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The Absconded Ambassador

By Michael R. Underwood
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Publisher Description

Last Week, She Was Working Open Mics. Now She’s Headed to Outer Space.

Rookie Genrenaut Leah Tang gets her first taste of space flight when the team scrambles to fix a story breach in Science Fiction World, the domain of starships, weird aliens, and galactic intrigue.

On the space station Ahura-3, Ambassador Kaylin Reed is on the verge of securing a peace treaty to guarantee the end of hostilities between some of the galaxy's most ferocious races. When Ambassador Reed is kidnapped the morning before the signing, it throws the station into chaos.

So now it’s up to Leah and her team to save the day and put the story to rights.

At any cost.

The second episode of Genrenauts, a science fiction series in novellas. If you like Leverage, Redshirts, or Quantum Leap, check out Genrenauts for a brand-new adventure.


"If you like the TV show Leverage or the books of Jasper Fforde, Genrenauts is absolutely the series for you. Exploring genre tropes while saving the world has never been more fun." — Between the Covers

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6 Reviews

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“It was good, but the problem with novellas that rely on action is that they move too quickly sometimes. A big story is squeezed into a limited number of pages, and sometimes it works better than others. In this case, it just manages to work.”
“This second "episode" in the Genrenauts series is just as fun and funny as the first while sidestepping a couple of issues that cropped up there. It does, however, hit a couple potholes along the way. The biggest problem is that you have a large-scale plot in a novella, which leads to the story and setting getting short shrift. Yes, I realize that the stories and worlds our heroes jump into are not the focus, but a galaxy-saving treaty being put in jeopardy due to a kidnapping? Epic space operas have been based on less. And the station they visit has too much going on for less than 100 pages to do it justice. Also, the constraints of the form make this whole episode feel rushed. It felt like the author skipped intermediate steps in the plan in order to make page count. On the other hand, the characters are very well utilized, building on what we learned of them in the first installment. The humor is on point, the action tight, and the overarching plot of the series advanced at what seems a solid pace. Also, since the first story set up the world and central conceits, the exposition isn't nearly as prevalent. Again, this is a solid, engaging installment in a fun meta-sf series. I'm looking forward to more, though I hope pacing and scale issues are addressed in the future.”
“I love this series. The inclusivity only gets better and the stories deeper and more interesting.”

About Michael R. Underwood

Michael R. Underwood has circumnavigated the globe, danced the tango with legends and knows why Thibault cancels out Capo Ferro. He also rolls a mean d20. His novels include Geekomancy, Celebromancy and Shield and Crocus. He lives in Baltimore with his wife and an ever-growing library, and when he's not writing/gaming/living the dream he's the North American Sales and Marketing Manager for Angry Robot Books.

He's also part of the Hugo-nominated podcast, The Skiffy and Fanty Show.

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