Retief! (#16)

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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.

Contents:

p. 1 • Extraordinary Diplomats (Retief!) • (2002) • essay by David Drake

p. 5 • Diplomat-at-Arms • (1960) • novella

p. 57 • Protocol • (1962) • shortstory
(aka The Yillian Way) 

p. 75 • The Brass God • (1965) • novelette
(aka Retief, God-Speaker) 

p. 111 • Sealed Orders • (1962) • shortstory
(aka Retief of the Red-Tape Mountain) 

p. 131 • Palace Revolution • (1961) • novelette
(aka Gambler’s World) 

p. 155 • Cultural Exchange • (1962) • shortstory

p. 175 • Saline Solution • (1963) • shortstory

p. 195 • Native Intelligence • (1963) • novelette
(aka The Governor of Glave) 

p. 229 • Policy • (1962) • novelette
(aka The Madman from Earth) 

p. 257 • Ultimatum • (1963) • novelette
(aka Mightiest Qorn) 

p. 278 • The Prince and the Pirate • (1964) • novelette

p. 302 • The Castle of Light • (1964) • novelette

p. 333 • Retief’s War • (1966) • novel

p. 493 • Wicker Wonderland • (1964) • novelette
(aka The City That Grew in the Sea) 

p. 521 • Courier • (1961) • novelette
(aka The Frozen Planet) 

p. 549 • Protest Note • (1962) • shortstory
(aka The Desert and the Stars) 

p. 570 • Aide Memoire • (1962) • shortstory

p. 591 • Afterword (Retief!) • (2002) • essay by Eric Flint