Synopsis: From Amazon product page: "Seven stories from the universe of the sun eater written by award-winning author Christopher Ruocchio and collected here for the very first time. A new horror comes to a centuries-old war... A machine witch on trial for crimes against her own humanity... Pirates in the black of space... Here are tales of the far future, of a time where mankind reigns across the galaxy: a time of war, of great evil, and of greater heroes. Here are tales of the Sollan Empire, and of the barbarians who dwell in the cracks between its stars. Here are tales of strange, far worlds. Tales of battle, of desperation, and holy law. And here, too, are tales of a man who will change the fate and future of the galaxy as a whole. Tales of the Sun Eater, of Hadrian Marlowe himself."