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For almost a hundred years, Hadrian Marlowe has served the Empire in its war against the Cielcin, a vicious alienrace 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 thehumans’ Empire.To make matters worse, a cult of personality has formed around Hadrian, spurred on by legends of his havingdefied 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 theonly place in the universe where Hadrian might find the answers he seeks lie in the hands of the Emperor himself. …