Diplomatic Implausibility

A Klingon warrior must negotiate a fragile peace!

Summary

 * From the book jacket


 * 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!

Background Information

 * This novel takes place several months after the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine finale.
 * This book later spawned the IKS Gorkon series.

Characters

 * Worf : Federation ambassador to the Klingon Empire.
 * Martok : Chancellor of the Klingon High Council.
 * Klag : Captain of IKS Gorkon
 * Drex : Klingon Defense Force officer, exec of IKS Gorkon..
 * Toq : Klingon warrior.
 * Kurak : Chief engineer of IKS Gorkon.
 * Giancarlo Wu
 * re'Trenat
 * Vall
 * al'Hmatti female

Other characters
Aktuh; Alexander Rozhenko; Jeremy Aster; Azetbur; K'Ehleyr; Kor; Kurn; Deanna Troi; Natasha Yar.

Major references

 * al'Hmat : TaD's name before the Empire conquered it.
 * al'Hmatti : Quadruped inhabitants of taD.
 * Allicar system : Star system. Klag's victory at Marcan allowed Federation Alliance forces to move further towards Dominion held Allicar.
 * Andorians : A pair of Andorians are combatants in a Klingon calisthenics program.
 * IKS Gorkon : Klingon warship, Qang (Chancellor-class).
 * Zabag : Kreel warship modified with Breen shielding. Zabag attacked IKS Gorkon, all forty of the Zabag crew died when the vessel was destroyed.
 * zilm'kach : Klingon delicacy.

Other references
Age of Ascension; Arbiter of Succession; trombone