ROC, $6.99, ISBN 0-451-45648-3, 526 pages

The fourth book in the series continues where the third left off. The Empire has fallen and been replaced by a Parliament, which has its own set of problems. Owen Deathstalker and Hazel d'Arc are tracking down war criminals as the other enemies of humanity gather force.

Overall, this book is a little too over the top and offers a little more than you can believe. For example, Hazel defeats a man in a motorized exo-skeleton by crushing fruit and throwing it in the servomotors--shorting them out in the process. Ah, right.

And the Maze powers shift into overdrive as well on the planet Loki. Sheesh, why didn't they use them at first and save themselves some agony? And as for the grendels, it's nice to know the Maze powers sometimes don't work, although with battering rams, it really is a bit much.

Still, Deathstalker Honor moves along at a pretty good clip and so the saga continues.

More Deathstalker

Deathstalker
Deathstalker Rebellion
Deathstalker War
Deathstalker Honor
Deathstalker Destiny