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Unabridged. On the Empires homeworld of Logres, King Douglas deals with the beautiful Treasure Mackenzie s seduction attempts while Finn Durandal, with Parliaments approval, wages war on the esper city of New Hope. The quest of Lewis Deathstalker and his companions takes them to the fiercely hostile planet Shandrakor, in search of the lost Deathstalker Standing and the answers it may hold, but first Lewis s people will have to contend with the indigenous population, the horrific results of human scientists genetic experimentation. The last thing Lewis expects is to encounter one of the legendary Madness Maze survivors. ... Read more

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Daniel Wolfe, the youngest son of a nefarious Clan of the old empire, made his escape just before the empire fell. On a stolen ship, he watched reports come in of the end of the world he once knew. But Daniel's only concern is to find the mysterious homeworld of the dreaded Artificial Intelligences known as Shub. For most it would be considered suicide, but for Daniel, it is a rescue mission. Shub has his father Jacob in its clutches. But there is much more that Daniel will learn when he comes face to face with the Enemies Of Humanity. Meanwhile, on the planet Golgotha, Owen Deathstalker enters into a bargain with a member of Daniel's family that will change the Deathstalker's life forever. ... Read more

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brilliant
Excellent adaptation, lots of action and adventure.
The art work on the cover is tremendous. It is very original and much more detailed than most cover's. No credit for the artist? Who is it? ... Read more

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Unabridged. The new constitutional monarch Douglas Campbell and his reluctant Champion Lewis Deathstalker find themselves in deep and treacherous waters on Campbell's first day in Parliament, but the king's Head of Protocol, Anne Barclay, and his betrothed, the beautiful opera star Jesamine Flowers, have him prepared well. That is, until the political battlefield becomes a literal one. An assassination attempt will call some of Douglas's most cherished relationships into question. Elsewhere, the Empire's greatest Paragon begins assembling his network of treachery, designed to destroy everything Douglas Campbell holds dear. ... Read more

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Owen Deathstalker was compelled to make a questionable decision when he reawakened the cyborg army of Hadenmen from suspended animation to enlist their aid in the Great Rebellion. Now he must face the consequences of that decision, for the Hadenmen have begun to act on their own agenda. The augmented race who have proclaimed Owen the Great Redeemer have ensnared a planet's population as raw material for procreation. Their ultimate purpose: to facilitate the next stage in mankind's evolution, and recreate all humanity in their own likeness. And it's Owen and Hazel D'ark's responsibility to snuff out the Hadenmen's dream before it becomes humanity's worst nightmare. ... Read more

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The armies of Shub have come to the planet Loki and the over-extended parliament of the New Republic can only send the legendary hero Jack Random and his loose cannon companion Ruby Journey to do their damndest with the powers they've acquired from the Madness Maze. But when they get to the mining planet, they find the colony engaged in a civil war, with the representative government in the hands of unsavory profiteers who are at war with justifiably aggrieved rebel forces, who have unjustifiably aligned themselves with Shub. Weary to the point of despair with the moral ambiguities with which he is constantly presented, Jack Random takes a dangerous path and begins brandishing his own form of justice, eventually leading to a mortal confrontation with an old and very familiar enemy. ... Read more

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After the dust settles from the Great Rebellion, Owen Deathstalker and Hazel D'ark find themselves working as bounty hunters for the tentative new democratic government, chasing down war criminals from the old empire, while still struggling with the nature of their mysterious powers derived from the enigmatic Madness Maze. Their mission is to capture the most notorious villain of all, the grinning psychopath Valentine Wolfe. The Wolfe has taken hold of Owen's home world Virimonde, turning what was once a pastoral farm planet into a horror that only Valentine's twisted mind could conceive. The Deathstalker has bloody revenge in mind, but his flamboyantly insane adversary eagerly awaits Owen's arrival, for Valentine has planned a very nasty welcome indeed. ... Read more

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Unabridged. Two hundred years after the events chronicled in Deathstalker Destiny, it is a Golden Age for the Human Empire. The Empire is at peace with all the worlds in its domain, embracing clones, espers, aliens and former bitter enemies. Lewis Deathstalker is a remote descendant of the legendary Owen and foremost among the Paragons, an elite force of noble warriors in service to a benevolent constitutional monarchy. Douglas Campbell, grandson of Robert and Constance and a noted Paragon in his own right, has misgivings about his upcoming coronation. But before he becomes king, the Paragons of the Empire's home world of Logres must deal with a brutal psychic attack from the ELFs, a fanatical splinter group of espers bent on overthrowing the human regime. And as the new King, Douglas will make a fateful decision, unwittingly spawning an enemy more dangerous than any he's ever known. ... Read more

