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A review by fabulousfunk
Tales of the Sun Eater, Vol. 1 by Christopher Ruocchio
2.25
A truly mixed bag that does not touch the heights of the main Sun Eater series. "Tales of the Sun Eater, Vol. 1" unfortunately does not bring much to diversify the Sun Eater canon. Stories like "Victim of Changes" and "The Parliament of Owls" at least attempt to shed light on other aspects of the greater world, but other stories struggle with pulpy tropes, cliched writing, and present ideas done better in the main series.
The most grievous flaw in these, is the depictions of Hadrian, our main identity of Sun Eater. "The Demons of Arae" offers little new to Hadrian's perspective and, while it world builds, these concepts emerge later in the Sun Eater main series. "The Night Captain" offers a heroic look at Hadrian that feels entirely bland and juvenile, while "The Pits of Emesh" fails to make Hadrian look any worse than he already portrays himself, thus failing in its mission statement of questioning our main characters virtue.
The most grievous flaw in these, is the depictions of Hadrian, our main identity of Sun Eater. "The Demons of Arae" offers little new to Hadrian's perspective and, while it world builds, these concepts emerge later in the Sun Eater main series. "The Night Captain" offers a heroic look at Hadrian that feels entirely bland and juvenile, while "The Pits of Emesh" fails to make Hadrian look any worse than he already portrays himself, thus failing in its mission statement of questioning our main characters virtue.