Exultant - Destiny’s Children 2 Book Summary and Study Guide

Humanity has not been able to penetrate the alien base of operations at Chandra. While trying to evade a Xeelee ship, a pilot named Pirius ignores his orders to disengage; he manages to catch the alien spaceship, something never done before. He brings it back into human space two years in the past where he meets his seventeen-year old self. Both are put on trial for disobeying orders. The older Pirius is transferred to a penal asteroid while the younger version is taken under the wing of Commissary Nilis who believes the young man will be of great help in finally resolving the Xeelee problem.

Although there are two Pirius in this story about, the future history of mankind depends on the younger version who has not been battle scarred and believes in the mission the Commissary is pursuing.   Stephen Baxter's; second installment of “Destiny's Children” shows a future in which mankind is brought up to fight a war and die young, not leaving a trace of their passing.

Harriet Klausner

The review of this Book prepared by Harriet Klausner