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5 Cassete tapes in a Plastic Case. ... Read more

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Following the end of their quest to find the legendary Owen Deathstalker, Lewis and his group of Madness Maze survivors take the new rebel fleet in search of allies. On the Empire s homeworld, the exiled King Douglas begins to marshal his own forces amidst the outcasts of the Rookery, enlisting a number of unlikely elements to his cause. And the mightiest Deathstalker of them all plunges into the timestream to confront the relentless mad hunger of the being called the Terror. ... Read more

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Unabridged. Emma Steel, is the new Paragon of Humanity's homeworld of Logres, but her first day on the job casts suspicion on her partner, the legendary Finn Durandal. Her investigations lead her into direct conflict with the sinister Church Militant, as she risks her life to rescue a fleeing informant from their lethal clutches.

Elsewhere, the timorous rogue Brett Random and his scary comrade Rose Constantine are compelled to negotiate on the Durandal's behalf with the terrifying and hideous uber-espers known as the Spider Harps.

And in the royal inner circle, the immovable wills of Lewis Deathstalker, the King's Champion, and Jesamine Flowers, the King's betrothed, labor in vain against the most irresistible force they've ever known. Or so they think. ... Read more

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As the relentless forces of the monstrous Recreated descend upon humanity, Owen Deathstalker and Hazel D'ark return to the Wolfling World, home of the Madness Maze. The Maze was thought to be destroyed, but has miraculously reappeared, and perhaps holds the key to humanity's survival. But in order to seize that last desperate chance, Owen must face startling revelations, challenge an old ally, and defy the prophecy of his own death by embracing his destiny. ... Read more

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The Blood Runners are an ancient culture, a separate branch of humanity. Possessors of occult knowledge and power, isolated by their own choosing in the forbidden Obeah system, they conduct horrific experiments exploring the nature of suffering, death and immortality. And the person Owen Deathstalker cares for most has fallen into their aberrant clutches. But Owen''s Madness Maze-given powers appear to have abandoned him after the exhausting battle of Lachrymae Christi. In a stolen starship, the Deathstalker races against time on a desperate mission that is equal parts rescue and suicide. ... Read more

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Jonh Taylor, where are you?
Guard Against Dishonor is the worst of the Hawk & Fisher books- and that's saying something.

First, the problems with the series as a whole: it's hard to single out one single bad aspect amid so many bad aspects, but what really kills the Hawk & Fisher series is their moral schizophrenia. Apparently Green was trying to aim for "tough but sensitive", and he figured that tough AND sensitive would add up to pretty much the same thing. So H & F spend half their time tsk-tsking about the widespread corruption, worrying about sick little girls, and in general having moments that should not be read by diabetics, and the other half threatning their people, going rogue, and hacking criminals to bits. Yes, it's as bad as it sounds.

As for Guards Against Dishonor itself: the "plot", such as it is, revolves around a new and dangerous drug that turns people into super-strong madmen. Hawk and Fisher try to track down the drug, kill a bunch of people while moralizing about evil the suppliers are, get seperated, get falsely accused of being traitors, kill some more people, meet up with each other in a highly melodramatic scene where they both decide that they'll stick with each other no matter what, kill some more people, stop the bad guys, and get their names cleared up.

The story has enough holes to make Swiss cheese jealous, the Big Bad Inner City is about as scary as a grocery store (is this really the same guy who created Nightside?), thecharacters are made of cardboard, and Hawk and Fisher display the above-lamented multiple personality disorder- you thought the bit about the poor sick little girl was just exageration, didn't you? Nope.

But my favorite ham-handed plot point is probably the fire escape. Yes, Haven- that anarchic, Godforsaken, pseudo-Medieval slum- has fire escapes, even in its worst neighborhoods. This is no momentary lapse- there's an entire fight scene that takes place on one.

In short, Guards Against Dishoner is waste of dead trees, and I cannot believe that this unmitigated drek comes from the same man who gave us John Taylor and Eddie Drood. Please, please, do not buy this utter piece of garbage.

They May Have Faced Worse, But Not By Much
Hawk and Fisher return and face one of their hardest cases ever.The two guard captains have not been in Haven long, but they have made a reputation for being tough and honest.They have faced many terrible things (the worst being in their first adventure, BLUE MOON RISING), but now they face possible dishonor.

