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Everyone is different, but also the same Jan 07, 2007 I happen to be the author of this book, so take this review as you please. "The Friendly Ambassador: Changes" is the third part of an ongoing four part science fiction epic in which female characters feature very prominently, many of them in strong and attractive leading roles. The story began with "The Friendly Ambassador: The Beginning of the End," and "The Friendly Ambassador: A Gathering of Angels." It is in this third installment when the principle characters are all trapped closely together that they begin to change their opinions and beliefs. Until this point each of them had widely different viewpoints and were bitterly oposed to one another. They were enemies, victims and vanquished. Now they are all together, and have to co-operate.
"The Friendly Ambassador" stories blend Greek Myth with traditional science-fiction, taking a different approach to the legend of Atlantis, the origination of the Amazons, and the true nature of mythical creatures such as the Cyclops and Centaurs as aliens from other worlds. The story is set on Atlantian Earth, on board various ships in space, and on the far off world of Eden. It is full of rich characters, monsters and hardware, but it is packaged in a totally different way to anything that's been done before.
Although there are many visual centrepieces, it is the relationships between the principal characters and their understanding of each other that is the main focus of the story. At first opposing one another, many of the characters are forced together and learn that they are very much the same despite their very different natures and origins. All the aliens have different viewpoints and agendas; there are no blind killers, and the borders between the good guys and the bad guys are deliberately blurred. The idea is to break through the barriers of both race and creed and to show that all are the same underneath. It's something maybe we could all learn from.
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