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Greetings, young people of planet Earth, In
NEBADOR Book One: The Test, Ilika of Satamia in Nebador arrived in a medieval kingdom with the purpose of finding a crew for his ship. He selected ten students, nine spirited young slaves and one innkeeper’s daughter. One of the students did not understand that teamwork requires trust, and quickly landed back in slavery. Ilika did not, at first, understand how many of the taboos of that society he was breaking, and he and his remaining students were forced to use dark and dangerous ways to escape the walled city.
In
NEBADOR Book Two: Journey, their bodies, hearts, and minds were tested by nature, personal demons, and human relationships. They came to the first mountain pass transformed, hardly recognizing the people they once were.
Although the journey is not yet over, the travelers have been sorely tested.
Strengths and weakness have emerged, some not even known, before the journey, to those who own them. Ilika is getting a pretty good idea of who will make good crew members — and who will not. The students, also, are seeing who will stand at their sides through thick and thin, and who will run away scared.
By the end of Book Two, it is a rare young reader who is not seeing part of themself in one of the students. They might be relating to the strength growing in Sata as she discovers that the universe can be deadly and friendly at the same time. They might be admiring Boro’s down-to-earth wisdom and understanding of all things physical, like chemistry and geology. Or they might be trembling a bit, along with Miko, as he wonders what makes a good leader, and why the skill eludes him. Or they might be walking in Buna’s shoes as she struggles to learn math and logic.
Although the journey of life can be challenging, we all get through it, one way or another, whether it is short or long. Other tests and challenges, however, are designed by the mysterious powers of the universe so that we cannot all pass. No matter how much we might want to be on the team, we cannot all make the selection.
J. Z. Colby
2010
