Twilight of the Empire: 3

This is one of my favourite horror novels, although technically it's three horror novels, and I have read it over three times at least. Although he has a habit of repeating his characters in each of these three novels, the premises are distinct enough that it's highly forgiveable. Each premise is disturbing, richly thought out, and well worth the time you spend on it. The scenes are well-described, the dialogue well-written and it's basically a brilliant read. I could tell you the premises, but I don't want to spoil one of the best parts of this, so I'll just say that one of them bears a passing resemblance to the movie Virus and one involves mutations.

Several rviewers have written about Green having found his niche, I agree. He writes well when he places sword & sorcery stories into the future and adds warp engines. It takes a bit of getting used to but his brand of fantasy with a tech twist grows on one after a time.

I am not a sci-fi book reader. That is, not till I read Twilight of the Empire. Excellent. If you like great in-depth, believable character development mixed with fast-paced, don't plan on getting a lot of sleep action, this book will not disappoint. It has plenty of both, as well as some of the best writing I've come upon. Simon Green possesses a pleasantly understated method of writing which is very "human", like talking to a buddy. No fancy-shmancy wording or rhetorically correct banter just for the sake of fancy-shmancy wording and rhetorically correct banter. No unnecessary words to muddle what one's reading. I'm a visual reader - I have to be able to "see" what I'm reading, the more I can the more I enjoy - and Simon Green has created one of the most easily visual books I've ever read. You can't help but see every detail: the seediness of Mistworld, the eeriness of Ghostworld, the savageness of Hellworld. These places are real, and their inhabitants alive (this guy has one whacked-out imagination. Very original!). While reading Twilight I couldn't help thinking `man, this would make a great movie.' If only Simon Green were a director....

I've read Green before, but this is most definantly his best work. It helps to have read the Deathstalker seriese but it is not a must. If your tired of the overused dragons and faries of popular sci-fi just take a walk with Green.He is capable of creating aliens and habitats I don't thik any other mind could come up with. Mr. Green, if you see this, thank you so much for the experience of this book. I hope you love it as much as I do. (Topaz was my favorite charactor)

I've read lots of SciFi books but this one is my favorite. I really liked the parts Ghostworld and Hellworld the best. I liked Ghostworld because the way the characters got through most of the obsticles was very creative. And I liked the Hellworld part because the enemy in that part was very creative, so was the parts of it where the characters were fighting, and the plot was very creative also. The part Mistworld was great too I especally liked the way Simon R. Green went into the thoughts of Mary while she was being controlled.