Deathstalker Legacy – Simon R. Green (Deathstalker, Book 6)

Title: Deathstalker Legacy

Series: Deathstalker, book 6

Author: Simon R. Green

Genre: Science Fiction

The Deathstalker line and tradition continues in a distant relative of Owen Deathstalker (the hero of the original five volume Deathstalker saga), a paragon named Lewis Deathstalker. This is the first volume in a trilogy which serves as a sequel as well as a conclusion to the original Deathstalker saga.

You could actually start reading this second Deathstalker trilogy with this book, without having read the other series of books, but you would lose so much background and character development. But you could manage without having read them if you had to.

That said, this is a great book, very high on the action and (as is usually with this series of books) a violence which is garish and, more often than, not over-the-top. The first saga (centered around Owen) being an exploration of what it would take to jumpstart a “good” rebellion against a corrupted government, this trilogy turns that concept on its head, looking at how a villain might go about starting and effecting a rather vile rebellion against an overall “decent” government. Actually a nice little circle of circumstances.

I felt like there was actually a little bit more humor sparkled throughout this book, and the characters are very intriguing – or in some cases weird. But the key is that you keep turning the pages to see what’s going to happen next. In my mind, that’s the truest sign of a well-written book.

Overall, I highly recommend this book to fans of the genre. It has been constructed as an epic, and if there’s any way to get your hands on the other books I would highly recommend trying to read them in order.

Worldview: Secular, with theistic moments

Recommended Age: due to violence and a few sexual themes/situations, I’d suggest no younger than juniors or seniors in High School.