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Summary: Wow ... dying embers tarnish near-epic INFERNO
Review: Shame, shame, shame ...Without giving away the ending, it's hard to write a review of the book and remain impartial, but I will say that the readers are, perhaps, cheated by one of the shoddiest 'outs' in Trek/book history. The first two-thirds of this novel is incredible, building up to a climax that isn't so much an INFERNO (a title never really explained literally nor metaphorically although one could substitute a variety of interpretations) as it is a dying campfire. Characterizations are dead on accurate (accept for a bit over the top Quark and Vic Fontaine, who spouts more than one-too-many pallies ... in fact, if Vic had behaved the way the book portrays him, the clever and thoughtful residences of DS9 would've probably deprogrammed him). Sad ending to what could've been an epic conclusion.
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Summary: DS9 - Millennium: Inferno - A dizzying temporal conclusion!
Review: Star Trek Deep Space Nine Millennium Book III of III Inferno What can one say other than with this final outstanding novel in the brilliant Millennium trilogy by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens other than it is simply superb and far outreaches many of its predecessors in the Star Trek Deep Space Nine line of novels. To say that at the very least Pocket Books should've produced this exceptional trilogy in hardback is a mere understatement! As stated in the reviews for the first two books of this trilogy, the authors are brilliant in their plot detail and stupendous in their knowledge of the series which easily translates into each book of this trilogy! The premise: At the conclusion of Book II The War of the Prophets, Kai Weyoun has ensured that the two wormholes are in close proximity, causing the destruction of the universe. Fortunately for our heroes, they all find a way to be there when the wormholes are opened and are consequently pulled into them just before the rest of the universe is snuffed out! Here is where the novel gets extremely intriguing as the authors take us through the majority of the characters experiences as they're each thrust into their own personal Pah-wraith hell and are consequently saved from this by somebody that would be the least expected to do so. Captain Sisko now finds himself in the situation of having to come up with a way to get everybody home to their own time frame while saving the universe at the same time. To hamper him and his crew in their collective efforts to get home, their stuck in the red wormhole and are constantly being shifted around in time. The authors do an exceptional job of setting up a situation where our heroes have many problems to solve while at the same time, they're all shifting around in different time frames spanning six years on the station! You add all this up and it all comes out as one of the best Star Trek trilogies in print! I highly recommend this Star Trek Deep Space Nine trilogy as it is truly one of the best Star Trek stories in print! {ssintrepid}
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Summary: DS9 - Millennium: Inferno - A dizzying temporal conclusion!
Review: Star Trek Deep Space Nine Millennium Book III of III Inferno What can one say other than with this final outstanding novel in the brilliant Millennium trilogy by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens other than it is simply superb and far outreaches many of its predecessors in the Star Trek Deep Space Nine line of novels. To say that at the very least Pocket Books should've produced this exceptional trilogy in hardback is a mere understatement! As stated in the reviews for the first two books of this trilogy, the authors are brilliant in their plot detail and stupendous in their knowledge of the series which easily translates into each book of this trilogy! The premise: At the conclusion of Book II The War of the Prophets, Kai Weyoun has ensured that the two wormholes are in close proximity, causing the destruction of the universe. Fortunately for our heroes, they all find a way to be there when the wormholes are opened and are consequently pulled into them just before the rest of the universe is snuffed out! Here is where the novel gets extremely intriguing as the authors take us through the majority of the characters experiences as they're each thrust into their own personal Pah-wraith hell and are consequently saved from this by somebody that would be the least expected to do so. Captain Sisko now finds himself in the situation of having to come up with a way to get everybody home to their own time frame while saving the universe at the same time. To hamper him and his crew in their collective efforts to get home, their stuck in the red wormhole and are constantly being shifted around in time. The authors do an exceptional job of setting up a situation where our heroes have many problems to solve while at the same time, they're all shifting around in different time frames spanning six years on the station! You add all this up and it all comes out as one of the best Star Trek trilogies in print! I highly recommend this Star Trek Deep Space Nine trilogy as it is truly one of the best Star Trek stories in print! {ssintrepid}
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Summary: Don't Expect the Paradox to Resolve
Review: This book is a good read, although not quite as good as the first two books in the trilogy. One thing that I call to your attention is that I spent the whole book wondering how the writers could possibly extracate the characters from the time-travel paradox that seemed destined to befall them. It was the expectation of that resolution that kept me glued to the pages of the book. Unfortunately, the authors never properly resolve the paradox, leaving two versions of each character alive at the end of the novel (although they don't address the issue and pretend that only one version of each character remains). For such a great set of books, the ending was simply not thought through.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: This book was amazing! Well worth buying. The only drawbacks, were all of the technobabble used. If you like that sort of thing, then you'll be pleased. The ending, was also quite confusing. I don't want to give the story away, but I suggest you read it slowly and carefully. Anyway, this was a great finisher for the millennium series. I hope you enjoy it as well.
