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The Ninth Orphan (The Orphan Trilogy #1)
How do you catch a man who is never the same man twice?
That is the question posed in The Ninth Orphan, a top-rated international thriller novel and the first book in The Orphan Trilogy.
An orphan grows up to become an assassin for a highly secretive organization. When he tries to break free and live a normal life, he is hunted by his mentor and father figure, and by a fem...more
That is the question posed in The Ninth Orphan, a top-rated international thriller novel and the first book in The Orphan Trilogy.
An orphan grows up to become an assassin for a highly secretive organization. When he tries to break free and live a normal life, he is hunted by his mentor and father figure, and by a fem...more
Kindle Edition, 274 pages
Published
June 16th 2011
by Sterling Gate Books
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This is a good thriller. You jump right into the story, which has plenty of twists and turns. It wasn't one of those books that you just can't put down, but once you started, it was easy to reader for an hour and think its only been ten minutes.
There were times when the special talent of the main character was a bit overused, but it didn't deter from the story. And there were things the characters did that seemed far fetched, but that's to be expected in a story like this.
The character developm...more
There were times when the special talent of the main character was a bit overused, but it didn't deter from the story. And there were things the characters did that seemed far fetched, but that's to be expected in a story like this.
The character developm...more
I noticed via a google search that THE ORPHAN FACTORY, the 2nd book in this trilogy, is in the top 5 of all of the books rated on Good Reads, so I figured the trilogy must be outstanding. But after reading this dud, I'm not even going to bother with the second and third installments. The overall outline of this story is fine, but when it comes to the actual writing and presentation, this father-son team is terrible. I've read about 500 books over the last 20 years, and these guys are by far the...more
Mr. Morcan has written an excellent novel about a group of children that are raised in an orphanage run by the Omega Group. They are trained to be highly intelligent, master of disguises, and to kill on demand from Omega leaders. The orphans had no childhood as we know it. One orphan, who is different than the others wants out to have what others in the world have-freedom. Freedom to be who he really is and not a puppet for Omega. The orphans are called by numbers, which is the order of their bi...more
OMG! First of all, please know that this book is outside of the genre I have normally read. However, it will not be the last as I found myself unable to put it down. A very suspenseful spy thriller... don't start it when you need to get to sleep! The Ninth Orphan is the tale of one of a group of children who were genetically manipulated and raised from inception to be operatives for a clandestine organization in a very controlled environment. This is the tale of one of those children who makes a...more
I judge a book by its ability to paint a picture in my mind with the words the author chooses and The Ninth Orphan is a 3D blockbuster. It slowly draws you in and keeps you hooked until you realize you're at the end of the book.I started the book this morning and just couldn't put it down...good thing it was the perfect rainy day to get wrapped up in a good book. Can't wait to ready the next book in the Trilogy! The Orphan Factory...more
My first thriller and I am totally hooked. Superbly written and totally believable story.
I agreed to read this free kindle version of James Morcan, Lance Morcan book; "The Ninth Orphan". The book would be better called "The Chameleon".
The story starts off talking about orphaned number Nine but switches to a man with un-believable abilities to change his appearance at every turn. The main character "Nine" changes his name and identity through the full story; this is confusing and distracting to the flow of the book.
The question I would ask this author about this book is; "Who did you...more
The story starts off talking about orphaned number Nine but switches to a man with un-believable abilities to change his appearance at every turn. The main character "Nine" changes his name and identity through the full story; this is confusing and distracting to the flow of the book.
The question I would ask this author about this book is; "Who did you...more
THE NINTH ORPHAN is a slick spy thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The story revolves around a secret organization, The Omega Agency, that has raised a genetically-enhanced group of orphans. From the moment they could talk, the children have been trained in all aspects of being a spy/assassin. In this Pedemont Project, no one has a name; they are referred to as a number. Nine has been the best of the best for years doing whatever his superiors have told him, but there is a cra...more
Sebastian George Hannar is the ninth orphan out of twenty-three from Chicago's Pedemont Orphanage. Now at age thirty-one years of age, Nine, as Sebastian is now called,is highly intelligent and a master at disguises as he has been trained by Tommy Kentbridge, an agent for Omega Agency, the creator of Pedemont Orphanage. Omega, allied secretly with the CIA and other governments' agencies, created the DNA on orphan boys and girls who have been born and bred to serve Omega.These specially-birthed c...more
Pedemont Orphanage isn't a typical orphanage. The kids there are genetically designed to be faster, more intelligent, and able to be trained for anything. Twenty-three orphans were part of this program. Dissatisfied members of various Illuminati societies make up the Omega Agency who runs the orphanage. The kids are not allowed to use the names they have, they must use the numbers they were given. The Ninth Orphan decides he wants out. He goes through quite an elaborate plan to gain his freedom....more
He is only known by his number~Nine. Nine grew in Chicago, Illnois at the Pedemont Orphanage is really ultra secret organization of chameleon operatives. Nine only has one rival her number is Seventeen. Seventeen tries to eliminate and destroy Nine every chance she gets. Nine and Seventeen's mentor Tommy Kentbridge is the only father figure they have ever known. Kentbridge knows each and every operative of the Pedemont Project better than they know themselves. Nine performs one last mission for...more
Morcan has crafted a variation on the secret underground organization seeking world domination theme. In The Ninth Orphan, one of the Omega Institute's agents decides to use his discovery of a long-lost World War II treasure to win his personal freedom. In the process the agent is changed, but only to the extent that he allows one other person––a woman he kidnapped and treated brutally to avoid being caught––through his programmed exterior.
