Diplomatic Implausibility
A Klingon warrior must negotiate a fragile peace!

Diplomatic Implausibility is a Pocket TNG novel – #61 in the numbered series – written by Keith R.A. DeCandido. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

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 was the first full-length Star Trek novel by Keith R.A. DeCandido, although he had already produced several novellas for the Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers series.
 The  takes place several months after the  finale .
 The novel introduces the crew of the IKS Gorkon, who would later be the subject of their own novel series. Many of the principal characters had previously featured in episodes of  and .
 Worf is surprised by who the new chief of security on Deep Space 9 is when Ezri Dax tells him, although the novel does not identify them. Avatar, Book One – released three months later – reveals it to be Ro Laren.

Characters 
Worf  Federation ambassador to the Klingon Empire.
Martok  Chancellor of the Klingon High Council.
  Captain of IKS Gorkon, Klag recently lost his arm in battle with the Jem'Hadar.
Drex  Klingon Defense Force officer, exec of IKS Gorkon.
Toq  Klingon warrior.
Kurak  Chief engineer of IKS Gorkon.

al'Hmatti female

Other characters 
Aktuh; ; Azetbur; K'Ehleyr; Kor; Kurn; ; ;

References

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.
  Klingon warship, .
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
Woodlawn Cemetery
K'Ehleyr's requested final resting place. 
See

External links 
 
 Diplomatic Implausibility Minipedia

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