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Summary: Wow ... dying embers tarnish near-epic INFERNO
Review: This is not a perfect book - the ending is rather unclear and surprisingly rushed. However, the scope of the book, carrying the cast from my favorite Trek series up to and beyond the seeming end of the universe, and the way the characters face desparate odds and still overcome them, is fantastic. The Reeves-Stevenses know how to tell an epic story. That's something that Star Trek rarely does well, even at its best. This would have made a spectacular bit of television. And once again, Garak - not content to have his own book - steals the show. This book is worth reading if only to see what happens when Garak has a conversation with Garak! If you're a Trek fan, these books are pretty much a must-read. If you're not a Trekkie but enjoy epic space fantasy, you'll be lost at first, but you'll have fun. And you might even decide to go back and give reruns of DS9 a try.
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Summary: As close to a perfect Trek-epic as we're likely to get
Review: This is not a perfect book - the ending is rather unclear and surprisingly rushed. However, the scope of the book, carrying the cast from my favorite Trek series up to and beyond the seeming end of the universe, and the way the characters face desparate odds and still overcome them, is fantastic. The Reeves-Stevenses know how to tell an epic story. That's something that Star Trek rarely does well, even at its best. This would have made a spectacular bit of television. And once again, Garak - not content to have his own book - steals the show. This book is worth reading if only to see what happens when Garak has a conversation with Garak! If you're a Trek fan, these books are pretty much a must-read. If you're not a Trekkie but enjoy epic space fantasy, you'll be lost at first, but you'll have fun. And you might even decide to go back and give reruns of DS9 a try.
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Summary: Time Travel Headache Style
Review: Time travel paradoxes give you a headache? Then this book is not for you. However, if you like good, old-fashioned, this-happend-already-we're-going-through-it-again-because-you-killed-your-grandpa time travel headaches, then you should loooooove this book. I won't give anything away, but the ending will leave you wondering, "What was that all about?" Anyway. Long live Judith and Garfeild! LL&P, Trekkers!
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Summary: Chrono-babble
Review: We've heard of technobabble, this book introduces us to Chrono babble, as in time travel related talk. I have found this book to be very helpful in explaining all of the time technical stuff they get into. Some books will leave you in the dark when it comes to its seeming gibberish expecting you're a real Starship engineer, but this one explains everything. It is extremely good in the respect that everything that doesn't seem like it'd fit into place does.
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Summary: A little anti-climactic, but .....
Review: Well, after spending almost two whole weeks reading the 'Millennium' DS9 series, I have to say that I was juuust a little bit disappointed with the way that the series ended. The Epilogue was quite interesting, but overall the ending was resolved way too fast, and was not actually explained in too much detail. During 90% of the series, for the first 1,100 pages or so, I actually found it to be extremely interesting, and quite enjoyed the seemingly impossible web which was becoming increasingly complex. The good thing is that yes, all the points are neatly explained, unlike someone else who reviewed the book said. You need to read the first two to understand this one, obviously. Overall, a great book, but a little anti-climactic. Still deserving a top score, however.
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