Empire's End

Very like the ongoing saga of HH ( Honor Harrington ) by David Weber, this was a great series all the way along. It must be difficult coming up with bigger and better things for a character that feels fully developed, but I do wish they had found something! Unlike the other reviewer, I found the accent of one of the main characters a *fantastic* touch. Yes, it takes a while to get used to it, but this characters seems more alive / real to me because of it. It was easy to "see" this character in my mind. So I appreciated the extra work that must have gone into creating the accent.Overall the entire series is a wonderful, fun read. Not to say it's lighthearted, but it is a breath of fresh air. Much like the David Gemmel books. The characters are easy to get attached to, and the story has a depth that can be expanded upon at a later date, if the author / publisher / fans feel like keeping this universe going.

I accidently picked up the first book of the series and by the end of the week I had purchased and read the next five novels. Empire's End, the lastest and hopefully not the last continues in the tradition of its exciting predecessors. It needs to be in everyone science fiction collection.

Through all of the books, a buddy of mine and I have been trying to figure out The Secret! Cole and Bunch really delivered on the suspence that they built up over the years. What I enjoyed thorough the books was their knowlege of history and the fact that things tend to cycle over and over. That is what made the EE such an exellent leader over the years. The conclusion was exellent! And like EE knew it is sometimes better to be lucky than good.

What the EE has always feared most has happened. He has gone insane! How could it be that a man 2000-3000 years old suddenly goes insane, starts killing his friends and becomes the demented ruller like Caligula whom he had always despised. Riveting historical parallels. Pay attention to the events that plunge the Empire into chaos, and see parallels to what is occuring or has occured in our(human) history before.

Mr. Cole and Mr. Bunch outdid themselves. This concluding book of the series left me wanting more of these types of series. I found that this was the most powerful and adventurous book of the entire series. This book makes the reader alive with imagination and wanting to join the great adventure