Devil's Rest Book Club

Devil’s Rest Book Club

An in-depth read-through of Christopher Ruocchio's Sun Eater Series. Sun Eater is a modern classic of Science Fantasy with human drama, deep philosophical ponderings and man-eating aliens. Hosts Cameron and Drew sink their teeth into a few chapters at a time, and discuss plot, worldbuilding themes and references hidden within the text. This podcast is meant to be a read-along companion for anyone reading the series, for the first time or the 500th. As is such, each episode will only pertain to the text outlined in the episode name. No further spoilers can be expected, only light foreshadowing!

  1. Feb 20

    Episode #12: The Best Ships are Friendships (Empire of Silence Ch. 37-40)

    Victory! Hadrian finally finds home in an unlikely place, Colosso. Hadrian grows closer to his fellow myrmidons, gradually forming a reputation both with his band of brothers, but also individually through his amazing single combat record. As Hadrian’s reputation as being known as “a myrmidon named Had” to the people of Borosevo is fulfilled, he attempts to include more of his band of brothers in his dreams to escape the planet. Then the unexpected happens. There's a Cieclin in the Colloso prison and Hadrian reveals his palantine status to try and get a ship to get off world. This sparks a relational conflict with his new friend Switch which ends with their friendship on the line. How will Hadrian recover his friendship, and how will Hadrian respond to a Cielcin being at his fingertips?  On today’s episode we discuss the sense of home Hadrian begins to feel and the reignition of not just his desire for his adventure, but his passion specifically for the Cielcin. We also discuss themes related to whether or not beauty is virtuous, nature versus nurture, and much much more. If you want to participate in this episode's discussion, leave a comment below to join the conversation! Devil's Rest Book Club is Cameron Elston and Drew Welty. Today’s episode discussed Chapters 37-40 of Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio, copyright 2018.  Empire of Silence was originally published by DAW books on July 3rd, 2018. Quality editing and original music by Cameron Elston. Find us on Youtube! Contact us at mailto:Devilsrestbookclub@gmail.com. #SunEater #TheSunEater #EmpireOfSilence #HadrianMarlowe #DRBC #DevilsRestBookClub #SciFi #ScienceFantasy #SciFantasy

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An in-depth read-through of Christopher Ruocchio's Sun Eater Series. Sun Eater is a modern classic of Science Fantasy with human drama, deep philosophical ponderings and man-eating aliens. Hosts Cameron and Drew sink their teeth into a few chapters at a time, and discuss plot, worldbuilding themes and references hidden within the text. This podcast is meant to be a read-along companion for anyone reading the series, for the first time or the 500th. As is such, each episode will only pertain to the text outlined in the episode name. No further spoilers can be expected, only light foreshadowing!