:

    WILLIAM OF DANU ("SWITCH")

    PALLINO

    ELARA

    GHEN

    SIRAN

    KIRI

    KEDDWEN

    BANKS

    ALIS

    ERDRO

    LIGHT

    KOGAN

    ARRING

    VITOR

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Empire of Silence

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Broken Binding Edition, Introduction

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All Chapters

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Howling Dark

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Broken Binding Edition, Introduction

Present

All Chapters

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Demon in White

Mentioned

Broken Binding Edition, Introduction

Present

All Chapters

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Kingdoms of Death

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N/A

All Chapters

N/A

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Ashes of Man

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N/A

Present

All Chapters

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Following the events of Kingdoms of Death, Hadrian Marlowe no longer has the highmatter sword given to him by SIR OLORIN MILTA. However, after Tor Gibson's death in Ashes of Man, Hadrian leaves Colchis and returns to Maddalo House on Nessus, where he contemplates whether the Jaddian assassin Irshan on Forum used Lord Augustin Bourbon's personal highmatter blade. The mint mark on the highmatter reservoir is the Greek letter Φ (phi), meaning the sword was made on Phaia, not Jadd. This led VALKA ONDERRA to the hypothesis that the sword may likely be Philippe Bourbon's (Gibson's) sword, surrendered before his exile to Belusha.

Following the events at the Battle of Perfugium, HADRIAN MARLOWE was thrown in the brig of the ISV Tempest for assaulting the EMPEROR WILLIAM XXIII. Though he was sentenced to time on the prison-planet Belusha, Hadrian was broken out as part of a escape plan designed by his friends SIR OLORIN MILTA, TRIBUNE BASSANDER LIN, and LORIAN ARISTEDES. The consequences of this plan meant that Lorian would take Hadrian's place on Belusha and Jadd would secretly (but no-so-secretly) harbor Hadrian and the surviving Dragonslayers as political fugitives.

Disquiet Gods

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Shadows Upon Time

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Novellas

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The Lesser Devil - Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17

Queen Amid Ashes - N/A

The Dregs of Empire - N/A
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The Lesser Devil - N/A

Queen Amid Ashes - N/A

The Dregs of Empire - N/A
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The Lesser Devil - N/A

Queen Amid Ashes - N/A

The Dregs of Empire - N/A

Tales of the Sun Eater & Other Stories

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Tales 2 (The Dragonslayers)
Tales 2 (Kill the King)
Tales 2 (The Four Devils)
Tales 4 (Guns of Pharos)

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Tales 1 (The Demons of Arae)
Tales 1 (The Night Captain)
Tales 1 (The Pits of Emesh)
Tales 4 (The Fangs of Oannos)

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