Publisher's Note: The stories and novel herein have previously appeared in parts in Envoy to New Worlds, Galactic Diplomat, and Retief's War. This is the first unitary edition.

"... into the chaotic Galactic political scene, the CDT emerged to carry forward the ancient diplomatic tradition ... Corps diplomats displayed an encyclopedic grasp of the nuances of Extra-Terrestrial mores as set against the labyrinthine socio-politico-economic Galactic context..."
-- Official History of the Corps Diplomatique, AD 2940

NOT! What they really had was Retief! Ignore the official version--in these pages is the real story of how Retief tied the bad guys' eye-stalks in knots, and made the Galaxy safe for humanity.

Contents:

* Diplomat-at-Arms
* Protocol
* The Brass God
* Sealed Orders
* Palace Revolution
* Cultural Exchange
* Saline Solution
* Native Intelligence
* Policy
* Ultimatum
* The Prince and the Pirate
* The Castle of Light
* Retief's War
* Wicker Wonderland
* Courier
* Protest Note
* Aide Memoire

(From Goodreads)