Starbreaker: Volume 4

Starbreaker #4

by Luke Chmilenko

“Quake thee with thy tyrant’s gift.
Soulless flesh bars paths you seek.
Blossom wide the heart of stone.
Starbreaker awaken what lies beneath.”

—Prophecy of Aion Origin

The Blood Now Calls To Sylvas

The unimaginable has happened. Sylvas has taken in War, Blood, and Strife and bound it to his heart. A feat that has seen the Empyrean Alliance plucking him from the comforts of the Ardent and pulling back the veil that once masked everything. Now, for the first time ever, Sylvas can see his place in the galaxy, standing between the threats that seek to unmake it.

And make no mistake, they do seek to unmake it.

426 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 13, 2026

About the author

Writing far faster than his hands can withstand, Luke Chmilenko hails from the Great White North where he lives with his wife and two daughters. Toiling endlessly Luke juggles his time between a rapidly growing catalogue of series while playing far more video games than he would ever openly admit.

If you're interested in getting all the news about Luke's upcoming work, check out his website at: http://lukechmilenko.com/

Reviews

[Adam Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the book, except for one thing.

There was plenty to enjoy here, Sylvas getting info on the eidolon in his core and how that whole thing will work going forward. A bit of space adventuring, and a potential new romantic interest. Also we get to see the whole prophecy thing moving forward, which is interesting to see exactly where things are going. But man, Mira really just drags the whole thing down for me. I don't care for her ability to just override Sylvas any time she wants and act outside his knowledge. The dynamic is weird, and i personally think it the story would work better without her.

[Max T · Rating 3 out of 5]

A difficult read

Absolutely no transition between the end of book 3 and the beginning of book 4, no explanation given until chapter 6 either. I skipped most of it to under what was going on.

Mira and the double personality shenanigans are getting truly annoying. I nearly put the book down.

The writing is good and the story good overall, but those points truly bothered me.

[Vivek Satyasi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great, but annoying

I really love stories where the main character or the party starts learning more and more about magic systems, the intricacies of the world, uncovering mysteries. That is the main point of why I like this genre, however, in this novel, and at least the last installment, the split personality is getting to be quite annoying. It makes me cringe every time I read those interactions and makes me want to put down the book despite my enjoyment of all the other parts.

I think I will still continue this series, but I sincerely hope that these interactions get to be considerably less cringe because I understand the value of it, and if this is the author’s intention, he is accomplishing it. However, there is a limit, and I am slowly approaching mine.

[Chris Schellingerhoudt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book, still progressing!

The introduction of the prophecy to our characters' could have been given more weight. It was a pretty significant reveal, but it felt rushed. The combat and the characters are excellent, I like the comradery in the crew and hope that continues.
There are some real glimmering moments, like Sylvas' instant enchantment with the spaceship that keep the magic flowing.

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

The prophecy unfolds!!

The prophecy unfolds…killer “hunter” aliens…love?!? The story keeps unfolding! Where will it go next?! Another great book in a budding series!! Keep writing and I’ll keep reading!!!

[Dantegideon · Rating 4 out of 5]

The beginning of the book was so bad that I almost gave up (he's just blowing up a bunch of rocks by himself and is real salty about it, goes on for ages), but luckily when the other characters came in I started enjoying it like usual. Let's never go through a maze again.

[Dawna Raidmae · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book

Everyone who is a fan of sci-fi should pick up the series. The story and characters are all engaging. I hope you enjoy!

[Erik Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

stellar series

I’m always looking for new fantasy novels and this series has been a blast. I’m looking forward to number five!

[Andrew Riley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant

Love your earlier series and really loving this series. Can't believe it time me doo long to start this one but I'm happy i finally did. Keep up the good work.

[Mike Goodman]

Good Stuff

I did not like the beginning of this book. After that it went back to being an awesome story. This book ends with a coordinated invasion scenario.