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Sulu must bring a young boy into slavery to prevent a war!
Summary[]
- From the box
- While on the U.S.S. Excelsior, Captain Sulu receives top priority orders to proceed by shuttlecraft to Starbase Three. He is to act as the Federation's envoy to a historic peace ceremony between the Krikiki and the Den-Kai – the two dominant, warring races in that sector. The Federation has made it clear to Sulu that it is vital that this mission be successful.
- Sulu's role is to hand over a young Krikiki prince to the Den-Kai as a symbol of peace, but once Sulu learns of the physical hardships and isolated life that are to befall the prince, he is faced with one of the most difficult choices of his career: carry out his orders and protect another being's life only to see it taken away, or interfere and risk destroying the fragile peace… and violate the prime directive in the process.
- Enhanced with sound effects and recorded in binaural 3-D sound, ENVOY is a listening experience that no Star Trek fan will ever forget.
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Background information[]
- In the cover art, a photographed Sulu wears the proper white-colored turtleneck collar and uniform patches of the command department (possibly from a publicity photo for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country), which he would wear as Excelsior captain, but the jacket stripe is missing his captain's rank pin.
Cast[]
- George Takei as Hikaru Sulu
- Nan Martin as Admiral Tsubar
- Howard McGillin as Starbase Computer Translator / Ru'Krell
- Jenifer Lewis as the Interpreter
- Essene R. as Shuttlecraft Computer Voice
- Krikiki/Den-Kai Ensemble: Meredith Monk, Dina Emerson, Janice Brenne (also as the Krikiki Pod), and Theo Bleckmann (also as Era'Quell); Composed and Directed by Meredith Monk
Characters[]
- Hikaru Sulu
- Starfleet captain, commanding officer, USS Excelsior; acting envoy in the Den-Kai/Krikiki Asraba ceremony.
- The Interpreter
- Female translator during the Asraba ceremony
- Queen Mey'Gley
- Ruler of the Den-Kai peoples.
- Commander Era'Quell
- Ruler of the Krikiki peoples.
- Prince Ru'Krell
- Era'Quell's son; prince of the Krikiki; the "peace offering" who is to be put into exile.
- The Pod
- a conjoined trio of Krikiki vocalists who act as the protectors of Ru'Krell prior to his exile.
- Admiral Tsubar
- Starfleet admiral, overseeing Sulu's role in the Asraba.
References[]
- USS Excelsior
- Federation starship.
- Starbase Three
- Federation space station located near Den-Kai and Krikiki space; location where the Asraba ceremony will take place.
- Den-Kai & Krikiki
- Two warring races who occupy the sectors beyond Starbase Three.
- Asraba
- The "Telling of True Tales"; a sacred, shared tradition between the Den-Kai and Krikiki peoples which also acts as a sort of "peace conference" and an official unbiased record of the conflict.
External link[]
- Envoy (audio drama) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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