Deathstalker

"Things would be different this time. He was the Deathstalker, and he had finally found his true destiny. More or less." 3.75 🌟 Initial Thoughts Simon R Green's 1995 novel Deathstalker was originally recommended to me by a buddy from work who I normally pay zero attention to when it comes to b......more

Deathstalker was a fast paced fun space opera in the Star Wars mould. It was not thought provoking sci-fi by any means but Simon R Green has an engaging writing style and despite using every sci-fi cliché in the book his story was still enjoyable and the characters even had a little depth to them! O......more

4.0 stars This was a fun science fantasy story that was clearly heavily inspired by Star Wars. For that reason, the story felt incredibly tropey and predictable. Yet it was also very fun. I particularly loved the use of specific fantastical creatures. I liked this one, but I felt it would have worked......more

I have to say, that if you can't read a book without analyzing and reading to actively criticize, then you will certainly find loads of things to criticize about this book - the gore, the incessantly repeated phrases often within a couple of pages of each other, the cliche's and the ways that the ma......more

2.5 Silver Stars good concept, interesting world (galactic empire) but slow, so I might abandon the series. Writing style: unique, sometimes fun, but lots of descriptions & thoughts, thus slow pace. Sometimes it jumped into another POV that I really didn’t care. (not the main thread of story (MC), mos......more