Gabe Fuentes is in a race against time--and aliens--in this
intergalactic sequel to Ambassador, which Booklist called "an
exciting sci-fi adventure, perceptively exploring what it means to be
alien," from National Book Award winner William Alexander.
When we last left Earth's Ambassador, Gabe Fuentes, he was stranded on
the moon. And when he's rescued by Kaen, another Ambassador, things
don't get better: It turns out that the Outlast-- a race of aliens that
has been systematically wiping out all other creatures--are coming. And
they've set their sights on Earth.
Enter Nadia. She was Earth's Ambassador before Gabe, but left her post
in order to stop the Outlast. Nadia has discovered that the Outlast can
conquer worlds by travelling fast through lanes created by the
mysterious Machinae. No one has communicated with the Machinae in
centuries, but Nadia is determined to try, and Gabe and Kaen want to
help her. But the three Ambassadors don't know that the Outlast have
discovered what they are doing, and have sent assassins to track them
down.
As Nadia heads deeper into space to find the Machinae, Gabe and Kaen
return to Earth, where Gabe is trying to find another type of alien--his
father, who was deported to Mexico, and who Gabe is desperate to bring
home. From a detention center in the center of the Arizona desert to the
Embassy in the center of the galaxy, the three Ambassadors race against
time to save their worlds in this exciting, funny, mind-bending
adventure.