Deathstalker Coda

by Simon R. Green

Overview

Lewis Deathstalker has succeeded at the impossible: he’s found Owen Deathstalker, presumed dead for the last two hundred years. Owen’s return strikes a crippling blow to the Empire as his military joins the rebellion. But Owen himself has a larger mission. He — and according to prophecy, he alone — must travel back in time to stop the steadily advancing Terror before the galaxy is destroyed, leaving his descendant Lewis in command of the growing rebel army.

Even as Emperor Finn Durandal’s empire is on the brink of annihilation from the Terror, he will do anything, no matter how evil, to retain power. Lewis is equally determined to take Finn down and restore the rightful ruler to the throne...

Note from Publisher: This book was originally published as Book 8 in the Deathstalker series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781625674647
Publisher:	JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Publication date:	03/14/2023
Series:	Deathstalker Reborn
Pages:	326
Sales rank:	689,118
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Simon R. Green is a New York Times bestselling author whose works include Drinking Midnight Wine, Beyond the Blue Moon, Blue Moon Rising, The Adventures of Hawk & Fisher, and the Deathstalker series. He lives in Bradford-on-Avon in England.

Editorial Reviews

The Barnes & Noble Review
English author Simon R. Green's popular Deathstalker saga (Deathstalker Rebellion, Deathstalker War, et al.) -- a deliciously over-the-top space opera that features larger-than-life characters like Owen Deathstalker, Hazel d'Ark, Captain John Silence, and Jenny Psycho -- comes to its climactic conclusion in Deathstalker Coda, in which Owen and his last living descendant must save humankind once and for all.

While young Lewis Deathstalker, a descendant of the legendary "savior of humanity," fights to overthrow a tyrannical emperor who murdered practically the entire Deathstalker clan, Owen Deathstalker travels back in time to try to find out how the love of his life, Hazel d'Ark, was transformed into the Terror, a nightmarish entity that is destroying entire worlds. As Lewis travels throughout the galactic empire gathering an army of unlikely allies -- his visits take him from the crime-ridden streets of Mistworld and the monster-infested jungles of Shandrakor to his devastated home planet of Virimonde -- the godlike Owen, who has survived the Madness Maze and is in the process of coming to grips with his transcendent abilities, goes back to the very birthplace of humanity.

Green's fiction is noteworthy for its plethora of larger-than-life characters, not only in the Deathstalker saga but also his hard-boiled Nightside novels (Something from the Nightside, Agents of Light and Darkness, et al.) that feature the unforgettably wild characters Shotgun Suzie and Razor Eddie. Fans of fantastical fiction who like their characters super-sized and their action fast and furious should definitely check out Green's Deathstalker sequence -- escapist literature at its best! Paul Goat Allen

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Bestseller Green's wild conclusion to his Deathstalker saga picks up moments after the cliffhanger ending of Deathstalker Return (2004). Unjustly outlawed Lewis Deathstalker has just brought his ancestor Owen back from the dead to battle the multidimensional, planet-devouring Terror. Meanwhile, Lewis himself tries to assemble and lead a space fleet against the vile minions of usurper Emperor Finn Durandal. In addition, in chapters interrupting Owen's pursuit through time and Lewis's jaunts through space, former Emperor Douglass Campbell must pull himself together to mastermind a rebellion in Finn's capital city. This listing of major plot threads doesn't begin to suggest the full story's feverish complexity. Fortunately, when the stage gets too crowded, the author kills off a few supporting characters, not to mention millions of faceless extras. In some ways, this SF novel resembles mid-grade anime-much better on explosions and mortal combat than characterization; however, it does tie up the series' loose ends coherently. Moreover, even if the major characters are legends, larger and stranger than lifesize, Green's ingenuity and sarcastic prose style keep readers from getting grossed out by the bloodshed or bored by tired space opera theatrics. He knows the action is so far over the top that it almost slips into farce, but he usually manages to keep his balance, arms waving frantically, right on the edge. Agent, Joshua Bilmes. (Feb. 1) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Praise for the Deathstalker Series

“The Deathstalker Saga is space opera to the extreme as only Simon R. Green can do it. Intense, unique, and addictive, it’s everything George Lucas wishes his work could be, if he had an unlimited budget and the peculiar creativity I’ve come to associate with British writers. I love Green’s work, and I can’t recommend this book enough.”—SF Site

“Green ably juggles elements of sword and sorcery, high fantasy, humorous quest and SF, with homages to authors such as Moorcock, Adams, Cordwainer Smith, and Zelazny...a fun, twisty romp with surprises around every corner.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“Reading even one Deathstalker leaves one feeling jollier than before, for the series continues to avoid the lapses of tone so common in humorous space opera and fantasy.”—Booklist

“Rip-roaring space opera with dastardly villains, exciting battles, nefarious plots, and strong willed heroes.”—Chronicle

“Fans of the various Star Wars and Star Trek novels are going to love Green’s epic science fiction series. Plenty of action and adventure.”—Midwest Book Review

“The Deathstalker family legacy and the battle for the throne are reminiscent of high fantasy, and the wisecracking heroes and villains would feel at home in a Hollywood action-adventure blockbuster. Green has created an amazing universe that stretches light years into the far future.”—RT Book Reviews

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