When artilects, the world's most advanced synthetic beings, begin reporting the same impossible vision—a Lady in White descending an infinite stair with a message only they can hear—governments call it a hoax, and the markets shrug. When one of these "unhackable" minds belonging to the wealthiest man in Africa walks into the Basilica of Our Lady of Nigeria, the artilect named Thierry calmly announces it is possessed, and asks for someone by name: Fr. Gabriel Serafian. A brilliant exorcist,...

**The sixth and penultimate novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fireAmbitious universe-building combines with intimate character portraits for storytelling on a truly epic scale—for fans of Orson Scott Card, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Patrick Rothfuss and Jack Campbell**The end is nigh.It has been nearly two hundred years since Hadrian Marlowe assaulted ...

**"[E]pic science fiction at its most genuinely epic." —James S.A. Corey, New York Times-bestselling author of The Expanse novels"This wow book is a must for fans of Pierce Brown and Patrick Rothfuss." —Library Journal (starred)Hadrian Marlowe, a man revered as a hero and despised as a murderer, chronicles his tale in the galaxy-spanning debut of the Sun Eater series, merging the best of space opera and epic fantasy.**It was not his war.The galaxy r...

***Featuring a teaser for The Smoke of Sacrifice, the first novel in Christopher Ruocchio's upcoming epic fantasy trilogy!*Thirteen tales from the universe of the bestselling Sun Eater series, compiled for the first time. Plus a never-before-seen novelette, The End of History, set after Shadows Upon Time, that sheds crucial new light on the series!Ambitious universe-building combines with intimate character portraits for storytelling on a truly ep...

Within these pages lie eighteen stories, from eighteen worlds shaped by some of today’s best writers of science fiction and fantasy, all guests on the Aurora Award-winning podcast The Worldshapers during its first year. Some are international bestsellers. Among them are winners and nominees for the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Aurora, Sunburst, Aurealis, Ditmar, British Science Fiction Association, and Dragon Awards. Some have been writing for decades, others are at the beginning ...

A magical collection of ten short stories by an amazing list of contributors—all of whom were in attendance at Brandon Sanderson's Dragonsteel Nexus 2025!Grim Oak Press is proud to present the fourth Grimoire anthology for readers who enjoy SF&F stories of the magical and the future. Return to the space station Unity and solve a mystery with Christopher Paolini. Discover brotherly love between ancient dragons alongside Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle. Travel for r...

**The seventh and final novel of the galaxy-spanning series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe at last lights the greatest fire humanity has ever seenAmbitious universe-building combines with intimate character portraits for storytelling on a truly epic scale—for fans of Orson Scott Card, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Patrick Rothfuss, and Jack Campbell**The trumpet sounds.The end has come at last. After his victory at Vorgossos, Hadrian Marlo...

The third novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy.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....

Now in paperback, the second novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fire.Hadrian Marlowe is lost.For half a century, he has searched the farther suns for the lost planet of Vorgossos, hoping to discover a way to contact the elusive alien Cielcin. He has pursued false leads for years among the barbarian Normans as captain of a band of mercena...

NEW FICTION AND CLASSICS OF THE GENRE COLLECTED BY THE EDITORIAL TEAM BEHIND SPACE PIONEERS AND OVERRULED!SPACE PIRATES!Words that conjure up rousing tales of adventure, derring-do, brave heroes battling the scurvy vermin of the galaxy. Those vermin have taken to pillaging cargo ships and, even worse, space liners, relieving the helpless passengers of their valuables, and worse with the comely women passengers, then spacing the lot—unless ...

BIG SHIPS. BLOWING THINGS UP.GO BIG OR GO HOME!Boomers. Ships of the Line. Star Destroyers. The bigger the ship, the better the bang. From the dawn of history onward, commanding the most powerful ship around has been a dream of admirals, sultans, emperors, kings, generalissimos, and sea captains everywhere. For what the intimidation factor alone doesn’t achieve, a massive barrage from super-weapons probably will.Thus it was, and ever shall be, even into the distant ...

ALL-NEW STORIES OF ANCIENT ALIEN ARTIFACTS FROM TOP NAMES IN SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASYThe universe is older and more alien than we can ever understand.We were not alone. The farther we push into the universe, the more obvious it becomes. The signs are everywhere: canals and pyramids on Mars, old roads on the moons of Jupiter, ruined cities on worlds about the nearer stars. The galaxy once teemed with life, or so it seems. Which begs the question: What happe...