Queen Amid Ashes
Queen Amid Ashes is the second novella in the Sun Eater series by Christopher Ruocchio. It follows Hadrian Marlowe behind enemy lines as he reckons with the atrocities of the War. It was first released by Highmatter Books on April 14, 2020. The events of Queen Amid Ashes are preceded by Howling Dark and followed by Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 1 and Demon in White.
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
Publication Date: June 2022
Word Count: 39,000 words
- 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
- Updated
- April 25, 2024
- Publisher
- Highmatter Books
- Cover Artist
- John Barry Ballaran
- Word Count
- 56,000
- Series
- Sun Eater, Book 2.1
- Succeeds
- Howling Dark
Queen Amid Ashes
Cover art by Jenna Ruocchio (Shutterstock assets)
- First Released
- June 28, 2022
- Publisher
- Highmatter Books
- Cover Artist
- Jenna Ruocchio (Shutterstock assets)
- Word Count
- 56,000
- Series
- Sun Eater, Book 2.1
- Succeeds
- Howling Dark
To Erin, Libby, Heather, and Uncle Pete, I couldn't have self-published without you.
— Queen Amid Ashes dedication
Queen Amid Ashes is the second novella in the Sun Eater series by Christopher Ruocchio. It follows Hadrian Marlowe behind enemy lines as he reckons with the atrocities of the War. It was first released by Highmatter Books on April 14, 2020. The events of Queen Amid Ashes are preceded by Howling Dark and followed by Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 1 and Demon in White.
Full Queen Amid Ashes spoliers below, proceed with caution.
Synopsis
Though the battle to save her planet is over, the war never ends.
Hadrian Marlowe is newly a knight of the galaxy-spanning Sollan Empire: a hero who they say slew the alien Prince Aranata Otiolo in single combat; a man they say no man or xenobite can kill.
Acting on the Emperor’s orders, Hadrian has come to the desert planet Thagura and driven off the Cielcin invaders, rescuing in the process the Lady Gadar Malyan, Baroness of that entire world.
But not all the fighting is ended. Pockets of inhuman resistance remain on the desert world, and Hadrian the Halfmortal must soon do battle with not only the man-eating alien barbarians, but with something just as terrible: man’s own inhumanity to man. . . .
— Synopsis from Highmatter Books
Summary
For a chapter by chapter summary, see Chapter Summaries (Queen Amid Ashes).
Pending Summary Information
Broadly summarize the book here. It should be no more than a few paragraphs.
Publications
Print and Ebooks
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Edition
Cover
Publisher
Cover Artist
Interior Artist
Format
Pages
Dimensions (MM)
ISBN-13
Publication Date
Notes
US Edition (Original)
Highmatter Books (Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing)
Jenna Ruocchio (Shutterstock assets)
N/A
Ebook
173
N/A
B0B45DFRF6 (ASIN)
June 28, 2022
Queen Amid Ashes was originally released as part of the Baen Books anthology Sword & Planet, first published on December 7, 2021.
Trade Paperback
194
156 x 227
9798836175849
June 28, 2022
US Edition (Updated)
Highmatter Books (Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing)
John Barry Ballaran
N/A
Ebook
173
N/A
B0B3V1LQGS (ASIN)
April 25, 2024
This edition contains the original text released in 2021; the cover art was updated on April 25, 2024 for Ebooks and Print-on-Demand Trade Paperbacks, and a Hardcover edition was made available for purchase.
Trade Paperback
194
156 x 227
9798836175849
April 25, 2024
Hardcover
190
156 x 227
9798873700691
April 26, 2024
Anderida Books Special Edition
Planet 9 Press
Kieran Yanner
N/A
Signed Hardcover
344
143 x 223
9781838406394
September 24, 2024
Contains the Short Stories from Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 2.
Second printing (not numbered/lettered) published as part of a three-volume collection along with The Lesser Devil and Other Stories and The Dregs of Empire and Other Stories. A limited number of slipcases were offered for the set.
Signed and Limited Edition; 500 Numbered / 52 Lettered. Lettered edition features textless cover art.
