Volume 2 in the Earth Song series, Sonata in Orionis. It has been 500 years since Earth was destroyed by a rogue asteroid. The centuries have come and gone like the playing of a quiet sonata as mankind struggled to survive on a new world then learned to thrive once more. The few thousand survivors have grown to millions on their new planet, Bellatrix, forty-five light years from the shattered remnants of their home world. Earth is only a memory taught to school children and remembered in song. The Tog, a member of the Galactic Concordia, are the aliens responsible for those fortunate few who survived Earth's demise. But their help comes with a price-a debt owed for continued existence in a galaxy where nothing is free, not even life. An elite group of humans, the Chosen, are trained to venture forth into a hostile galaxy to do the Tog's bidding. Ever so slowly over centuries, the Chosen will repay Humanity's debtFifteen-year-old Minu Alma, descendant of the storied Mindy Harper, wishes to follow in her father's footsteps and become one of the Chosen. As she struggles to survive the Chosen Trials, Minu learns that her father has disappeared into the depths of the galactic frontier, and that other species are beginning to notice the young human upstarts.Hostile aliens, deadly untamed worlds, and ancient mysteries are but some of the challenges Minu must face. The worst could just be the prejudices of her own people. Humanity is finally moving onto the galactic stage and must begin to fend for themselves. As the song of a long lost Earth echoes in the past, the time of quiet safety is coming to an end for Earth's children.