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Ambassador #3
Changing Fate
Fifty thousand years ago, a meteorite hit the planet Asto, giving its Aghyrian inhabitants mere days of notice. Three ships escaped the Armageddon. Two went to the neighbouring planet. The third, a massive generation ship, refused to take on refugees, and then vanished without a trace.
It’s coming back.
Its initial burst of communication caused the outage of the Exchange, the FTL network for transport and communication, but since then the ship has been silent. It jumps about at random, using wormholes it generates with a drive the likes of which no one has seen before.
Meanwhile at the gamra assembly, people jostle to be in the best positions when it inevitably turns up in inhabited space. What the ship wants or whether there is anyone on board no one knows, but diplomat Cory Wilson knows one thing: when it turns up, he must avoid a conflict at all cost.
If only gamra presented a united viewpoint. If only Asto’s army wasn’t keen to get involved. If only the Aghyrians at gamra didn’t do what they do best: manipulate and play games with everyone. While the ship approaches, the delegates bicker, and the time for negotiating is fast running out.
It’s coming back.
Its initial burst of communication caused the outage of the Exchange, the FTL network for transport and communication, but since then the ship has been silent. It jumps about at random, using wormholes it generates with a drive the likes of which no one has seen before.
Meanwhile at the gamra assembly, people jostle to be in the best positions when it inevitably turns up in inhabited space. What the ship wants or whether there is anyone on board no one knows, but diplomat Cory Wilson knows one thing: when it turns up, he must avoid a conflict at all cost.
If only gamra presented a united viewpoint. If only Asto’s army wasn’t keen to get involved. If only the Aghyrians at gamra didn’t do what they do best: manipulate and play games with everyone. While the ship approaches, the delegates bicker, and the time for negotiating is fast running out.
304 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 11, 2015
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Patty Jansen
148 books293 followersAuthor of Science Fiction and fantasy and non-fiction.
Author of the Ambassador series, the Icefire Trilogy, For Queen And Country series and the Return of the Aghyrians series.
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April 23, 2018
I like the story. I like where the story is going. I don't like that the main character seems to have no choice at all. At least, that's how he justifies the messes he gets into.
There are some interesting relational developments going on, but those are only hinted at. I need more in depth psyche about the support cast to know what they are thinking, what their drive is. The main character doesn't have to know, but let the reader in on their secrets. That way, the reader can speculate on what is going to happen and how the main character is going to react.
There are some interesting relational developments going on, but those are only hinted at. I need more in depth psyche about the support cast to know what they are thinking, what their drive is. The main character doesn't have to know, but let the reader in on their secrets. That way, the reader can speculate on what is going to happen and how the main character is going to react.
May 30, 2022
5/5: story, up to the point where Cory is negotiating on the ship.
2/5: from that point to the “end” of the story. This section was totally unbelievable and rushed by the author.
1/5: abrupt non-ending requiring the next book in the series. I hate endings like this.
Guess what: I am NOT buying the next book. What the hell happened to the author? I loved the writing and the story and its political and social details, up to the point where it suddenly stopped being a good story.
2/5: from that point to the “end” of the story. This section was totally unbelievable and rushed by the author.
1/5: abrupt non-ending requiring the next book in the series. I hate endings like this.
Guess what: I am NOT buying the next book. What the hell happened to the author? I loved the writing and the story and its political and social details, up to the point where it suddenly stopped being a good story.
September 2, 2018
Someone is shooting, is it at Cory or the Trader Martin?
There is shooting, break-ins and crazy going to space.
Cory ends up on the ship with the AGHYRIANS and finds the Captain is mostly by himself running this huge ship, everyone else is in stais and the Captain is going back to Barresh with them.
Read and enjoy!
There is shooting, break-ins and crazy going to space.
Cory ends up on the ship with the AGHYRIANS and finds the Captain is mostly by himself running this huge ship, everyone else is in stais and the Captain is going back to Barresh with them.
Read and enjoy!
February 10, 2017
Cory meets the mother ship
Another excellent book by Patty Jansen. Once again the story is fast paced and interesting. Unfortunately, there were quite a few small words missing, fortunately these missing words did not change the enjoyment factor for this book.
Another excellent book by Patty Jansen. Once again the story is fast paced and interesting. Unfortunately, there were quite a few small words missing, fortunately these missing words did not change the enjoyment factor for this book.
April 27, 2024
Amazing story
This multi-layered story continues to amaze me. Ms. Jansen has a remarkable imagination and the story unfolds effortlessly. The editing is shoddy, however. There are a lot of grammatical errors and word deletions.
This multi-layered story continues to amaze me. Ms. Jansen has a remarkable imagination and the story unfolds effortlessly. The editing is shoddy, however. There are a lot of grammatical errors and word deletions.
February 1, 2019
Brilliant story sci-fi at its best
March 5, 2019
Entertaining and well written
July 7, 2022
They are back! Wow! Love this book and an ambassador is definitely needed here. Love how the family is well connected during this story.
February 20, 2024
Love this series. I feel sorry for the main character. Every time he turns around he is in a tense situation not of his making.
February 23, 2017
I really enjoyed this book. Ambassador Cory Wilson is a complex and lovable character. In order to protect Earth's interests, he must fit into an alien society well enough to gain the respect necessary for any negotiator. The multi-planet, multi-culture aliens and their worlds are interesting and convincing. Another hit for Patty Jansen!
February 8, 2016
The third book in the Ambassador series by Patty Jansen. Again, we're following the exploits of delegate Cory Wilson, an human ex-pat, so to speak, living off world and working for the Coldi, one of the dominant races of the galaxy. He has been moving farther and farther away from his Earth roots and adopting more and more of the Coldi culture in each book and that change dominates a lot of the first half of the book as Cory has to reconcile acting like a Coldi and actually behaving Coldi.
