Deathstalker Coda [Hardcover]

Simon R. Green (Author)

Book Description

Series: Deathstalker | Publication Date: February 1, 2005

As foretold, Owen Deathstalker has returned to save the Empire from the mysterious entity known as the Terror-leaving his descendant Lewis with the task of leading an army against the legions of the madman who has usurped the throne.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

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.
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From Booklist

The apparent conclusion to a long-running series involves not one but two Deathstalkers. Owen Deathstalker discovers that his true love, Hazel d'Ark, is actually that great stalking menace, the Terror. So he has to enter the Madness Maze again to go back in time and prevent the experiences of two centuries ago that turned her into the Terror--a task fraught with no little difficulty, not to mention a great deal of suspense. Meanwhile, Lewis Deathstalker faces his own dilemma, and without his mentor, Owen, to help him resolve it. Emperor Finn Durandal slaughters Lewis' whole family, putting him on a vengeance-driven quest for Finn's blood. This kind of quest is never as easy as a would-be avenger thinks when he sets out, and Lewis Deathstalker's experiences prove no exception to the rule. To the very end, the saga chugs along at the same high level it maintained before, with action, characterization, and ethical dilemmas all balanced and mingled in a way to keep readers turning pages. Roland Green
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Roc Hardcover (February 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451460111
• ISBN-13: 978-0451460110
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,083,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Simon Green is the author of the bestselling DEATHSTALKER cycle, the New York Times bestseller ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES, and many other novels. He lives in Bradford-upon-Avon in Wiltshire.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fitting end to an Epic Saga, February 6, 2005

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Lance K. Mertz "Fantasy and Sci-Fi Reader" (Kent, Washington) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deathstalker Coda (Hardcover)

Deathstalkers are legends in the universe they inhabit and Greeen should be a legend of Sci-fi. He has managed to end a series in a way that is both satisfying and fitting, one of the things many authors simply cannot seem to do. OK, there could be more, but this is definitely a great book, tying together more in its few pages than we fans have a right to expect.

No spoiler here, just a recommendation that if you have read and enjoyed any of the other DS books, you need to read the rest!!

I love everything Green writes and this was no exception.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The End of the Series, Or Is It?, March 24, 2005

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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There's hardly a bigger problem to imagine the hero having to face than the very existence of the galaxy itself. But that's the problem that Owen Deathstalker has to face in this the conclusion to Simon Green's Deathstalker series. I make this the eighth book in the Deathstalker series. It promises to be the last. All the story lines are wrapped up in a tidy little bundle. There will be no more.

But then again, Deathstalker Destiny was billed as the Fifth and Last Part of the Life and Times of Owen Deathstalker. I guess the public just wouldn't let Mr. Green end it so easily.

As with all the series, this book is filled with swash buckling action, covers a bunch of territory (as well as a lot of time as Owen goes back a couple of hundred years), and you know that good has to triumph over evil.

If you are new to the Deathstalker series, you're in for a real treat.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 'must have' conclusion to the series, March 6, 2005

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This review is from: Deathstalker Coda (Hardcover)

Fans of Simon R. Green's "Deathstalker" series will find the latest a 'must have' conclusion to the series: here Owen Deathstalker has survived his confrontation with the Terror - only to discover its real, shocking identity. To stop his former love, he must prevent her transformation even as political forces vie for power. Deathstalker Coda is a highly recommended pick and essential reading for any prior Deathstalker fan.