A little more naivete on the part of my species, but I really enjoyed where Buettner takes the story. I liked this book much better than the 2nd, but not more than the 1st. The story in this was a little more slow to develop, but it was another solid entry. I'm looking forward to finishing the next two books. (

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geordicalrissian | May 24, 2009 |

"Orphan's Journey" by Robert Buettner
I think the series has run its' coarse.
There are just to many things taken from other stories, books and authors.
Plus the charactors are static not growing or maturing at all (you would think there would be some change in the 20 years these books cover so far)

I don't want to make this a spoiler so lets just say the book is "John Carter of Mars" meets "Stargate" with overtones of Heinlein. I'm not saying it's a bad book, it's well written the story is tight and well paced. Just not my cup of tea.
I don't think I'll be reading the fourth book. (

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usnmm2 | May 23, 2008 |

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Series (with order)

The Orphanage Series (book 3)

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Orphan's Journey

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2008

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Jason Wander

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Ten yards seaward from where I stand on the beach, the new-risen moons backlight our assault boats, outbound toward six fathoms.

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Haldeman, Joe

Benford, Gregory

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0316001732, Mass Market Paperback)

In the years since the last Slug War, Jason's command style hasn't made him any friends in the Army. Now, in an effort to keep him out of trouble, the Army has sent Jason to the vast, Earth-orbiting resort called New Moon. At the core of this enormous space station is a starship, a relic from the last war.

When a test run of the ship goes wrong, Jason, along with a handful of others, will be torn from orbit and thrust into space. Now, stranded on an alien planet, Jason realizes that not only are his friends are looking to him for rescue, but an entire planet sees him as their only hope.

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