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gengelcox's review
adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Finally, a Destroyer book with some moral complexity. By the ninth book in the series, it’s overdue. Remo, a former policeman, is forced to confront a group of policemen engaged in basically the same activities as himself: the vigilante killing of thieves, killers, and corrupt officials. In doing so, he has to decide what makes the difference between him doing it—extra-legally—and the actions of these police. This puts him at odds with Chiun, whose training of Remo is portrayed as only making him a brainless weapon. This is classic “who watches the watchmen” territory and kudos for Murphy and Sapir for tackling it in this pulp format. While I’m not sure the resolution pays it off entirely—I think the authors took a very easy way out—it bodes well for some additional nuances in this adventure series.
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