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2.0 out of 5 stars
Lame Ending to the Shadow Warrior Series, Nov 24 1997
"The Darkness of God" is the limp ending to Shadow Warrior trilogy. In "Darkness" Joshua Wolfe wraps up the three long-term plot lines of the trilogy: The Chitra, the Space Eater, and the sociopath shipping magnate. The Shadow Warrior series is pulp sf. Buying into the series meant accepting a formula Space Opera: Space-ninja Joshua Wolfe gambles, fights, and fornicates his way across the galaxy. "Wind After Time" and "Hunt the Heavens" held true to this formula, and were actually pretty good space battle, ray blaster, and bodice-ripper sf. "Darkness" was a disappointment. I can only imagine Bunch had a three book contract, and either ran out of story by the end of the second book or had too much to put in the third. This final book picks up where the second book left-off. It then mindlessly recycles the plot of the first book in the series, with the names changed. Finally, it wraps-up the series in the last 50 pages. If I'd known the series was going to end that abruptly and unsatisfactorily, I'd never have started it. "The Darkness of God" is the lame ending to a Space Opera that had potential. I don't recommend starting the series knowing this is how it ends.
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