Rating: 
Summary: You might not read a better Star Trek novel than this one
Review: It took me 8 pages into Chapter 1 of "Time's Enemy" to know that Book Three in the Invasion series was better than its immediate predecessor. By the time I finished the book I was stunned to realize that "L. A. Graf" (sci-fi author Julia Ecklar and university scientist Karen Rose Cercone) have written as fine a Star Trek novel as I have ever read. The hook on "Time's Enemy" is itself an absolute stunner. Captain Sisko, Jadzia Dax and Dr. Bashir are clandestinely called to Starbase One by a Starfleet Admiral to look at log records. Sisko recognize them as the final moments of his ship, the Defiant, under his command. The trio are then shown the Defiant, buried in ice for over 5,000 years in Earth's Oort Cloud. Aboard are the remains of Sisko and Bashir, as well as the Dax Trill, still alive after all that time in a stasis chamber. On its last mission the Defiant was blasted into the past. Whatever happened, this time line must be avoided at all costs. There are two major plot lines in "Time's Enemy" with two trios of Deep Space Nine characters involved in each. Sisko, Bashir and Jadzia try to figure out what happened when the Defiant went through the worm hole and take steps to change its tragic future history. Meanwhile, Major Kira, Odo and Chief O'Brien are dealing with the threat of sabotage on Deep Space Nine. I appreciate that Graf did not feel obligated to work in all the other DS9 characters (Quark is only seen briefly, Jake and others not at all). I also thought the use of science in this novel was well grounded and theoretically viable, which is amazing because the only physics book I ever read was "The Physics of Star Trek" and that stuff was all way over my head. However, the most impressive part of the book for me was the characterization, not only of each individual character but more importantly of their relationships with each other (except for the usually unflappable Sisko being so short with the Vulcan scientist T'Kreng, but then she is new). In terms of the Invasion series Book Three finally gets around to answering the question of who (or what) cast out the Furies millennia ago. At first I found specific way of saving the known universe that Sisko and crew come up with to be a bit of a stretch, but there was a very memorable little payoff that makes it all worthwhile. "Time's Enemy" is a well written novel that can stand on its own, so if you are interested in just DS9 and not the entire Invasion series will present no problems to you whatsoever. All I know is that I do not read all of the Star Trek novels, but that I going to check out anything else written under the Graf name. I highly recommend this book.
Rating:
Summary: You might not read a better Star Trek novel than this one
Review: It took me 8 pages into Chapter 1 of "Time's Enemy" to know that Book Three in the Invasion series was better than its immediate predecessor. By the time I finished the book I was stunned to realize that "L. A. Graf" (sci-fi author Julia Ecklar and university scientist Karen Rose Cercone) have written as fine a Star Trek novel as I have ever read. The hook on "Time's Enemy" is itself an absolute stunner. Captain Sisko, Jadzia Dax and Dr. Bashir are clandestinely called to Starbase One by a Starfleet Admiral to look at log records. Sisko recognize them as the final moments of his ship, the Defiant, under his command. The trio are then shown the Defiant, buried in ice for over 5,000 years in Earth's Oort Cloud. Aboard are the remains of Sisko and Bashir, as well as the Dax Trill, still alive after all that time in a stasis chamber. On its last mission the Defiant was blasted into the past. Whatever happened, this time line must be avoided at all costs. There are two major plot lines in "Time's Enemy" with two trios of Deep Space Nine characters involved in each. Sisko, Bashir and Jadzia try to figure out what happened when the Defiant went through the worm hole and take steps to change its tragic future history. Meanwhile, Major Kira, Odo and Chief O'Brien are dealing with the threat of sabotage on Deep Space Nine. I appreciate that Graf did not feel obligated to work in all the other DS9 characters (Quark is only seen briefly, Jake and others not at all). I also thought the use of science in this novel was well grounded and theoretically viable, which is amazing because the only physics book I ever read was "The Physics of Star Trek" and that stuff was all way over my head. However, the most impressive part of the book for me was the characterization, not only of each individual character but more importantly of their relationships with each other (except for the usually unflappable Sisko being so short with the Vulcan scientist T'Kreng, but then she is new). In terms of the Invasion series Book Three finally gets around to answering the question of who (or what) cast out the Furies millennia ago. At first I found specific way of saving the known universe that Sisko and crew come up with to be a bit of a stretch, but there was a very memorable little payoff that makes it all worthwhile. "Time's Enemy" is a well written novel that can stand on its own, so if you are interested in just DS9 and not the entire Invasion series will present no problems to you whatsoever. All I know is that I do not read all of the Star Trek novels, but that I going to check out anything else written under the Graf name. I highly recommend this book.
