Author(s):	Keith R.A. DeCandido
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Series:	Pocket TNG #61
Published:	February 2001
Pages:	272
Stardate:	Unknown (2376)
Reference(s):	ISBN 0671785540 (paperback) ASIN B000FC0NHS (Kindle)

A Klingon warrior must negotiate a fragile peace!

Summary Edit

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 Edit

• This novel takes place several months after the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine finale "What You Leave Behind".
• This book later spawned the IKS Gorkon series.

Characters Edit

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 Edit

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

References Edit

Major references Edit

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 Edit

Age of Ascension; Arbiter of Succession; trombone

External links Edit

• Diplomatic Implausibility at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• Diplomatic Implausibility Minipedia