Third time's the charm or saving the best for last, this story is in many ways the crescendo of the series. It is fist pumping action as usual but there are a few nicely added extras. The scheming is a bit less plain and the battles are on a grander scale this time.

Plus there's more tech in use which at times gives this more of a scifi feel, the previous two had achieved the genre only through the use of a space journey and alien menagerie. It was disappointing for me that the tech belonged to Jason and friends, I think it would have been a refreshing challenge to meet a more advanced civilisation on Deathworld 3.

Actually, the story itself comments on the fact that Jason's personal ethics have changed which is something I immediately noticed in Deathworld 2. The stories have gradually mixed a more authoritarian colonialism with that strange old timey sense of pseudo-compassionate morality. (I'll fight you for it but once you've been subdued and your core beliefs are fundamentally changed, I plan to live in harmony with your culture)

The characters seem a bit better developed in this one too, most notably Meta emerges as a strong character who doesn't bend to fit the story. She's a headstrong badass and a real tough cookie.

This seems to be the series finale although the Goodreads series lists books 4, 5 and 6 printed in other languages. Overall this was a fun series of oldschool, light scifi.