Destiny Run

by Mark Ellis · September 1997

9.0 / 10 average from 2 rated reviews

As a warrior, Kane served the lords of the villes, but on a punitive expedition he'd caught a forbidden glimpse of the future that made him an outcast. In exile with him are Brigid Baptiste, golden keeper of the archives, and Grant, an only friend in a hostile land. Together they're sworn to uncover the secrets of the world's fate...as written in its dark past. New clues hint that a terrifying piece of the puzzle is buried in the heart of Asia, where a descendant of the Great Khan wields awesome powers. Coming to grips with the shocking truth behind the new reality...

Reviews (2)

Rob 9/10 January 23, 2004

Destiny Run is the second book in the Outlanders series and it was still finding its way, since the first novel was like a prologue for the series yet to come. It's still a gripping story like almost all Outlanders books, with very exotic locales and memorable characters, from the Tushe Gun to Captain Ivornich, the first in a long string of strong, sexy women which became a hallmark of the OL series. I particularly liked the sequences in Russia although the scenes in Mongolia were colorful as well. The high points in this novel was first learning about the possibility of past lives shared between Kane and Brigid during a mat-trans jump gone bad and the introduction of District Twelve, Russia's postnuke version of both the KGB and the X-Files. The backstory about Kharo-Khoto, the Black City of Genghis Khan was great too. This is also the novel, for those of you who came in late and wonder about it, where Brigid was exposed to the radiation which made her barren.

The Phantom 9/10 March 2, 2003

The second Outlanders novel takes Kane and his friends to Russia, and then to the desert of Mongolia. They quest to further find the truth behind the mysteries they are cought up in, more of the complex backround of this imaginative world is revealed, setting up more interesting stuff in the outlands universe. An excellent novel, not quite as good as the first, but very entertaining, and leaves you hungry for more. Great stuff.