Deathstalker Return

Simon Green's Deathtalker series gets better with every book. It is never predictable, never boring, and always action packed. It is a fun series and there is no other one like it. I only wish more people would pick this up and read it so Simon never stops writing Deathstalker novels. The universe they take place in is like no other universe in any other books.It might seem as though I am overhyping this book and this series, and I might be, but I feel like I can't say enough how much I have enjoyed this series.This latest installment explains things from earlier books that weren't answered (things I had forgotten I once asked because so much is going on) and opens new questions as well (including a major one at the end). The twist at the end I never saw coming. Anyways, if you liked and have read the rest of the series, BUY THIS, it only gets better.

this book was definitely one of the best books that Simon R. Green has written - you really begin to sympathize with all the good characters and hate the bad ones. it's really a great read - it took about 3 hours for me to finish it, i was so engrossed. the ending especially, it was the most brilliant ending i have ever read, i can't wait until the next one comes out!

I've read every single Simon R Green book that he has published here in the States... twice. And I have thoroughly enjoyed every single one of them. He has yet to disappoint me in any of his books. In Return, Simon throws us a couple of days into the mix after the ending of Legacy with Lewis (he throws you 2 months ahead with Finn). The story is essentially split into two parts: What Lewis is doing, and what Finn and Douglas are doing. Or, more of what Finn is doing to Douglas.This book will keep Simon R Green fans happy. It has tons of inventive ways of killing someone, like always. It also has some wonderful politics. Although, it comes off like there isn't anything Finn can't pull off. He really makes you hate Finn in this book, and he really makes you pity Douglas. And, the ending to this book was (for me) unexpected, and brilliant. I loved it. I cannot wait until Deathstalker Coda comes out next January... the next 12 months will seem like an eternity.

The second Empire was bright and good, with human, AI, esper and alien living together in harmony. On the empire?s capital world, King Douglas appointed Lewis Deathstalker as the King?s Champion much to the dismay of Finn Durandal who expected the appointment. Finn managed to trump up charges against Lewis and become the King?s Champion but Deathstalker escaped along with Douglas?s fianc?e.They escape in a stolen spaceship along with a con artist thief, a sociopathic gladiator and Saturday the replitoid. These five outlaws must find a way to stop Finn?s growing reign of terror as he consolidates his power. Their final destination after a series of adventures is the world of Haden where Lewis must travel to the center of the Madness Maze in the hopes of bringing his illustrious ancestor Owen Deathstalker back from the dead. Only he can stop Finn and the terror, a phenomenon that is destroying all inhabited worlds.Fans of the various Star Wars and Star Trek novels are going to love Simon R. Green?s epic science fiction series. There is plenty of action and adventure but basically DEATHSTALKER RETURN is a story about people, men and women who rise to the occasion and become heroes vs. those who take advantage of a situation and become villains. The story is told from both points of views so readers understand what is going on in the minds and hearts of the characters at all times. There is going to be another book in the series because there is one very big question that must be answered and the author cleverly sets it up with the last sentence of the last page.Harriet Klausner

Against overwhelming odds, Lewis Deathstalker is determined to find out the truth about his famous ancestor, Owen Deathstalker, who disappeared over two hundred years ago. Because Owen is the only one who can save humanity from the Terror he predicted... which has finally arrived...."A fun, twisty romp with surprises around every corner." ?Publishers Weekly --------This book was....I can't even form words for its magnificence. A fitting part in the 7-book series(that is, if you don't include Shadows of the Empire, which was sort of a prequel to the whole series....), and shall stand out above all others. My thanks go out to Simon R. Green, for making a legendary series which will be forever remembered in sci-fi/fantasy history.