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I got started from another S. R. G. Series,( I have several of his ebooks and audibles ) and continued to this point. I guess you could say I climbed this mountain this far to test if it was where I wanted to go. I might continue another time, but for now this it far enough for me. I enjoy series because I like to see the evolution of ideas and characters. It's interesting to read about a 'hero' but how did he/she get there? Why and how did he/she become the one able to 'BE' the deathstalker? What decision(s) motives and or barriers forced the necessity of change required to become 'other' than 'average'? Good action is okay, but it's not enough by its self for me, now. I will revisit this series in the future and may try some more of these stories, I'm not disappointed in them, I'm just not motivated to invest in more at this time. Ask me again, later.


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Deathstalker Legacy Simon R Green 9780575074521 Books Reviews

Great fun to read again and again and again!
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Great read! Found it to be a fun read throughout the whole book. This story will captivate you while weaving a delightful tapestry of intrigue and treachery.
Does of a lot of repeating from previous book in the series.
I love Simon Green. His writing is beyond compare. Love love love love his work absolutely amazing. A ++++++ .
If you've read the first DEATHSTALKER series, you should definitely not miss the sequel! Although "Deathstalker Legacy" starts off slowly of necessity, as Green needs to introduce all the compelling, vicious and heroic characters as well as a host of mind-boggling aliens and "un-humans", once the story gets on its way it's a whirlwind trip!

This novel does not have the fascination of the first Deathstalker book, but it still has the Green trademark sense of offbeat humour. It also has the typical rogue, the oversized alien who joins the side of the heroes, an over-the-top gorgeous heroine, and (would you believe it?) an ugly hero and last but not least a villain who makes Darth Vader look like Santa Claus!

"Deathstalker Legacy" has a number of surprises in store for readers familiar with the first series, and the last few pages are filled with high-octane suspense, ending with the expected cliffhanger!

I'm glad I bought "Deathstalker Return" as well, for as soon as I finished "Deathstalker Legacy", I got started immediately on "Return"! A buy well worth its price!
It's been two hundred years since Owen Deathstalker overthrew an evil empire, saved humanity from the unspeakable horror of the Recreated, and disappeared. The new Empire, headed by a constitutional monarch but overseen by a representative Parliament, has basked in the glow of a golden age. The old aristocracy of the Families no longer exists (although some still plot and plan for a return to power), noble Paragons enforce the King's Justice on all planets, and no one gives a thought to Owen Deathstalker's final warning of the coming Terror that will make the Recreated look like paper tigers. On Logres (formerly Golgotha), a new king is crowned, plans are made for his royal wedding to the Empire's most famous diva, and a Deathstalker assumes the role of the King's Champion. Sure, there are still a lot of threats and problems all around (especially the vicious ELFs who orchestrate bloody examples of their continued presence), but life is pretty good all over the Empire.

Then, almost overnight, the Golden Age dies, murdered at the hands of a celebrated hero who vows to destroy the Empire after being slighted (or so he believes) by the new king. Frightening events of mass murder are arranged, and the people turn on those whom they used to honor and respect the most. Then the Terror arrives, leaving a line of scorched planets behind it as it slowly makes its way toward Logres. The frantic citizenry, as well as the king and Parliament, look to Owen Deathstalker, the legendary hero whom they faithfully expect to return to save the Empire he did so much to create. They don't know what we the readers know - that Owen is dead (although this does not necessarily mean we won't see him again). Robert and Constance, king and queen after the rebellion, made the decision to destroy all of the historical record of Deathstalker and his legendary comrades, believing the people needed the optimism inspired by legend rather than the truth of their heroes' human frailties. The Deathstalker, Helen D'Ark, Jack Random, Ruby Journey, Tobias Moon - these are just legends on stained glass windows now; other heroes of Owen's era are altogether unknown.

Maybe you're asking who this new Deathstalker is. After all, Owen Deathstalker was the last Deathstalker, and even the legend of his love for Helen D'Ark indicates that there love did not come close to producing a child. Lewis Deathstalker comes from a related branch from the Deathstalker family tree, his family having assumed the famous surname by royal request. Lewis proves himself a Deathstalker in many ways, however - with his devotion to honor and duty, his preeminent fighting prowess, and that old Deathstalker luck - all bad. Unlike Owen, however, Lewis does find and know true love - and that's a problem because the love affair he engages in is quite forbidden, the very kind of thing that can turn the King's Champion into another Deathstalker outlaw.

I had a little trouble getting into this novel. After all, Owen's legendary life covered five long novels, and the characters of Deathstalker Legacy are a far cry from the heroes and villains of Owen's life and times. As for Lewis, I haven't truly embraced him yet; he's a good and honorable man for the most part, but he lets love get in the way of honor and duty, and that is something that could never be said of Owen Deathstalker. There's plenty of blood here, as a lot of people seem to die horrible deaths even during the Golden Age, and some unusual and eventually interesting characters, but even Rose Constantine, the Wild Rose of the Arenas, pales in bloodthirsty comparison to the likes of Ruby Journey and Hazel D'Ark.

I don't want to call this novel filler, but it really does seem to exist primarily to set up later events. The Terror has arrived, but we only see its first act of destruction; the idea of Owen Deathstalker returning is broached, but the Quest to find him only begins toward the end of the story; Hazel D'Ark's fate is a complete mystery; and the new circle of Deathstalker-led heroes only begins to coalesce in the closing pages. This story has its moments and seems to find its legs in the last one hundred pages, but Deathstalker Legacy clearly pales in comparison to the earlier Owen Deathstalker novels. It still has a lot to offer fans of space opera epics, though - and, most importantly, it's a necessary prelude to Deathstalker Return.
I got started from another S. R. G. Series,( I have several of his ebooks and audibles ) and continued to this point. I guess you could say I climbed this mountain this far to test if it was where I wanted to go. I might continue another time, but for now this it far enough for me. I enjoy series because I like to see the evolution of ideas and characters. It's interesting to read about a 'hero' but how did he/she get there? Why and how did he/she become the one able to 'BE' the deathstalker? What decision(s) motives and or barriers forced the necessity of change required to become 'other' than 'average'? Good action is okay, but it's not enough by its self for me, now. I will revisit this series in the future and may try some more of these stories, I'm not disappointed in them, I'm just not motivated to invest in more at this time. Ask me again, later.