Good, but not great.

Really, this book should have been divided up into multiple books; each one focusing on one of the invading forces, instead of having it all happen in one book.

Aside from that, Green lived up to his usual writing. The characters are still as sarcastic as ever. The powers & weapons are over the top in ways that are always amusing.

I loved that he tied one of the planets here to one of the Nightside books.

This book only left me with one question.

How the hell did leprosy make a come back?!? ( )

This review is written with a GPL 3.0 license and the rights contained therein shall supersede all TOS by any and all websites in regards to copying and sharing without proper authorization and permissions. Crossposted at Bookstooge.booklikes.blogspot.wordpress.leafmarks.com & Bookstooge's Reviews on the Road Facebook Group by Bookstooge's Exalted Permission. Title: Deathstalker Honor Series: Deathstalker Author: Simon Green Rating: of 5 Battle Axes Genre: SFF Pages: 532 Format: Kindle Synopsis: Lionstone has been deposed and now all the factions must decide how to proceed. The Maze group keep getting sent off on missions to keep them out of the way because politicians are always politicians and act like slime no matter what. Owen still believes he can make a difference without taking over. "Something" is in the Darkzone and is making even the AI's afraid. My Thoughts: This book is where I stop reading this series. I will not read books that depict homosexuality as good and normal. God calls it a sin and hence, so do I. Besides that, this was tedious. I felt like I was reading a Dragon Ball Z novel with the characters constantly groaning and reaching new Power Levels and doing new and amazing things. And Owen still whines. I mean whines like a dog that has been hit with a roll of paper. Whine, whine, whine, whine. "

After reading the first three Deathstalker novels, I took a long break and read other books. Now I wish I hadn't. Deathstalker Honor picks up right where Deathstalker War left off, at the end of the rebellion and the overthrow of Empress Lionstone.
All of the storylines are continued, and Owen is challenged almost beyond what even his maze-enhanced body can do. Now that the rebellion is over, humanities' enemies are closing in to take advantage of its weakness. The rogue AIs of Shub and the Hadenmen start their own wars, and it's up to Own, Hazel, Jack, Ruby, and Tobias Moon (yes, Tobias returns!) to save the day.

This book was an excellent follow-up to the previous three and despite its length is an engaging read. ( )