Nomad, William Alexander
Nomad, William Alexander
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Nomad

Author: William Alexander

Narrator: William Alexander

Unabridged: 5 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/22/2015


Synopsis

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.

About William Alexander

William Alexander writes unrealisms for readers of all ages. His work has won the National Book Award, the Eleanor Cameron Award, the Librarian Favorites Award, the Teacher Favorites Award, two CBC Best Children’s Book of the Year Awards, and two Junior Library Guild Selections. As a small child he honestly thought that his Cuban American family came from the lost island of Atlantis.


Reviews

I was so disconnected from this book, which is why I cannot bring myself to give it a higher rating. I felt myself drifting away as Gabe learned about other alien lifeforms and began to fully embrace his role as an ambassador. The alternating perspectives in this book kept pulling me out of the narr......more

Goodreads review by Ross

When I finished "The Ambassador" I was a bit worried knowing that there was only one more book in the series. I had a galaxy's length of questions and plotting threads I didn't think one more book could possibly satisfy. I was flabbergasted to find those questions answered and the threads folded bac......more