02217cam a2200397 i 4500 2732381148 TxAuBib 20260420120000.0 210302|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020455243 9780756413064 hbk. 0756413060 hbk. (OCoLC)1128100363 TxAuBib rda Ruocchio, Christopher, author. Demon in white / Christopher Ruocchio ; [edited by Katie Hoffman.]. New York, NY : DAW Books, Inc., July 2020. 776 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sun eater, The ; 3 For almost a hundred years, Hadrian Marlowe has served the Empire in its war against the Cielcin, a vicious alien race bent on humanity's destruction. Rumors of a new king amongst the Cielcin have reached the Imperial throne. This one is not like the others. It does not raid borderworld territories, preferring precise, strategic attacks on the humans' Empire. To make matters worse, a cult of personality has formed around Hadrian, spurred on by legends of his having defied death itself. Men call him Halfmortal. Hadrian's rise to prominence proves dangerous to himself and his team, as pressures within the Imperial government distrust or resent his new influence.Caught in the middle, Hadrian must contend with enemies before him--and behind. And above it all, there is the mystery of the Quiet. Hadrian did defy death. He did return. But the keys to the only place in the universe where Hadrian might find the answers he seeks lie in the hands of the Emperor himself.... 20260420. Imperialism Fiction. Space warfare Fiction. Extraterrestrial beings Fiction. Extraterrestrial beings. fast Imperialism. fast Space warfare. fast Fiction. fast Science fiction. fast Science fiction. lcgft Hoffman, Katie, editor. The sun eater ; 3.