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Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 1

Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 1 is the first collection of short stories in the Sun Eater series by Christopher Ruocchio. First published exclusively in Ebook format on April 16, 2021, the collection follows characters, both novel and familiar, in events that are preceded by Howling Dark and succeeded by Demon in White.
Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 1
Tales 1 Updated Cover
Cover art by James L. Cook
Updated
January 31, 2024
Publisher
Highmatter Books
Cover Artist
James L. Cook
Word Count
59,000[fn 1]
Series
Sun Eater, Book 2.1
Succeeds
Howling Dark
Precedes
Demon in White
Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 1
Tales 1 Original Cover
Cover art by Nathan J. Anderson
First Released
April 16, 2021
Publisher
Highmatter Books
Cover Artist
Nathan J. Anderson
Word Count
59,000[fn 1]
Series
Sun Eater, Book 2.1
Succeeds
Howling Dark
Precedes
Demon in White

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Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 1 is the first collection of short stories in the Sun Eater series by Christopher Ruocchio. First published exclusively in Ebook format on April 16, 2021, the collection follows characters, both novel and familiar, in events that are preceded by Howling Dark and succeeded by Demon in White.

Because Traditional publishing generally will not publish small volumes of shorts stories, the Tales of the Sun Eater collections will continue to be released exclusively in Ebook format. However, Highmatter Books has plans to release a printed master collection for fans who want a physical copy of the short stories. No date has been given.

For details on the Novellas and the other Tales of the Sun Eater, see Novellas and Short Story Collections.

For the official recommended reading order, see the Welcome Page.

Full Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 1 spoliers below, proceed with caution.

Synopsis

Seven stories from the universe of the Sun Eater written by award-winning author Christopher Ruocchio and collected here for the very first time.

A new horror comes to a centuries-old war... A machine witch on trial for crimes against her own humanity... Pirates in the black of space… Here are tales of the far future, of a time where mankind reigns across the galaxy: a time of war, of great evil, and of greater heroes. Here are tales of the Sollan Empire, and of the barbarians who dwell in the cracks between its stars. Here are tales of strange, far worlds. Tales of battle, of desperation, and holy law. And here, too, are tales of a man who will change the fate and future of the galaxy as a whole. Tales of the Sun Eater, of Hadrian Marlowe himself.

— Synopsis from Highmatter Books

Summary

For a chapter by chapter summary, see Short Story Summaries (Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 1).

Pending Summary Information

Broadly summarize each short story here. It should be no more than a few paragraphs per story.

The Demons of Arae

Victims of Changes

Not Made for Us

The Night Captain

The Duelist

The Parliament of Owls

The Pits of Emesh

Publications

Print and Ebooks

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Edition Cover Publisher Cover Artist Interior Artist Format Pages Dimensions (MM) ISBN-13 Publication Date Notes
Original Cover
Tales 1 Original Cover
Highmatter Books (Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing) Nathan J. Anderson N/A Ebook 211 N/A B092STL2NW (ASIN) April 16, 2021 >The short stories of Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 1 have also been compiled in Anderida Books' special edition, The Lesser Devil and Other Stories.
Updated Cover
Tales 1 Updated Cover
Highmatter Books (Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing) James L. Cook N/A Ebook 211 N/A B092STL2NW (ASIN January 31, 2024

Notes and References

Footnotes

  1. The word count refers to the total numbers 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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