Who thought that the Slugs setup on Ganymede was all there were? Orphan's Destiny is a solid follow up to the original. I actually liked the "politics" in the first third of the book. Although, I thought that the humans were being a little stupid and naive. But who knows, maybe that is how we really would react to an alien encounter that ended in a near death experience for the species. I read through this book fairly quickly and had a good time with it. ( )

What happens when the war is over and the boys and girls in the armed forces come home? Parades, bureaucracy and budget cuts of course. However, what happens when the war isn't over?

Synopsis:
Jason Wander has just gone from an infantry grunt to the General after the fight on Ganymede, and after losing a vast majority of their fighting force, is on his way back to Earth. Whether or not he wants to be seen as a hero, the political machine has already decided that the too young general is going to be the face for this war, and be the person to announce the war is over. Jason on the other hand is as far from a bureaucrat as possible, and what's more he's not convinced that Earth has heard the last of the Slugs.

Also, as if to answer the prayers of Jason's worst nightmares, Howard, resident head Spook, has brought back a football shaped piece of alien technology. Jason, as if to answer the prayers of the government's worst nightmares, has decided that he does not want to be their puppet and declare the war is in fact over. If anyone has a right to be a pessimist it is certainly General Wander, and if anyone has any idea what Slugs are capable of it is not the government who has been sitting back on Earth waiting to find out if their soldiers survived or died. Click here to read more... ( )

I really enjoyed the first book in this series, however Orphan's Destiny just didn't have the same draw, in fact I have a difficult time remember many of the details of the story. Frankly I think this is because I didn't feel the same connection as I did the first time around. Certainly there really wasn't anything wrong with the story and it felt like a logical progression from the first book. There were images that I appreciated in this book that I continue to visualize, but they certainly weren't enough to buoy the whole book. ( )

"Orphan's Destiny" About par for a second book of a series. We see the survivors ( 700 of ten thousand) of the Battle of Gandymede come home to a Hero's welcome. after which they are descarded by a war weiry populations. General Jason Wander is paraded around as a trophy and celebrity to drum up support for politicians' ideas that he doesn't agree with. Of course the Slugs return and the battle begins again.
Still not a bad read for those that like military sci fi , or a few hours of pure escapeism. ( )

smashy squishy fun

Sequel to the adventurous Orphanage, Orphan's Destiny follows the continued battle to save the Earth from the impending invasion of the Slugs. This is fast paced military sci-fi along the lines of Starship Troopers, Star Corps, Ender's Game, The Forever War, and the Deathworld Trilogy. This is a fun smash em up, shoot em down and save the world romp through alien guts. ( )