Novellas

Not quite a novel - not quite a short story (but we all know Dregs is a novel)

The Lesser Devil

The Lesser Devil

Publications (The Lesser Devil)

The Lesser Devil, Christopher Ruocchio (AD 2020)

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The Lesser Devil

Chapter Summaries (The Lesser Devil)

Spoilers ahead, proceed with caution

    Chapter 1: Sabine

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Meidua > Devil's Rest

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 2: The Dark Lord

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Meidua > Airfield outside of Devil's Rest

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 3: Flight

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Airspace en route to Artemia

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 4: Fallen Angels

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Airspace en route to Artemia

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 5: The Adorators

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Shuttle Crash Site in the Valley of the Redtine Mountains

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 6: The Hidden Village

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > In the Village Proper

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 7: The Servants of God

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Mountain Church
    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Rectory

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 8: The Lesser Devil

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Rectory

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 9: The Dying God

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Rectory
    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Mountain Church

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 10: Old Blood

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Rectory
    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Mountain Church
    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Church Yard

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 11: The Catacombs of Saint Maximus

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Church Yard
    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Church Catacombs

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 12: Lord of Hosts

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > In the Village Proper
    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Mountain Church

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 13: Then the Thunder Spoke

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Mountain Church
    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > In the Village Proper

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 14: Blood Will Have Blood

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > In the Village Proper
    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Church Yard

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 15: The Afterling

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > House Orin Starship

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    Chapter 16: The Devil and the Fury

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > House Orin Starship

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    Chapter 17: A Devil's Gratitude

    Locations

    Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > In the Village Proper

    Dramatis Personae:

      House Marlowe of Delos

    Lexicon: A Note on Translation

Queen Amid Ashes

Queen Amid Ashes

Chapter Summaries (Queen Amid Ashes)

Spoilers ahead, proceed with caution

    Chapter 1: The Sun is High...

    Locations

    Norma Arm > Thagura > Pseldona Prefecture > Pseldona > Square beneath The Rock
    Norma Arm > Thagura > Pseldona Prefecture > Pseldona > Secret Entrance to the House Malyan Palace Bunker

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 2: The Baroness

    Locations

    Norma Arm > Thagura > Pseldona Prefecture > Pseldona > House Malyan Underground Chambers

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 3: The Satanic Mill

    Locations

    Norma Arm > Thagura > ??? Prefecture > North Polar Region > On Board a Grounded Roc-class Frigate
    Norma Arm > Thagura > ??? Prefecture > North Polar Region > Cielcin Camp

    Plot Summary

    Chapter 4: Death by Water

    Locations

    Norma Arm > Thagura > ??? Prefecture > North Polar Region > Cielcin Camp

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    Chapter 5: The Survivors

    Locations

    Norma Arm > Thagura > ??? Prefecture > North Polar Region > On Board a Grounded Roc-class Frigate

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    Chapter 6: Of Flies and Spiders

    Locations

    Norma Arm > Thagura > Pseldona Prefecture > Pseldona > House Malyan Underground Chambers

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    Chapter 7: Justice

    Locations

    Norma Arm > Thagura > Pseldona Prefecture > Pseldona > Square beneath The Rock

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    Chapter 8: The Hanged Man

    Locations

    Norma Arm > Thagura > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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    Chapter 9: The Devil's Looking Glass

    Locations

    Norma Arm > Thagura > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

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    Chapter 10: ...And the Emperor is Far

    Locations

    Norma Arm > Thagura > Orbit > On Board the Tamerlane

    Plot Summary

    Dramatis Personae:

      House Marlowe of Delos: A Brief History

      The Archons of Meidua Prefecture

      On Thagura

      The Cielcin

      The Wider World

    Lexicon: A Note on Translation

    Index of Worlds

Queen Amid Ashes

Publications (Queen Amid Ashes)

Queen Amid Ashes, Christopher Ruocchio (AD 2022/2024)

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(Left) Original Self-Published Edition, (Right) Revised Edition

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The Dregs of Empire

The Dregs of Empire

Publications (The Dregs of Empire)

The Dregs of Empire, Christopher Ruocchio (AD 2023)

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(Left) Original cover design, (Right) Revised cover design

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