Diplomatic Implausibility
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| NOVEL | |
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| Diplomatic Implausibility | |
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| Attribution | |
| Series: | Star Trek: The Next Generation |
| Author(s): | Keith R.A. DeCandido |
| Publication information | |
| Published: | Paperback - February 2001 |
| Pages: | 272 |
| ISBN: | ISBN 0671785540 |
| Chronology | |
| Date: | 2376 |
Contents |
[edit] Summary
From the back cover:
200 YEARS AGO: The expanding Klingon Empire found a frozen world rich in deposits of the mineral topaline. They named the planet taD -- Klingon for "frozen" -- and they called the people jeghpu'wI' -- conquered.
FOUR YEARS AGO: The Klingon Empire invaded Cardassia, breaching the Khitomer Accords and causing a break with the Federation. On taD, depleted Klingon forces were overthrown in a small coup d'état, and the victorious rebels took advantage of the disruption to appeal for recognition from the Federation.
NOW: The Klingons have returned to taD and re-established their control. But the stubborn rebels insist on Federation recognition. A solution to the diplomatic impasse must be found, a task that falls to the Federation's new ambassador to the Klingon Empire -- Worf.
Worf thinks of himself as a fighter, not a negotiator, but the Federation disagrees. Now, for the sake of the Federation and the Empire, a Klingon warrior must weave a fragile peace out of a situation ripe for war!
[edit] Characters
[edit] Federation
Jeremy Aster | Beverly Crusher | Data | Zak Kebron | Geordi La Forge | Mark McHenry | Jean-Luc Picard | William Riker | Soleta | T'Latrek | Worf | Giancarlo Wu
[edit] IKS Gorkon
B'Elath | B'Oraq | Drex | Goran | Kegren, son of Pers | Klag | Krevor | Kurak | Leskit | M'Rep | Martok | Morketh | Rodek | Toq | Vall
[edit] taD
em'Rlakun | ge'Tvrona | Grul | Kiln | Kori | Larok | ma'Frnats | me'Grmat XIX (formerly te'Osbron) | re'Trenat | Takus | Tiral
[edit] Referenced only
Aktuh | Marla Aster | Azetbur | Julian Bashir | Ch'Targh | Ezri Dax | Jadzia Dax | Robert DeSoto | Duras | David Glasgow Farragut | Gowron | K'Ehleyr | K'mpec | Kahless | Kahless II | Kalax | Kargan, son of Talak | Kor | Krim | Lornak | Lukara | M'Raq, son of K'Ton | Marra | Emperor me'Grmat | me'Grmat VI | me'Grmat XVIII | Melota | Odan | Odo | Reyga | Kyle Riker | William Ross | Alexander Rozhenko | Helena Rozhenko | Nikolai Rozhenko | Sergey Rozhenko | Shakaar Edon | Benjamin Sisko | Deanna Troi | Tasha Yar
[edit] References
[edit] Ships
Glione | IKS Azetbur | IKS Baruk | IKS Gelk | IKS Gorkon | IKS Gowron | IKS Hegh'ta | IKS K'Lan | IKS K'mpec | IKS K'mqar | IKS Lallek | IKS Negh'Var | IKS Pagh | IKS Rotarran | IKS Sompek | IKS Sword of Kahless | USS Defiant | USS Endeavour | USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) | USS Excalibur | Zabag
[edit] Locations
Allicar sector | Bak'u | Betazed | Bronx | Cardassia | Carraya IV | Deep Space 9 | Dralnok | Goqlath Castle | Gre'thor | he'Vant Mountains | HuDyuQ | Khitomer | Kol'Vat | Koosbane | Korvad system | Marcan V | Narendra III | Organia | Qo'noS | Rura Penthe | Starbase 10 | Sto-Vo-Kor | taD (formerly al'Hmat) | Ty'Gokor | Vacca VI | Woodlawn Cemetery
[edit] Species
al'Hmatti | Andorian | Argosian | Boraalan | Borg | Breen | Brikar | Capellan | Chalnoth | Ferengi | Jem'Hadar | Kreel | mugato | Nausicaan | Q | Romulan | Tamarian | Vorta | Yridian
[edit] Organizations
House of K'Tal | House of Palkar | Klingon High Council | Rector Institute | Science Institute | Starfleet Academy | United Federation of Planets
[edit] Other
B'Arq's defense | Battle of HarOs | Battle of Marcan | bloodwine | bok-rat liver | bregit lung | "The Campaign at Kol'Vat" | cha'DIch | chech'tluth | Dominion War | Element 604 | gagh | General Koord Medal of Honor | ghojmoHwI' | gladst | glob fly | grapok sauce | grishnar cat | Hero of Marcan | jeghpu'wI' | keva | Khitomer Massacre | Kilog's gambit | krada legs | lingta | Lubbockian slime devil | matzoh ball soup | mek'leth | metaphasic shield | mong'em maneuver | Order of the Bat'leth | par'Mach | pipius claw | pirogi | plastiform | prune juice | R'uustai | racht | raktajino | ramjep | rokeg blood pie | skull stew | Spican flame gem | sword • Sword of Kahless | targ | tik'leth | topaline | zilm'kach
[edit] Related stories
- Worf was named Federation Ambassador to the Klingon Empire in "What You Leave Behind".
- Worf recalls the events of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes "Sons of Mogh" and "Change of Heart".
- Klag recalls telling the story of the Battle of Marcan V to "a strange tavern full of fellow ship captains" -- a reference to the Captain's Table.
[edit] External Links
- Diplomatic Implausibility article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
| published order | ||
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| Previous novel: Tooth and Claw | TNG numbered novels | Next novel: Maximum Warp |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: The Left Hand of Destiny, Book Two Epilogue | Next Adventure: Many Splendors Epilogue | |
| Previous Adventure: Bluff | Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) | Next Adventure: Dead Zone |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2376. The Pocket Books Timeline places events from this story in one other timeframe: | ||
| Previous Adventure: Forever Dark | 2376 Epilogue | Next Adventure: The Quiet Place |
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| Star Trek: Klingon Empire stories | |
|---|---|
| Novels | A Good Day to Die • Honor Bound • Enemy Territory • A Burning House |
| Short stories | "A Song Well Sung" • "loDnI'pu' vavpu' je" • "Family Matters" |
| Preceding stories | Diplomatic Implausibility • "The Final Artifact" |
