Orphan’s Destiny by Robert Buettner – Review

Orphan’s Destiny (Jason Wander) by Robert Buettner

Robert Buettner follows up his action-packed debut novel Orphanage with the much of the same great storytelling in Orphan’s Destiny.

Buettner continues the tale of Jason Wander, reluctant recruit to the space forces in their war against the slugs in a very near future. Having won the battle at Ganymede (at great loss of life) the former grunt now acting general brings his ragtag army home to an Earth much changed in philosophy. The powers of Earth deny a continuing threat from the slugs and have returned to their pacifistic ways. But the Earth is much scarred by the damage the bombs of the slugs inflicted, with many major cities of the word now craters, and the skies above a sickly grey. Wander is stunned at what he finds and when he is roped into becoming a PR guy for the army, he finds that telling the truth is no what politics is all about.

via Grasping for the Wind: Book Review: Orphan’s Destiny by Robert Buettner.