Signed Numbered Edition
344
143 x 223
9781838406349
N/A
Signed Lettered Edition
344
143 x 223
N/A
N/A
Audiobooks
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Publisher
Narrator
Runtime
Format
ISBN-13
Publication Date
Notes
Recorded Books
Samuel Roukin
4h 20m
Unabridged
9781705074046
June 28, 2022
(Left) Original Self-Published Edition, (Right) Revised Edition
ISBNs:9798873700691 (Revised HC ISBN-13)9798836175849 (Original TPB ISBN-13)
Publisher: Self-Published by Christopher RuocchioPublication Date: June 2022Word Count: 39,000 words- Cover
Artist: John Barry Ballaran -Artists ProfileNotes:Originally only available as a trade paperback or ebook with the landscape art depiction from ShutterstockHardcover edition with revised/edited text and updated art was published in 2024, featuring wraparoundart by John Barry Ballaran
Compiled- Updated
- April 25, 2024
- Publisher
- Highmatter Books
- Cover Artist
- John Barry Ballaran
- Word Count
- 56,000
- Series
- Sun Eater, Book 2.1
- Succeeds
- Howling Dark
- First Released
- June 28, 2022
- Publisher
- Highmatter Books
- Cover Artist
- Jenna Ruocchio (Shutterstock assets)
- Word Count
- 56,000
- Series
- Sun Eater, Book 2.1
- Succeeds
- Howling Dark
To Erin, Libby, Heather, and Uncle Pete, I couldn't have self-published without you.
— Queen Amid Ashes dedication
Queen Amid Ashes is the second novella in the Sun Eater series by Christopher Ruocchio. It follows Hadrian Marlowe behind enemy lines as he reckons with the atrocities of the War. It was first released by Highmatter Books on April 14, 2020. The events of Queen Amid Ashes are preceded by Howling Dark and followed by Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 1 and Demon in White.
Full Queen Amid Ashes spoliers below, proceed with caution.
Synopsis
Though the battle to save her planet is over, the war never ends.
Hadrian Marlowe is newly a knight of the galaxy-spanning Sollan Empire: a hero who they say slew the alien Prince Aranata Otiolo in single combat; a man they say no man or xenobite can kill.
Acting on the Emperor’s orders, Hadrian has come to the desert planet Thagura and driven off the Cielcin invaders, rescuing in the process the Lady Gadar Malyan, Baroness of that entire world.
But not all the fighting is ended. Pockets of inhuman resistance remain on the desert world, and Hadrian the Halfmortal must soon do battle with not only the man-eating alien barbarians, but with something just as terrible: man’s own inhumanity to man. . . .
— Synopsis from Highmatter Books
Summary
Pending Summary Information
Broadly summarize the book here. It should be no more than a few paragraphs.
Publications
Print and Ebooks
| Edition | Cover | Publisher | Cover Artist | Interior Artist | Format | Pages | Dimensions (MM) | ISBN-13 | Publication Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Edition (Original) |
|
Highmatter Books (Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing) | Jenna Ruocchio (Shutterstock assets) | N/A | Ebook | 173 | N/A | B0B45DFRF6 (ASIN) | June 28, 2022 | Queen Amid Ashes was originally released as part of the Baen Books anthology Sword & Planet, first published on December 7, 2021. |
| Trade Paperback | 194 | 156 x 227 | 9798836175849 | June 28, 2022 | ||||||
| US Edition (Updated) |
|
Highmatter Books (Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing) | John Barry Ballaran | N/A | Ebook | 173 | N/A | B0B3V1LQGS (ASIN) | April 25, 2024 | This edition contains the original text released in 2021; the cover art was updated on April 25, 2024 for Ebooks and Print-on-Demand Trade Paperbacks, and a Hardcover edition was made available for purchase. |
| Trade Paperback | 194 | 156 x 227 | 9798836175849 | April 25, 2024 | ||||||
| Hardcover | 190 | 156 x 227 | 9798873700691 | April 26, 2024 | ||||||
| Anderida Books Special Edition |
|
Planet 9 Press | Kieran Yanner | N/A | Signed Hardcover | 344 | 143 x 223 | 9781838406394 | September 24, 2024 | Contains the Short Stories from Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 2. Second printing (not numbered/lettered) published as part of a three-volume collection along with The Lesser Devil and Other Stories and The Dregs of Empire and Other Stories. A limited number of slipcases were offered for the set. Signed and Limited Edition; 500 Numbered / 52 Lettered. Lettered edition features textless cover art. |
| Signed Numbered Edition | 344 | 143 x 223 | 9781838406349 | N/A | ||||||
| Signed Lettered Edition | 344 | 143 x 223 | N/A | N/A |
Audiobooks
| Publisher | Narrator | Runtime | Format | ISBN-13 | Publication Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded Books | Samuel Roukin | 4h 20m | Unabridged | 9781705074046 | June 28, 2022 |