The Court of a Thousand Suns: #3

I had all 8 books at one time and lost them all as I lent them out to friends. I've got them all back now and went through them all in 8 days flat. Page turners every one!

A fun book about blowing stuff up and doing crazy and inventive things to get past the enemy. Sten squeaks out a victory every time. Sten is a great series for lovers of military science fiction and adventure. It has the bonus of having interesting characters as well as action.

After the first two books of the series set the tone for Cole & Bunch's military/spy space opera, this novel sets the broader themes rolling. Sten, now head of the Eternal Emperor's bodyguard, must deal with traitors within the palace and without, trying to find out who's trying to kill the emperor -- and how to avert interstellar war. Cole & Bunch are endlessly entertaining, mixing blood, puns, action, politics and philosophy into a fast-paced mix. The whole series is great fun and entertainment.

He's come from a hellish man-made planet/factory to become one of the Eternal Emperor's most trusted men. He's crushed rebellions, and is now part of the Emperor's personal bodyguards. This book is a turning point in the Sten saga, eclipsed only by his actions in Empires End, book 8 in the series. A MUST READ OR DIE! to any Sten fan.