Gods of Mars by Graham McNeill

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


An exceptional end to an exceptional series. I think the word might be 'explosive'. The finale to the OF MARS series is, after some opening moves, essentially all combat and after the slow cranking up of tension of the first two novels it's predictably breathtaking stuff. It's easy to suffer from battle fatigue, but there's no worry of that here as every battle means something to someone and I don't think I could name a single character I didn't care about by the end. Plus there's revelations aplenty to keep the pages and then the chapters turning.

There's been several stand-out characters as the series has gone on. Surcouff was my favourite in PRIESTS, overtaken by Abrehem Locke in LORDS, but to my the character that I think is going to stick with me for longest is Tarkis Blaylock. Oh Tarkis. So complicated, so layered. The ending wasn't kind to him, but he's survived worse. I have hope for him. Speranza does mean Hope, after all.



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