This book also sees the culmination of all the behind-the-scenes machinations that have been taking place in the first two books of the series. The ghost ship, a remnant of the Coldi planet Asto's people before being struck by a meteor long ago, is front and center in this book as a possible threat to both the Coldi and the galaxy as a whole.
This book seemed like it would be more like the first book; more of a political thriller type of book. However, it takes a sharp turn to hard sci-fi as Cory is forced to really take up the name sake of the series.
At this point, if you've gotten to this book, you are probably, like myself, invested in the characters and interested in how all this will turn out. This book is the first to really end on a cliffhanger though, so I'm eagerly awaiting book 4.
This book also sees the culmination of all the behind-the-scenes machinations that have been taking place in the first two books of the series. The ghost ship, a remnant of the Coldi planet Asto's people before being struck by a meteor long ago, is front and center in this book as a possible threat to both the Coldi and the galaxy as a whole.
This book seemed like it would be more like the first book; more of a political thriller type of book. However, it takes a sharp turn to hard sci-fi as Cory is forced to really take up the name sake of the series.
At this point, if you've gotten to this book, you are probably, like myself, invested in the characters and interested in how all this will turn out. This book is the first to really end on a cliffhanger though, so I'm eagerly awaiting book 4.
May 28, 2016
Lots of action, and adventure. Excellent continuity of characters throughout the books in this series. Still hard to put the book down, even at 3 a.m., on a work night even ! A great read !!
The main characters are now well known after having read books 1 & 2 and each main character continues to grow. Delegate Cory Wilson is now in the major ranks of senior delegates, not because of his associations but because he gets the job done even though dying would have been easier and the most likely of outcomes.
The missions testing Delegate Cory Wilson are getting tougher, but so is his reputation for getting the job done diplomatically, well almost always. This book sets out the most demanding job yet to come before the Delegate as he fights assassins, politics, and meets the many twists and turns that makes accomplishing his task tougher and the risk of being killed alot higher. A superb read !
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The main characters are now well known after having read books 1 & 2 and each main character continues to grow. Delegate Cory Wilson is now in the major ranks of senior delegates, not because of his associations but because he gets the job done even though dying would have been easier and the most likely of outcomes.
The missions testing Delegate Cory Wilson are getting tougher, but so is his reputation for getting the job done diplomatically, well almost always. This book sets out the most demanding job yet to come before the Delegate as he fights assassins, politics, and meets the many twists and turns that makes accomplishing his task tougher and the risk of being killed alot higher. A superb read !
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March 4, 2016
The world-building in this series of novels is so detailed yet so well-handled that you feel as though you are there, in this alien society with it's cultural quirks, on alien worlds. The action is breathtaking. The only stretch of the imagination is why Cory Wilson, a diplomat, keeps getting into such hair-raising situations, which he's not trained for. But it certainly make for page-turning reading.
My only criticism is that this story is continued in the next book and there is not enough of a resolution at the end of this book to make it satisfying. I like a book to be complete within itself, even if there are issues remaining to be dealt with in the next one. But the standard of writing makes it definitely worth recommending - as long as you're prepared to read the next one as well - which you should.
My only criticism is that this story is continued in the next book and there is not enough of a resolution at the end of this book to make it satisfying. I like a book to be complete within itself, even if there are issues remaining to be dealt with in the next one. But the standard of writing makes it definitely worth recommending - as long as you're prepared to read the next one as well - which you should.
February 9, 2017
Moves along the story nicely and there is a big ship full of po'd aliens who want their home back.
April 25, 2016
I Love this Series
These are the best books! I haven't gotten anything done today because I was reading.
I have now read all the books in this series. It makes a lot more sense to read them in order, but you can probably get by reading them out of order.
Cori Wilson is a fascinating character. I just want more books in this make believe universe.
These are the best books! I haven't gotten anything done today because I was reading.
I have now read all the books in this series. It makes a lot more sense to read them in order, but you can probably get by reading them out of order.
Cori Wilson is a fascinating character. I just want more books in this make believe universe.
April 4, 2017
*4/4/17 - These books do get better and better! So much happens that it's pretty much impossible to give a synopsis, so I'm not going to try. Something that I'm liking during these rereads is realizing the amount of detail Ms. Jansen has put into the Coldi world/people. It's just fascinating to be immersed in their culture - and even though it's made up, it doesn't FEEL that way! I get so caught up in the story, it all feels real and immediate to me.
*6/13/16 - These books just get better and better. Cory is becoming more and more involved with the major events happening and even though he's sometimes used by others he always does the best he can to maintain the stability of society. I think the thing I like best about him is his integrity.
*6/13/16 - These books just get better and better. Cory is becoming more and more involved with the major events happening and even though he's sometimes used by others he always does the best he can to maintain the stability of society. I think the thing I like best about him is his integrity.
October 28, 2015
I continue to really enjoy the Ambassador series. The events of this book pick up shortly after the previous book and continue to unravel the mystery that is Asto and the Coldi. I can't wait for the next book to see what happens next!
July 20, 2016
Will read
Thinking. Rethinking. Isn't just he's way of life, it's how he is. Analysing he's thinking is how he lives. Book 1,2,3 bring this altogether.
Thinking. Rethinking. Isn't just he's way of life, it's how he is. Analysing he's thinking is how he lives. Book 1,2,3 bring this altogether.
September 17, 2020
Again, this is a wonderful book with fascinating characters and a world that jumps off the pages at you. I should be starting book 4 soon.
January 24, 2018
Can't remember the details of this, but I know I enjoyed the story—though perhaps not quite as much as the earlier books.
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