Rating:
Summary: You might not read a better Star Trek novel than this one
Review: It took me 8 pages into Chapter 1 of "Time's Enemy" to know that Book Three in the Invasion series was better than its immediate predecessor. By the time I finished the book I was stunned to realize that "L. A. Graf" (sci-fi author Julia Ecklar and university scientist Karen Rose Cercone) have written as fine a Star Trek novel as I have ever read. The hook on "Time's Enemy" is itself an absolute stunner. Captain Sisko, Jadzia Dax and Dr. Bashir are clandestinely called to Starbase One by a Starfleet Admiral to look at log records. Sisko recognize them as the final moments of his ship, the Defiant, under his command. The trio are then shown the Defiant, buried in ice for over 5,000 years in Earth's Oort Cloud. Aboard are the remains of Sisko and Bashir, as well as the Dax Trill, still alive after all that time in a stasis chamber. On its last mission the Defiant was blasted into the past. Whatever happened, this time line must be avoided at all costs. There are two major plot lines in "Time's Enemy" with two trios of Deep Space Nine characters involved in each. Sisko, Bashir and Jadzia try to figure out what happened when the Defiant went through the worm hole and take steps to change its tragic future history. Meanwhile, Major Kira, Odo and Chief O'Brien are dealing with the threat of sabotage on Deep Space Nine. I appreciate that Graf did not feel obligated to work in all the other DS9 characters (Quark is only seen briefly, Jake and others not at all). I also thought the use of science in this novel was well grounded and theoretically viable, which is amazing because the only physics book I ever read was "The Physics of Star Trek" and that stuff was all way over my head. However, the most impressive part of the book for me was the characterization, not only of each individual character but more importantly of their relationships with each other (except for the usually unflappable Sisko being so short with the Vulcan scientist T'Kreng, but then she is new). In terms of the Invasion series Book Three finally gets around to answering the question of who (or what) cast out the Furies millennia ago. At first I found specific way of saving the known universe that Sisko and crew come up with to be a bit of a stretch, but there was a very memorable little payoff that makes it all worthwhile. "Time's Enemy" is a well written novel that can stand on its own, so if you are interested in just DS9 and not the entire Invasion series will present no problems to you whatsoever. All I know is that I do not read all of the Star Trek novels, but that I going to check out anything else written under the Graf name. I highly recommend this book.
Rating:
Summary: Better than some,worse than others
Review: L.A. Graf is an excellent writer in my opinion,and this book just helps to solidify that judgement.His book is astounding,in that it has more twists than any other book I know.The introduction of the second Dax symbiont is astounding.The only drawback is that there isn't much action,and the Furies were barely in the book at all.It would've been a nice addition to have the characters that the whole INVASION! storyline is based on.But still,it is an excellent book,and a must-read.
Rating: 
Summary: Dumb
Review: Oh My God I can't believe how much this book sucked. First of all it didn't have anything to do with the Furies. And what was the big deal with that Space Station anyway? I would prefer to give this one minus infinity stars but that just wasn't possible. To sum up, this one is completely stupid.
Rating: 
Summary: Extremely gripping
Review: Ok, so in the beginning it was slow, and I was wondering why all the putting around with the petty stuff. Then, it became more intense after about 50 pages. Halfway through the book I couldn't even put it down! I was staying up so late at night to keep reading! The plot was complex and very well written. It kept me involved wondering what would befall the crew next! One of the best, rivaling only the TOS book, but quickly becoming my favorite. It's VERY intense at the end!
Rating:
Summary: Extremely gripping
Review: Ok, so in the beginning it was slow, and I was wondering why all the putting around with the petty stuff. Then, it became more intense after about 50 pages. Halfway through the book I couldn't even put it down! I was staying up so late at night to keep reading! The plot was complex and very well written. It kept me involved wondering what would befall the crew next! One of the best, rivaling only the TOS book, but quickly becoming my favorite. It's VERY intense at the end!
Rating:
Summary: WOW!
Review: That was incredible. I mean it! That has got to be the best Star Trek book I have read in my life, it's engrossing, and woderfully written! It's on the top of my recomendations to any Trekker, or even any non-Trekker.
Rating:
Summary: WOW!
Review: That was incredible. I mean it! That has got to be the best Star Trek book I have read in my life, it's engrossing, and woderfully written! It's on the top of my recomendations to any Trekker, or even any non-Trekker.
Rating:
Summary: Suspensefull, gripping, and altogether wonderful!
Review: This book was great like most DS9 books, and was even a cut above the rest! Dax is by far the coolest DS9 charecter, and any book starring her in the real plot (as opposed to the irrelevant sub-plot) has to be good. It was believable and well-executed and recommended to anyone who likes Star Trek!!
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