Omega survives at the end––perhaps so that Morcan can d...more
Omega survives at the end––perhaps so that Morcan can d...more
The Ninth Orphan ranks amongst the best thrillers I have ever come across and I am really pleased to have been given the chance to read it as I would never have naturally picked it up. With every emotion from pure fear to grief to even a little romance, this novel hits all the bases and doesn’t disappoint.
The Ninth Orphan is an extremely fast paced thriller as we follow the curiously named Nine as he attempts to free himself from the corrupt agency he was born into and begin again as a free man....more
The Ninth Orphan is an extremely fast paced thriller as we follow the curiously named Nine as he attempts to free himself from the corrupt agency he was born into and begin again as a free man....more
Four stars for a compelling read, interesting story and both characters and a world worth revisiting.
Ninth Orphan's storytelling and pacing reminded me a great deal of "The Bourne Identity." I've had a lot of people describe reading the Bourne books as "Running with Jason" and "Ninth Orphan" definitely made me feel as if I were "running with Nine." Fast-paced (as the "running would imply), it was compelling enough to read my way through in a day, although it certainly hadn't been my intention t...more
Ninth Orphan's storytelling and pacing reminded me a great deal of "The Bourne Identity." I've had a lot of people describe reading the Bourne books as "Running with Jason" and "Ninth Orphan" definitely made me feel as if I were "running with Nine." Fast-paced (as the "running would imply), it was compelling enough to read my way through in a day, although it certainly hadn't been my intention t...more
Feb 21, 2012
Tom
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Recommends it for:
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James and Lance Morcan’s, The Ninth Orphan, is a suspense-laden spy novel that keeps you engaged through every twist and turn in this fantastic maze of desperation and intrigue. Readers will love its brisk pace from start to finish, with cloak and dagger action and new dangers at every turn. Conspiracy fans will appreciate the Morcan’s efforts in developing the back-story and crafting the detail, making this a believable and gripping story of a rouge agent who simply wants a taste of freedom.
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Nine, as he was called due to being the ninth born orphan, was raised by a secret organization that was far underground. He and many others were genetic experiments that were made to become secret killers that can blend in like a chameleon and never be noticed.
Nine wants out and wants to be a free man.
Isabelle ends up in the middle of it and it's all sue to her photography hobby and she took a photo of a disguised man.
Nine takes Isabelle as a hostage but not because he has a choice. He didn't...more
Nine wants out and wants to be a free man.
Isabelle ends up in the middle of it and it's all sue to her photography hobby and she took a photo of a disguised man.
Nine takes Isabelle as a hostage but not because he has a choice. He didn't...more
Terrible book, had to force myself to finish it. Way too much repetition and a trite story line. A spy that's a master of...costumes? If you're a fan Ludlum or Cussler and looking for something of that caliber, or any caliber for that matter, do yourself a favor and skip these books.
Packed full of action, The Ninth Orphan charges ahead at full pace and hopefully you have time to sit down and read it in one sitting...unfortunately, I didn't. And actually, when I first started it, I didn't really like it. The writing's not my style at all, but the action and intrigue and just Nine himself were so arresting that I got past the writing style and submerged myself in the story. Never the same man twice...Nine truly holds up to that description, and that was one of the most intere...more
This book was sent to my by the author.
It's not a typical read for me, and I can't even explain why, as I love spy movies (Bourne Identity, Mission Impossible, James Bond...), and yet, I've never really read this genre.
This book was entertaining, a great pool side or beach reading, but I couldn't really connect with the characters, they seemed two-dimensional characters througout the book.
It may have something to do with the writing style, which reminded me of a TV series. With each episode, th...more
It's not a typical read for me, and I can't even explain why, as I love spy movies (Bourne Identity, Mission Impossible, James Bond...), and yet, I've never really read this genre.
This book was entertaining, a great pool side or beach reading, but I couldn't really connect with the characters, they seemed two-dimensional characters througout the book.
It may have something to do with the writing style, which reminded me of a TV series. With each episode, th...more
This was a boring simplistic thriller written for 12 year olds. The premise interested me that's why i picked it up. Sort of a Ludlumesque Bourne thriller with Camreon's Dark Angel tv series thrown in - so I thought. After a few chapters though, I realized the writing is so simplistic. This must be a young (very young) teen book. It could've been edited or written better. The other thing that annoyed me was the way the authors kept shoving down our throats how a great master of disguise the prot...more
Our hero, Nine, is one of a collection of orphans, created and raised by a secret society bent on running the world from behind the scenes. These children are destined to be top assassins, but Nine is going against his programming despite being the teachers favorite.
