The Governor of Glave

A fast-paced diplomatic satire that follows interstellar envoy Retief and the staff of a planetary mission as they confront a nonviolent revolution on an alien world. Embassy officials bicker over recognition, protocol, and career risk while a telegram from the Glavian revolutionary council warns against foreign interference. Retief, pragmatic and irreverent, proposes a low-profile approach to observe and make contact, deploying guile, humor, and bureaucratic improvisation to assess the new rulers, negotiate access, and protect the mission. Scenes move between smoky mess-room banter, tense conferences, and on-the-ground encounters that expose bureaucratic vanity and the absurdities of protocol during political upheaval.