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)
- ISBNs:
- 9798617354135 (TPB ISBN-13)
- Publisher: Self-Published by Christopher Ruocchio
- Cover Artist: Peter Ruocchio
Notes:
- Available as a trade paperback or ebook
- Hardcover edition with reworked text and updated art in development, anticipated in AD 2025
- Compiled in The Lesser Devil and Other Stories
The Lesser Devil
Chapter Summaries (The Lesser Devil)
Spoilers ahead, proceed with caution
Locations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Meidua > Devil's Rest
Plot Summary
Locations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Meidua > Airfield outside of Devil's RestPlot Summary
Chapter 3: FlightLocations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Airspace en route to ArtemiaPlot Summary
Chapter 4: Fallen AngelsLocations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Airspace en route to ArtemiaPlot Summary
Chapter 5: The AdoratorsLocations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Shuttle Crash Site in the Valley of the Redtine MountainsPlot Summary
Chapter 6: The Hidden VillageLocations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > In the Village ProperPlot Summary
Chapter 7: The Servants of GodLocations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Mountain ChurchSpur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Rectory
Plot Summary
Chapter 8: The Lesser DevilLocations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The RectoryPlot Summary
Chapter 9: The Dying GodLocations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The RectorySpur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Mountain Church
Plot Summary
Chapter 10: Old BloodLocations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The RectorySpur 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 MaximusLocations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Church YardSpur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Church Catacombs
Plot Summary
Chapter 12: Lord of HostsLocations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > In the Village ProperSpur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Mountain Church
Plot Summary
Chapter 13: Then the Thunder SpokeLocations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Mountain ChurchSpur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > In the Village Proper
Plot Summary
Chapter 14: Blood Will Have BloodLocations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > In the Village ProperSpur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > The Church Yard
Plot Summary
Chapter 15: The AfterlingLocations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > House Orin StarshipPlot Summary
Chapter 16: The Devil and the FuryLocations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > House Orin StarshipPlot Summary
Chapter 17: A Devil's GratitudeLocations
Spur of Orion > Delos > Meidua Prefecture > Saint Maximus > In the Village ProperDramatis Personae:
Lexicon: A Note on TranslationQueen Amid Ashes
Queen Amid Ashes
Publications (Queen Amid Ashes)
Queen Amid Ashes, Christopher Ruocchio (AD 2022/2024)
(Left) Original Self-Published Edition, (Right) Revised Edition
- ISBNs:
- 9798873700691 (Revised HC ISBN-13)
- 9798836175849 (Original TPB ISBN-13)
- Publisher: Self-Published by Christopher Ruocchio
- Cover Artist: John Barry Ballaran - Artists Profile
Notes:
- Originally only available as a trade paperback or ebook with the landscape art depiction from Shutterstock
- Hardcover edition with revised/edited text and updated art was published in 2024, featuring wraparound art by John Barry Ballaran
- Compiled in Queen Amid Ashes and Other Stories
The Dregs of Empire
The Dregs of Empire
Publications (The Dregs of Empire)
The Dregs of Empire, Christopher Ruocchio (AD 2023)
(Left) Original cover design, (Right) Revised cover design
- ISBNs:
- 9798862470079 (HC ISBN-13)
- Publisher: Self-Published by Christopher Ruocchio
- Cover Artist: John Barry Ballaran - Artists Profile
Notes:
- Original cover designed featured typography used in the Diamond Editions; no physical copies featuring this art were issued. Subsequent revisions to the cover ended on the red typography seen above.
- Compiled in The Dregs of Empire and Other Stories