The Ambassador: Tomorrow
by Terri Morgan
The Ambassador, her team, and the New Kids review what they know about the Olmeri. They question the impact of giving the Olmeri seeds and tools. Daniel finds a pattern. The Olmeri aren’t looking for just one planet; they want a set of three. The Ambassador gets President Smbarak to let her have some new equipment. Tory takes on a new role helping N’amani. Tia is trying to be helpful, but she’s not being completely honest with herself or the others. The Ambassador convinces President Smbarak to let her take some hydroponic equipment to the Olmeri resistance.
The Ambassador and her old friends begin teaching the new kids.
The Ambassador quietly goes to Ras 2 to visit the Grandmother who has secretly been teaching her. The Grandmother is very old. She quietly passes away. The Ambassador returns to the Magellan. She asks N’amani if Tory could be ready to go with Maru and B’ani when they go to Xuru again. They pick up Sentar, Maru, Galen, and B’ani to go back out. While they are in transit, they spend some time in the training hall. Turns out, Tory has very good bagua skills. B’ani decides to teach him. Maru helps Tia with her turns and centering. Daniel wants to lead, but he hasn’t decided what he wants. The Ambassador briefs President Smbarak on the situation. The Old Guard decide to wear their colors for their presentation to High Council. They gather in the anteroom. The High Council is surprised to see them and more surprised to learn who the Old Guard are: the best of the best in their generation.
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: Tomorrow
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The Ambassador: Tomorrow
Paperback (200 pp)
ISBN-13 978-1-62037-015-5
Retail US$12.99
The Ambassador: Tomorrow
Digital Online/Kindle (1.75 MB)
ISBN-13 978-1-62037-014-8
Retail US$8.99
The Ambassador: Tomorrow is the fifth book in the series and the final book in The Alliance Trilogy. Ambassador Micha Lawrence, her team, and the New Kids review what they know about the Olmeri.
LOGLINE: An accomplished older woman and her team begin training the next generation to protect the Local Neighborhood. Together, they must find a way to stop the invading Olmeri.
RATING: G/PG