A terrible new drug is about to hit the street and Hawk and Fisher are there when a sample is taken.The results are so horrible that Hawk leads a raid on the drug runner to stop him before the new drug gets to the population and destroys the city.But all of the evidence disappears and the perp is released.Hawk and Fisher are now targets from above.

But instead of being taken off duty, they are split up.Hawk has to find out what happened to the evidence while Fisher is volunteered for a suicide mission guarding some peace talks.

But things go wrong and soon both Hawk and Fisher are disgraced and on the run.Somehow they need to clear their own names and find out what happened to their partner.Not an easy task when everyone in the city wants the reward for turning in their corpses.

Another fine mystery/suspense tale.This one ends with an uncharacteristic happy scene.We see a little more of what has make Hawk and Fisher wh they are as well as some more hints to their pre-Haven history (see Blue Moon Rising).

Forget It - It's Rubbish
I am writing this review to warn other people off this book.Forget it, avoid at all costs, this book is terrible.
Bascially it is the fifth (how did it get this far?) book in the Hawk & Fisher series set in Haven, a fantasy city.Basically a drug bust goes wrong, Fisher cops the blame and Hawk sets out to clear her name.
The main problem I have with this book is it is a cliched tough cop story set in a fantasy world, and that simply just does not work.Hawk and Fisher seem to be able to intimidate anyone through presence alone, and whenever they are outnumbered 400 to 1, they always utter the same predictable phrase - "I've faced worse".And it does get worse, as every dilemna gets solved by the main characters hacking through hundreds enemies with their weapons.It is just so totally stupid and unimaginative that every conflict is resolved in the same way.
I really struggle to find positives to talk about when considering this book.There are some grisly scenes that the author has written quite well, but these fail to lift this novel out of the mire.
To conclude, this book is a terrible mish mash of cliched rubbish that is a waste of anyones time. ... Read more

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'Achoo!' Not!
Did you ever have one of those moments where you felt a big sneeze coming on, and you sit there with teary eyes, head tilted back, body completely still and hand held outwards as to brace yourself for the anticipated, satisfying, climatic 'Achoo!' as the air explodes from out your lungs - and it never comes?

That's how this book ends.

Other than that I am a huge fan of Simon Green's Nightside and Secret History series. This book has it's merits but it's more of a tribute to a great author in progress.

Excellent world
I was hesitant but really wanted things to read. And I was drawn in immediately. I was worried at one point if I would wish for a sequel, but for once he wrapped up a story in one book and it was excellent.

Go for the Nightside books instead
A couple of issues harm what could be a very good dark fantasy book.First, the editing is atrocious.I felt like I was reading a first draft.Typos abound, and a page was actually turned the wrong way in the binding.Completely inexcusable.

Second, Mr. Green is known for extraordinarily long chapters.This is the type of book that needs to be picked up for a little light reading, but Green treats it like it was "War and Peace".

Finally, and this is just a pet peeve of mine, why would an author put a quote from themselves on the front of the book, praising it?That is just bush-league right there.All in all this felt like I was reading a book published in an all night Kinko's.Read the Nightside series instead.

Super Reader
Well, what do you know, I had read this and forgotten about it.

Two men have come back to Shadows Fall, the town where legends go to die or change, one of them dead, one alie, and bearing the power of prophecy.

An army of christian nutcases, backed by sorcery wants to destroy the town as an affront, and all, and this all ties in.

The town opposes them, and Jim.. err.. Sean Morrison seeks the aid of the elves of faerie, along with the help of Lester Gold, the Mystery Avegner.

Religious nuts and sorcerer priets vs cartoons, stuffed animals, elves, Jack Fetch, and more.

Father Time is dying. It is all a plot of the devil, I tell ya. With a two page dodgy ending.

As much as I would like to give it 5 stars...
...I'm afraid I can't quite bring myself to do that.

Simon R. Green is one of those authors who writes like few others: his plots are highly original, his characters are unique and memorable, and the dialogue is nothing short of brilliant.

Shadows Fall continues the reality established in Green's Nightside series, with mostly successful results.Like the Nightside, Shadows Fall is one of those Middle America towns that is populated by literal legends and myths, much like the gods Neil Gaiman has written of in his recent novels (beings essentially brought into reality by belief), and ordinary people who seem to have wandered into the town when they were guided by destiny's hand.

At the start of the book, a serial killer is roaming the town and striking out from the shadows.The first significant victim is known as God's Assassin and is supposedly posessed by at least a portion of the archangel Michael.Shortly after this, James Hart's return to his childhood home seems to coincide with a prophecy that nobody seems altogether too certain about.

