The Dregs of Empire
- First Released
- November 14, 2023
- Publisher
- Highmatter Books
- Cover Artist
- John Barry Ballaran
- Word Count
- 81,000[fn 1]
- Series
- Sun Eater, Book 5.1
- Succeeds
- Ashes of Man
- First Released
- November 14, 2023
- Publisher
- Highmatter Books
- Cover Artist
- John Barry Ballaran
- Word Count
- 81,000[fn 1]
- Series
- Sun Eater, Book 5.1
- Succeeds
- Ashes of Man
To BookTube, most especially to Mike. You saved the series, you really did.
— The Dregs of Empire dedication
The Dregs of Empire is the third novella in the Sun Eater series by Christopher Ruocchio. It tells the story of Lorian Aristedes, former Commandant of Hadrian Marlowe's Red Company, now traitor of the Sollan Empire, and his imprisonment on the infamous prison planet Belusha. The events of The Dregs of Empire are preceded by Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 4 and Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 3 and succeeded by Disquiet Gods.
For details on the other Novellas and Tales of the Sun Eater, see Novellas and Short Story Collections.
For the official recommended reading order, see the Welcome Page.
Full The Dregs of Empire spoliers below, proceed with caution.
Synopsis
Return to the world of the Sun Eater in this spin-off adventure set after the events of Book Five!
For thousands of years, the icy planet of Belusha has served the galactic Sollan Empire as its most notorious prison planet. It is here the very worst men in the Empire are locked away: murderers, traitors, deserters—each condemned to toil on the oil rigs and scrapyards of the planet in bitter cold, preyed upon both by the men of the Martian Guard set to watch over them, and by the Outborn reavers whose fathers escaped the work camps to scratch a living from the icy wilderness.
It is a hard world. A desperate world.
And it is here that Lorian Aristedes finds himself: alone; friendless; betrayed even by his own failing, mutant flesh. Is it here that Lorian Aristedes has been sentenced to work himself to death for the crime of abetting his master’s escape from Imperial justice.
For any other man, it would be the end of his story…but for Lorian Aristedes—once the left hand of the Halfmortal, Hadrian Marlowe himself—it is only the beginning. . . .
— Synopsis from Highmatter Books
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Publications
Print and Ebooks
| Edition | Cover | Publisher | Cover Artist | Interior Artist | Format | Pages | Dimensions (MM) | ISBN-13 | Publication Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Edition |
|
Highmatter Books (Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing) | John Barry Ballaran | N/A | Ebook | 332 | N/A | B0CK4DRCHD (ASIN) | November 14, 2023 | |
| Trade Paperback | 330 | 156 x 227 | 9798871712597 | December 13, 2023 | ||||||
| Hardcover | 330 | 156 x 227 | 9798862470079 | December 13, 2023 | ||||||
| Anderida Books Special Edition |
|
Planet 9 Press | Kieran Yanner | N/A | Signed Hardcover | 563 | 143 x 223 | 9781838406356 | September 24, 2024 | Contains the Short Stories from Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 3. Second printing (not numbered/lettered) published as part of a three-volume collection along with The Lesser Devil and Other Stories and Queen Amid Ashes 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 | 563 | 143 x 223 | 9781838406349 | November 30, 2023 | ||||||
| Signed Lettered Edition | 563 | 143 x 223 | 9781838406349 (same as above) | November 30, 2023 |
Audiobooks
| Publisher | Narrator | Runtime | Format | ISBN-13 | Publication Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded Books | Samuel Roukin | 9h 4m | Unabridged | 9798891785137 | February 13, 2024 |
Notes and References
Footnotes
- The word count refers to the total number of words between the first and last chapter, discounting sections such as dramatis personae, acknowledgements, copyright information, etc. For exact word counts across the entire series, see Word Counts Table. For the methodology by which the word count was found, see Word Counter Script.
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