When he has the opportunity to try and leave the organization with enough money to live out his life, he takes it. His bosses are not happy about this and send his mentor and Seventeen, a female orphan, to bring back the money he is...more
When he has the opportunity to try and leave the organization with enough money to live out his life, he takes it. His bosses are not happy about this and send his mentor and Seventeen, a female orphan, to bring back the money he is...more
I got this free with my Kindle subscription. I wasn't too impressed. The set-up of a group of genetically engineered assassin orphans (å la Bjourne Identity) is interesting enough. We follow the one whose had it with mindless killing, # 9. This book has two writers and that's apparent. The leading lady is described as having ebony skin and as having caramel skin. I begin to imagine that each writer has a different image of her in his mind and hasn't proofed the work for discrepancies. Also they...more
Plainly and purely awesome thriller that had everything I like in my books
THE PLOT
Super-real,ever-exciting,so-so-thrilling,and above all,always unpredictable.Always.I know it was sort of a futuristic book,the plot was completely real.Throughout the book,I never thought:"Ok,that's a bit too much...".Nope,not even once.:D
After first 30 pages,I had 50 different endings "planned" for the book.When I got to the ending,none of those 50 endings were even close to the real ending.That's how unpredictab...more
THE PLOT
Super-real,ever-exciting,so-so-thrilling,and above all,always unpredictable.Always.I know it was sort of a futuristic book,the plot was completely real.Throughout the book,I never thought:"Ok,that's a bit too much...".Nope,not even once.:D
After first 30 pages,I had 50 different endings "planned" for the book.When I got to the ending,none of those 50 endings were even close to the real ending.That's how unpredictab...more
I tried, but couldn't get more than half way through this one. The idea that this master of disguise carries a special make-up/disguise kit on his chest finally wore me down. That's just too ridiculous to handle. How do you explain this special, chest-mounted make-up kit at say, borders? airports? police pat downs? And how small can said kit be that it doesn't end up looking like you have breasts? The second thing that got to me was how, during a car chase with a hostage (in a Porsche, naturally...more
I really enjoyed this book. The premise was unique, the characters were interesting and believable for the most part. There were a few parts of the book that didn't flow well - it seemed almost like the authors weren't quite sure how to get from one point to the next so they wrote an awkward 5 or 6 paragraphs to move the story to where they wanted it to go. Two things I was very appreciative of: 1. a character with a sexual fetish that could have morphed into explicit or erotic writing, but didn...more
The Ninth Orphan was an interesting read for me seeing as my shelf of thriller novels wasn't as well stacked as other genres. The novel had me from page one, throwing us into the world's closet of skeletons, where conspiracies were reality for our main protagonist,Sebastian Hannar. Appropriately titled, the plot is about genetically enhanced orphans from an orphanage run by a top-secret-hush-hush-agency called the Omega Agency. The orphans are numbered, Sebastian being number nine, and trained b...more
Just won it in a giveaway.
This is a book of action and espionage with some hints of adventure and romance as well.
The main plot could have been inspiring by a series of similar books written by Robert Ludlum, Jack Higgins, Frederick Forsyth, Ira Levin and so on.
Then what makes this book different from similar books? Perhaps the insurgence of the main character against his creator? To fight against Omega in order to protect his new lover?
The idea behind the book is interesting but there a total...more
This is a book of action and espionage with some hints of adventure and romance as well.
The main plot could have been inspiring by a series of similar books written by Robert Ludlum, Jack Higgins, Frederick Forsyth, Ira Levin and so on.
Then what makes this book different from similar books? Perhaps the insurgence of the main character against his creator? To fight against Omega in order to protect his new lover?
The idea behind the book is interesting but there a total...more
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In my opinion this is a good book. It deserves to be read by those who like spy-novels with a lot of action and conspiracy. Ever heard about the Bilderberg-conferences. The media can't report what's going on on those secret meetings with heads of states. Is it a kind of World Government? And what about other organizations that lack transparency: the secret services. What is their real impact?
I want to compare this novel at the same height as Dan Brown's Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code an...more
I want to compare this novel at the same height as Dan Brown's Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code an...more
This story was 'hit or miss' for me. The idea is great, but the whole time I felt like I was reading a screenplay. I will definitely see the movie, because I believe the movie will be awesome. For me personally, the writing style is what put me off about the book. I felt there were certain sentences that kept being repeated over and over again The idea and storyline could have been developed a little better, a little deeper. I just hated that all the really good parts just happened very suddenly...more
I received a free ebook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Rating: 3.5/5
The Ninth Orphan is a fast-paced spy thriller about a man who was raised to be a ruthless assassin, but now wants to be free of what he's been trained to do all his life. To get what he wants, he'll have to fight against the Omega agency, the very thing that produced him, in what proves to be a great story of action-packed adventure at every turn.
Spy novels are often quite a difficult genre to write, at least...more
Rating: 3.5/5
The Ninth Orphan is a fast-paced spy thriller about a man who was raised to be a ruthless assassin, but now wants to be free of what he's been trained to do all his life. To get what he wants, he'll have to fight against the Omega agency, the very thing that produced him, in what proves to be a great story of action-packed adventure at every turn.
Spy novels are often quite a difficult genre to write, at least...more
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