The Ceremony of Innocence

Deathstalker Legacy #1

by Simon R. Green, Graphic Audio (Manufacturer)

Unabridged. Two hundred years after the events chronicled in Deathstalker Destiny, it is a Golden Age for the Human Empire. The Empire is at peace with all the worlds in its domain, embracing clones, espers, aliens and former bitter enemies. Lewis Deathstalker is a remote descendant of the legendary Owen and foremost among the Paragons, an elite force of noble warriors in service to a benevolent constitutional monarchy. Douglas Campbell, grandson of Robert and Constance and a noted Paragon in his own right, has misgivings about his upcoming coronation. But before he becomes king, the Paragons of the Empire's home world of Logres must deal with a brutal psychic attack from the ELFs, a fanatical splinter group of espers bent on overthrowing the human regime. And as the new King, Douglas will make a fateful decision, unwittingly spawning an enemy more dangerous than any he's ever known.

180 pages, Audio CD

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Simon Richard Green is a British science fiction and fantasy-author. He holds a degree in Modern English and American Literature from the University of Leicester. His first publication was in 1979.

His Deathstalker series is partly a parody of the usual space-opera of the 1950s, told with sovereign disregard of the rules of probability, while being at the same time extremely bloodthirsty.

Excerpted from Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Derrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

So, I'm not sure. So far, this has new characters, which is fine, but I was attached to the old characters and so far I'm not sure about these new ones. There is somewhat of a relation... I am enjoying the fact that the characters are portrayed by many different actors, so apparently the staff has expanded at this point. It does bring life into the book, rather than the same actors doing all the voices. I'm looking forward to where the books goes and am wondering about what the future holds for the series.