The Ambassador: The Olmeri
by Terri Morgan
The threat from the Olmeri is growing. Ambassador Micha Lawrence talks with High Council President Aliel Smbarak about the need to train a new generation of Ambassadors to face the Olmeri. She goes to Ras 2 to talk with Sentar. They decide to host a tournament to review the students. At first, they are disappointed. They only find three who seem capable and worthy. But they soon change their minds as they learn what the New Kids can do.
Tia, Daniel, and Tory turn out to be a handful. Tia wants to keep others at arm’s length. Daniel is pushy and tries to hide who he is. Tory is friendly but it’s not entirely real. The lessons they must learn in a few weeks should have taken much longer. Then, they board the Magellan for what is supposed to be a routine survey mission. It’s nothing but. The Ambassador gets an emergency call from President Smbarak. An Alliance world is being attacked. The Magellan is the only ship close enough. They use the star drive to travel parsecs in seconds.
Once they arrive, they have to find a way to stop the invasion. Tia, Daniel, and Tory come up with a way. But it means Kell has to fly very close – within meters – of the largest Olmeri ship.
The stories offer a rare glimpse into the inner world of traditional martial arts training.
They focus on the good guys, their training, and their character. They are human stories about how we learn, grow, develop our skills, and then pass on what we have learned to the next generations.
The stories are written for adults at a high-school reading level. Using movie ratings, they would be G/PG-rated. Themes include philosophical questions – is this the right thing to do? how do we gain trust? what is ‘good’ character? There are nuances (no profanity) in the ways the characters talk with each other that younger children would not understand without explanations. Curious teens and young adults will like the stories quite a lot.
Throughout the stories, the key idea is that what may seem too difficult isn’t, not when we have good friends. The focus is on taking care of each other, what honor, integrity, honesty, and kindness mean, how we pass on what we have learned and bring up the next generations, and all sorts of positive character questions that are fundamental to the traditional martial arts.
GENRE: Sci-fi/Adventure/Martial Arts/Hopepunk
NUTSHELL: Stargate SG1 + Mission: Impossible + Kung Fu + The Waltons
TROPES: Friendships Found Family Special Skills and Objects Martial Arts Coming of Age Apprentice/Mentor Secrets Ecology Ancient Wisdom Journey Adventure Task
Good friends, good, food, good times in the Local Neighborhood.
The Ambassador: The Olmeri
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The Ambassador: The Olmeri
Paperback (256 pp)
ISBN-13 978-1-62037-013-1
Retail US$12.99
The Ambassador: The Olmeri
Digital Online/Kindle
ISBN-13 978-1-62037-012-4
Retail US$8.99
The Ambassador: The Olmeri is the fourth book in the series and the second book in The Alliance Trilogy. The Old Guard meets a new generation.
LOGLINE: An accomplished older woman brings the next generation into her close-knit team to look for ways to protect the Local Neighborhood. Together, they must find a way to stop the invading Olmeri.
RATING: G/PG