Orion

by Ben Bova

Book Overview

John O'Ryan is not a god...not exactly. He is an eternal warrior destined to combat the Dark Lord through all time for dominion of the Earth. Follow him, servant of a great race, as he battles his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812532155
• ISBN13: 9780812532159
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Pure excellence

Simply put, this is a powerful book. While the story may be somewhat limited, it still manages to grab you and draw you in.Orion is a man of pure heart and simple motive-- he only wants to be with his true love. But the Creator Ormazd refuses his wishes. Orion's final decision reflects his true being; to do the right thing, and be damned with the consequences. This easily ranks as one of my five favorite books.

It makes me want to read the others in the series.

It was a great sci-fi adventure; the concepts were brilliant.Orion is one interesting book that targets your mind.I personally thought it was cool.

Ben Bova: From great to greatness...

Even though Ben Bova is no stranger to the consept of incredible writing, in "Orion" he takes his near-perfect writing into the level of absolute perfection.John O'Ryan is no super-human, but he does, however, have abillities far greater than humans ever will be able to obtaine.One day O'Ryan/Orion sees a woman, a beautiful woman, and falls in love with her, but she is killed by the Dark one, Ahriman. Struck with greef Orion is sent after the Dark one by the Golden one.Orion and the Dark one is sent to diffrent places, and diffrent places in time to fight eachother. That is the start of the battle between Orion, the Dark one and the hidden third player in this twisted game of revenge, love, hate, life...and death.

Outstanding, One of my all time favorites.

I like the "superhero" type books. Orion is my kind of superhero. Although orion is sort of "god-like" in his abilities, he has his weak points. Ben bova does an incredible job balancing superhuman powers with average male weaknesses. When I grow up I want to be like Orion.

Incredible

Exciting, educational, imaginative, thought provoking.