An Officer's Duty

by Jean Johnson

Book Overview

Jean Johnson--the national bestselling author of the Sons of Destiny novels--returns to the world she introduced in A Soldier's Duty with a terrible vision of the future... Promoted in the field for courage and leadership under fire, Ia is now poised to become an officer in the Space Force Navy--once she undertakes her Academy training. But on a trip back home to Sanctuary, she finds the heavyworld colony being torn apart by religious conflict. Now Ia must prepare her family and followers to secure the galaxy's survival. Her plan is to command a Blockade Patrol ship. Her goal, to save as many lives as she can. But at the Academy, she discovers an unexpected challenge: the one man who could disrupt those plans. The man whose future she cannot foresee...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1937007693
• ISBN13: 9781937007690
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.3" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Who prophecies the "Chosen One"?

You know all those stories all over various genres about a Chosen One, a foreseen Hero who will save the (tribe/kingdom/world/civilization/galaxy) and fulfill a prophecied destiny? They're common as dirt in a garden. This is NOT the story about the foreseen Hero. This is the story about the prophet, and all the machinations she sets into motion to give that someday-future hero even a slim chance at actually winning. I really loved how even though you had a protagonist who could see the future, there was still tension and suspense. The whole enterprise is one big gamble with the fate of the universe; trying to bring the *right* future into being. After all, even if she can see the future, she's only one person. The future rests with more than just her. I recommend the whole series.