James is only the first of a slew of main characters (something fans of the Deathstalker series will be immediately familiar with) to step into the spotlight, and each one of them is instantly likeable and, well, inherently cool.The plot starts to follow an epic path within the first 50 pages and introduces its readers to (amongst others) superheroes from cancelled comic books, a lecherous-but-loveable brotherly duo who work as gravediggers but know more than they let on about the town, a dead man who still lives with his parents, and elves who use weaponry straight out of Star Wars against psychotic Christian militiamen.As bizarre as this all sounds, it all works and ties together in ways that only Green could pull off.

The entire novel is electrifying, especially once the true evil haunting the town reveals itself, and Green's fans will most likely devour the book within a day or two.My only complaint is that all the plot's conflicts are resolved within, literally, the final 2 or 3 pages.As much as I hate to say this, it seems that Green painted himself into a corner in regards to the plot's final battle and didn't know how to get his heroes out of trouble without resorting to the solution he does.While it works, it still feels like a bit of a cop-out and might leave some readers disappointed.As a result, Shadows Fall is an amazing entry into the adventure and fantasy genres with an ending that might some folks a little disappointed, but that's only in comparison to Green's normal literary brilliance. ... Read more

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After landing on the planet Wolf IV, the Hell Squads--planet scouts who decide whether or not newly discovered planets should be colonized--discover something that is beyond all imagination. ... Read more

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Stuck on a Planet of Monsters
This is the final book in Green's Twilight Of The Empire trilogy.This is the same empire as in the Owen Deatstalker books.

Following in the footsteps of Ghostworld, this volume follows a Hellsquad; a team of talented, but disfavored, people.We have Captain, an Investigator, an esper, a doctor, and two marines.They have just landed on a new planet.

Hellsquads are dumped on a new planet with barely enough power to land.They must make the most of the new world and give the all-clear for colonists to survive.The sooner they do so, the sooner they will received much-needed supplies.

But this world is a puzzle.All signs say it should be full of life but it appears barren.Then a small deserted city is detected and the squad heads for it.It is then that the nightmare begins.

The events of Ghostworld are in the past and the Empire once again encounters life that could be detrimental to its survival.But in order for the Empire to know, the squad is going to have to survive long enough to get the word out.But can they survive against the nightmare they have uncovered?

A fast-paced book with some new twists on old ideas that make it fresh and fun.

Lovecraftian!
After reading Ghostworld, I couldn't possibly see how Green expected to follow it up.Boy, did he shock me!Hellworld is one of the creepiest novels I've read for a while with a truly original race of creatures thatprovide a genuine threat to our heroes.Green really knows how to blendscience-fiction and horror perfectly.I recommend this very much for fansof H.P. Lovecraft! ... Read more

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Shielded from Imperial attack by the powerful espers who have sought refuge there, Mistworld--the haven for outlaws, rebels, and misfits--faces a new threat from a shadowy figure intent on stalking its streets. ... Read more

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Nightside & Owen Deathstalker
The first books I read by Simon R. Green are the Nightside books, I raced through them one after another, and I find his writing superb! As the latest Nightside had not yet come out, I tried the DeathStalker, I read as often as time allowed, I found myself thoroughly engrossed!I have just started the sequel and am well into that as well, however I keep encountering references regarding previous adventures and only learned recently of the preludes "Mistworld, Ghostworld and Hellworld", I'm considering stopping the Death Stalker series until I have read those first.

At any rate I highly recommend his books!

Complex Plot --- Lots of Death
This is the first of Green's Twilight Of The Empire novels.This is the same Empire as that in the Owen Deathstalker books.

This story takes place on Mistworld in the city of Mistport.Mistworld is a rebel world and has been fending off the Empire for several hundred years.But now things are starting to get out of control.

Mistworld is a harsh world and the Empire's blockade has reduced most of the society to almost medieval levels.But there is high-tech and psionics.We meet thieves, con men, agents, investigators, council members and businessmen; a huge cast of characters for a 218-page book.

A lot of people die in this book but the death is not graphic.It is not a happy tale but it is well written and you will remember it.It is also quite different from the others in the series in tone and style.

This is a must-read for anyone familiar with Green's Empire novels but it also stands alone very well.

Not a bad start
While this is not one of Green's better stories about the Empire, it is involving and introduces us to some great characters, such as Investigator Topaz.I just wish Green had spent more time in developing a satisfyingclimax.

Simon R. Green is a legend!
He has equisitely woven fantasy from all segments of world fantasia into some really great books, about Empire and Owen Deathstalker :) I certainly recommend his books to anyone. Kish. ... Read more