Orphan's Journey (Jason Wander) [Mass Market Paperback]

Robert Buettner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2008 | Series: Jason Wander (Book 3)

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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About the Author

Robert Buettner is a former Military Intelligence Officer, National Science Foundation Fellow in Paleontology and has been published in the field of Natural Resources Law. He lives in Georgia. His website is: www.RobertBuettner.com.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Orbit; Brown Spots First Orbit Edition edition (April 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316001732
• ISBN-13: 978-0316001731
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.1 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #432,611 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert Buettner's best-selling debut novel, Orphanage, 2004 Quill Award nominee for Best SF/Fantasy/Horror novel, was called the Post-9/11 generation's Starship Troopers and has been adapted for film by Olatunde Osunsanmi (The Fourth Kind) for Davis Entertainment (Predator, I Robot, Eragon). Orphanage and other books in Robert's Jason Wander series have been translated into Chinese, Czech, French, Russian, and Spanish. Robert was a 2005 Quill nominee for Best New Writer.

In March, 2011 Baen books released Overkill, his sixth novel, and in July, 2011 his seventh, Undercurrents. A long-time Heinlein Society member, he wrote the Afterword for Baen's recent re-issue of Heinlein's Green Hills of Earth/Menace From Earth short story collection. His own first original short story will appear in the forthcoming anthology, Armored, edited by John Joseph Adams.

Robert is a former U.S. Army intelligence officer and National Science Foundation Fellow in Paleontology. As attorney of record in more than three thousand cases, he practiced in the U.S. federal courts, before courts and administrative tribunals in no fewer than thirteen states, and in five foreign countries. Six, if you count Louisiana.

He lives in Georgia with his family and more bicycles than a grownup needs.

Home Page: http://www.robertbuettner.com

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of an Excellent Lot, April 3, 2008

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D. F. Black - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Orphan's Journey (Jason Wander) (Mass Market Paperback)

I loved the first book in this series, especially because the main character, Jason, was a wise guy infrantryman who screwed up a lot. In this,third, book, he's grown into a thinking man's wise guy, but he still screws up a lot which continues the entertainment.

The other thing that has grown in this book is the scope of the story. It intorduces new worlds, cultures, and characters, and it does so with twists I didn't expect. That's what takes this book to a higher level than the first one.

I think you can pick this book up without the background of the first two and it will read just fine, but if you do, you'll probably be hungry to go back to them, anyway. It's a fine addition to a fine series, and, according to the flyleaf, there are at least two more books to come in a few months.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wander Continues to Thrill, April 9, 2008

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Nick Cato "nickyak" (Staten Island, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Orphan's Journey (Jason Wander) (Mass Market Paperback)

On his third mission, Jason Wander is now commander of a quarter-million man (and monster) army on a distant planet that's eerily similar to earth. Yes, the Slugs are back, but Buettner has packed this one with several other cool creatures and characters, making ORPHAN'S JOURNEY a wild cross between STARSHIP TROOPERS, GLORY, and JURASSIC PARK. (Yes, I just said GLORY).

Buettner digs deep into Jason's fears as a newly appointed leader (not to mention guardian of his godson Jude), yet keeps the action fast and furious (the Slug attack at a huge fairground is super-charged scifi action at its best). With warring "tribes" forced to unite or be destroyed, plenty of technology-meets-old fashioned (and even prehistoric) musing, ORPHAN'S JOURNEY is a fine addition to this series. I'm addicted and can't wait for the November release of the 4th installment.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and Entertaining: One of the best Science Fiction Books of this Time, April 3, 2008

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Kodi E. Caster (Lawrence, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is brilliant in its use of overwhelmingly human characters, their blunders and their heroism.

Orphanage and its following two novels (including Orphan's Journey) enhance the science fiction genre with unpredictable events, a conceivable and edge-of-your-seat story line, and a sense of adventure that inspires readers to devour the book's printed words.

I highly and strongly recommend this book to all lovers of science fiction and to those who enjoy watching human character unfurl before them.