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Empire of the Hidden Sun
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 22 2026
Pages: 178
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A princess raised to inherit a sacred empire.
A galaxy built on a lie.
A truth powerful enough to burn it all down.
Empire of the Hidden Sun is a sweeping science-fantasy epic of imperial intrigue, betrayal, buried history, and the devastating cost of truth.
Princess Freya Solvayne was born into radiance. As heir to the throne of Elyr, she has been shaped to embody the beauty, discipline, and authority of an empire that calls itself eternal. Beneath the glittering crystal towers, sacred rituals, and flawless pageantry, Freya has always known that power demands sacrifice.
But she was never told what the empire was truly built upon.
When betrayal shatters the heart of the imperial order, Freya is driven from the only world she has ever known and into a galaxy scarred by war, silence, and memory. Far from the splendour of the court, she begins to uncover the buried record of conquest, engineered myth, and generations of violence hidden beneath the empire's sacred story.
As unrest spreads and old powers rise, Freya finds herself caught between collapsing worlds: the dying majesty of the throne she was born to inherit, the fury of those who were broken by it, and the dangerous temptation to preserve order at any cost.
Against her stands Cassian Veyr-brilliant, charismatic, and utterly ruthless-a man who does not merely want power, but authorship over history itself. To stop him, Freya must confront not only rebellion and war, but the terrible possibility that the truth may destroy everything she was raised to protect.
Now the fate of the empire hangs on one impossible choice:
Defend the myth.
Or unleash the truth.
Rich with atmosphere, emotional intensity, and grand political stakes, Empire of the Hidden Sun is a novel of luminous worlds, fractured loyalties, hidden archives, and a heroine forced to choose between inheritance and conscience. Perfect for readers who love epic space opera, morally complex conflict, powerful female leads, and stories where victory comes with a devastating price.
Some empires fall in darkness.This one will fall in light.
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