The brutal cops throw the four unarmed men and one woman to the floor. Thud Thwack Federation diplomat Kate Stevens jumps to her feet and trembles. She's run out of time. This planet is a tinderbox ready to explode into massive violence. But what can she do? The Federation Navy is two weeks away. If you like space opera with social and political themes, you'll enjoy the Federation Diplomat stories where the fate of planets rests upon the wit of a diplomat and her resourceful and sometimes buccaneering team. Each book stands on its own and occurs on a different planet with new problems to solve.