''The Dark Path'' is a 2002
science fiction
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novel by
Walter H. Hunt. It is the sequel to ''
The Dark Wing
''The Dark Wing'' is a 2001 military science fiction
Military science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction and military fiction that depicts the use of science fiction technology, including spaceships and science fiction weapons, weapo ...
'' (2001) and is set 70 years later.
The series also includes ''
The Dark Ascent'' (2004) and ''
The Dark Crusade'' (2005).
Plot Summary
Most of the characters in ''The Dark Path'' are new and did not appear in ''The Dark Wing''.
The novel takes place 70 years after the events of ''The Dark Wing.'' Humans and Zor are at peace, with Sergei having taken on the mantle of gyaryu'har. The gyaryu falls into the hands of a new race with
telepathic
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powers, whose name is shortened to the 'vuhl.' Jacqueline Laperriere, the commander of one of the first territories to be attacked by the vuhl, evacuates, saving the lives of everyone but Sergei. She eventually becomes the new gyaryu'har.
Reception
A writer for
Publishers Weekly
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reviewed ''The Dark Path'' positively, writing "Hunt does a better job of depicting character and handling zor mythology and interspecies relations than in his debut novel."
A review in Kirkus Reviews predicted that the novel would elicit mixed reactions from user's writing, "What with the psychic-warrior complications, more Star Wars than Honor Harrington: some fans will relish the exploration of zor culture; others will grow impatient with the lack of action."
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References
2003 American novels
2003 science fiction novels
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