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Christopher Ruocchio


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Christopher Ruocchio could read almost before he could speak, and so when he realized he would never be an astronaut, he decided to be a novelist. He began writing when he was eight years old, and sold his first novel at twenty-two. He is also the Assistant Editor at Baen Books and a graduate of North Carolina State University.
 


Genres: Science Fiction
 
Series
Sun Eater
   1. Empire of Silence (2018)
   2. Howling Dark (2019)
   The Lesser Devil (2020)
   3. Demon in White (2020)
   4. Kingdoms of Death (2021)
   Tales of the Sun Eater, Vol. 1 (2021)
   Queen Amid Ashes (2022)
   Tales of the Sun Eater, Vol. 2 (2022)
   5. Ashes of Man (2022)
   Tales of the Sun Eater, Vol. 3 (2023)
   The Dregs of Empire (2023)
   6. Disquiet Gods (2024)
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Collections
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Anthologies edited
   Star Destroyers (2018) (with Tony Daniel)
   Space Pioneers (2018) (with Hank Davis)
   Overruled! (2020) (with Hank Davis)
   Cosmic Corsairs (2020) (with Hank Davis)
   World Breakers (2021) (with Tony Daniel)
   Sword & Planet (2021)
   Time Troopers (2022) (with Hank Davis)
   Worlds Long Lost (2022) (with Sean CW Korsgaard)
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Books containing stories by Christopher Ruocchio
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Grimdark Magazine Issue #34 (2023)
(Grimdark Magazine, book 34)
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Fire for Effect (2023)
(Bayonet Books Anthology, book 7)
edited by
J R Handley

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Awards
2019 Manly Wade Wellman Award : Empire of Silence

Award nominations
2023 Dragon Award for Best Illustrative Cover (nominee) : Ashes of Man
2021 Manly Wade Wellman Award (longlist) : The Lesser Devil
2021 Manly Wade Wellman Award (longlist) : Demon in White
2021 Dragon Award for Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Demon in White
2020 Manly Wade Wellman Award (longlist) : Howling Dark
2020 Dragon Award for Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Howling Dark


Christopher Ruocchio recommends
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Rise from Ruin (2025)
Melissa Olthoff
"A rollicking good time."
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The Failures (2024)
(Wanderlands, book 1)
Benjamin Liar
"Liar's writing is like the world it depicts: a finely-tuned piece of clockwork. The Failures is the kind of science fantasy little made these days - sacrificing neither the fantastic for the scientific, nor the reverse, but offering both - and the sort of book I could read again and again."

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