Deathstalker Destiny

Written by Simon R. Green

Narrated by Gildart Jackson

Owen Deathstalker has a prophecy to fulfill. Just as the espers foretold, Owen tumbled an empire and witnessed the end of everything he believed in . . . all that's left to do is die. But Owen has a few more scores he'd like to settle before his borrowed time is up.

The Empire is besieged by nanotechnology plagues and AI invasions, while mysterious and horrific beings, known as "the Recreated," descend from the Darkvoid. But right now, Owen's only concern is rescuing Hazel d'Ark from the vicious Blood Runners who abducted her.

He's already lost so much to become the leader and warrior he never wanted to be; he'll be damned if he loses Hazel too. So one more time, Owen Deathstalker will step up and be the hero-for Hazel, and then for Humanity. One more time, he'll call upon the gifts of the Deathstalker Clan to fulfill his destiny and face death. All while knowing that every "one more time" could be his last.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Jan 3, 2019
• ISBN: 9781541444904

Simon R. Green

Simon R. Green was born in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, where he still lives. He is the New York Times bestselling author of more than seventy science fiction and fantasy novels, including the Nightside, Secret Histories and Ghost Finders series, the Ishmael Jones mysteries, the Gideon Sable series and the Holy Terrors mystery series. Simon has sold more than four million copies of his books worldwide.

Reviews for Deathstalker Destiny

[homechicken · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This novel wraps up the 5-book Deathstalker series. Although there are three more novels to follow, this book was an end to the main story arc that pervaded the 5 novels.I found this one a bit less satisfying, if for no other reason than the reuse of cliche writing (the ubiquitously repeated "the whole being more than the sum of its parts" and "dust and less than dust" etc etc. I was also annoyed by several misspellings which really should have been caught by a proofreader had one been involved in the process. One memorable case was "Hm" that should have been "him."All my gripes aside, and they are many, if you've read the first four books you really need to finish by reading this book. Whether you decide to go on is up to you.Deathstalker Destiny was written in sections, each telling part of the wrap-up story of Owen, Hazel, Ruby, and Jack. Full of tragic and sometimes heroic death, humanity is on the brink of destruction from its many enemies, the AI's of Shub, the Hadenmen, and the Recreated. in this book we learn the origins of the Recreated, witness the return of the Madness Maze. Some parts were slow, and I constantly wished to be on a different part of the story, but all arcs were sufficiently wrapped up to end the story.I can't say it was an excellent book, but it was a good ending to the storyline. I just can't give it a high rating because of all the annoying problems that any novice proofreader should have caught.

[hjjugovic · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The conclusion to Owen Deathstalker's saga does an amazing job of tying up the many loose ends and unexplained events throughout the series. Of course, almost everyone comes to a tragic end and there's truly horrific gore and mayhem, but the ending is nonetheless satisfying. Makes me want to read the book again, now that I know the real beginnings and endings, just to see if Green missed anything.