Adam Budris’s Reviews > Empire of Silence > Status Update
Adam Budris
is 42% done
So we went from Dune, to Star Wars: A New Hope, to the intro of Aladdin, to now Gladiator?? It's fun but very meandering. Still feels like I'm waiting for the plot to kick in, which isn't good this far into a book. I am enjoying watching Hadrian become more rounded out, and the things from the beginning become relevant again, but I still want more from this.
— Jun 23, 2026 10:01AM
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Adam Budris
is 24% done
I'm enjoying it more now, but Hadrian is a very passive MC with weak/non-existent goals, and that almost turned this into a DNF.
Also, this is just Dune if Paul had grown up in House Harkonnen.
— Jun 19, 2026 11:02AM
Also, this is just Dune if Paul had grown up in House Harkonnen.
Adam Budris
is 11% done
It's fun. It's familiar. I can't believe it's not Dune.
— Jun 14, 2026 07:35AM