An Officer’s Duty
An Officer’s Duty by Jean Johnson is a science fiction novel published by Penguin on July 31, 2012. This edition spans 448 pages and is presented in English. The story continues the journey of Ia, who has been promoted for her courage and leadership in the Space Force Navy. As she embarks on her Academy training, Ia faces a dire situation back home on the heavyworld colony of Sanctuary, where religious conflict threatens to unravel her community.
Readers will find that Ia’s mission is to prepare her family and followers for the challenges ahead while commanding a Blockade Patrol ship to ensure the galaxy’s survival. However, her plans are complicated by the presence of a man whose future remains uncertain, adding layers of complexity to her journey. This narrative explores themes of alien contact and military strategy within a space opera setting, providing a rich backdrop for Ia’s evolving role as a leader.
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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…
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