- Title:
- Master of Formalities
- By:
- Scott Meyer
- Pages:
- 434
- Rating:
- 2
Even when finding oneself engaged in interstellar war, good form must be observed. Our story is set thousands of years after the Terran Exodus, where two powerful, planet-dominating families―the elegant House Jakabitus and the less refined Hahn Empire―have reached a critical point in their generations-long war. Master Hennik, the Hahn ruler’s only son, has been captured, and the disposition of his internment may represent a last and welcome chance for peace. Enter Wollard, the impeccably distinguished and impossibly correct Master of Formalities for House Jakabitus. When he suggests that Master Hennik be taken in as a ward of the House, certain complications arise. Wollard believes utterly and devotedly in adhering to rules and good etiquette. But how does one inform the ruler of a planet that you are claiming his son as your own―and still create enough goodwill to deescalate an intergalactic war?
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Humour is, I guess, a particular thing. This was not, particularly, mine.