Rating:  Summary: Daffyd AB Hugh writes another amazing book!!! Review: Once again, Daffyd writes one of those books that is so engrossing that you look outside and realize that the entire day has passed! True, this story is very very depressing, but it does dispel that old "Heroes always win" rule. You just have no idea what is going to happen next, there is no possible way to predict what will happen. You must read this one. BTW, Daffyd AB Hugh=Peter David??
Rating:  Summary: Recommended. Review: Quark and Odo open Pandora's box and are teleported into the future to see firsthand the results of the evil that they have unleashed upon the station. You have to make allowances for the fact that this novel was written when Deep Space Nine was still in its infancy - and it shows. A lot of the character development that would occur throughout the television series is absent here. This novel is distinctive in that it is one of the most (if not THE most) violent Star Trek novels ever written with lengthy descriptions of terrible battles and the grisly toll that they take on the station and its inhabitants as well as graphic depictions of cold-blooded executions. On the whole, not a bad read although the graphic depictions of wanton violence can be disturbing. What ever happened to the Bekkir?
Rating:  Summary: Best DS9 novel - should have been a TV episode Review: The only DS9 novel I've read that even compares in greatness to *Fallen Heroes* is the Millenium trilogy; although, the two are very different. They both deal with time travel (one on the best topics in SciFi when done well). *Fallen Heroes* does a good job greating a time travel story in the very near DS9 future. This novel avoid lots of messy time travel paradoxes, and highlights and develops all the DS9 characters individually before they each die via the alien invasion.If it were possible I would rate this novel 8 stars out of 5!!
Rating:  Summary: Amazing. Simply amazing Review: This book astounded me. It is a work of art. Buy it. Read it. It changed me.
Rating:  Summary: This book gives the "BEST of both worlds"-action meets drama Review: This book combines deadly alien shock troops, an almost invincible foe, and the classic "lost cause" plot. The crew fight (fruitlessly) against a superior foe. The emotional attachment to the story is extreme...I've read it 3 times and it still gives me chills...GREAT!!!
Rating:  Summary: Finally, the main charaters DIE! Review: This book has great story. It lets you see the battle and its aftermath at the same time. A good read for any Trek fan
Rating:  Summary: Interesting plot, poorly written Review: This book is a good example why the Star Trek series accept story ideas from outside the writing staffs, and an equally good example why the scripts themselves are written by the experts. The plot is truly interesting, and in the hands of someone with a better grasp of the characters, this could have been dynamite. However, unlike the Avatar books, for example, there were far too many examples of characters saying or doing inappropriate or uncharacteristic things. An apparent attempt to capture some of the popular give-and-take between Odo and Quark from the early seasons of DS9 is badly handled, and the mood swings wildly from somber to silly. Unnecessary sexual dialogue during the story's climax (no pun intended) is just an example of the type of thing that jarred me out of the plot. This is a book with a neat plot idea. I wish the author had collaborated with someone who could write the characters in a more believable way. Somewhat interesting read for the plot but ultimately not satisfying for me.
Rating:  Summary: This book rocks!!! Review: This book is a real page turner. I like how the author stuck Odo and Quark together and made them save the station. There is alot of action and suspense. I recommend it to any DS9 fan.
Rating:  Summary: Excellent Review: This book is very good basically the plot is something like "Quark and Odo get stuck in a time bubble and have to solve a murder mystery" There is also a lot of plian old fashion violence in this story, something rarely seen in star trek books. My impression-This is the best DS9 book and one of the best star trek books(of any spin off). ...
Rating:  Summary: One of the best Deep Space Nine books. Review: This book was great! It was the first Deep Space Nine novel I ever read and convinced me to buy more. The interaction between Quark and Odo as they try to save the station is both clever and hilarious, and brought comedy to a book that is otherwise rather morbid and frightening in tone. I really liked the style of writing the author uses, and the way he skips back and forth between past and future, allowing us to see the results of the invasion, as well as how they came about. Another good thing about the book is that it does not focus on one particular character, and, although Quark and Odo are at the centre of the story, each individual character has at least one big moment in which to shine. The portrail of the enemies was brilliant, making them actually seem frightening, instead of cliched and ridiculous, and the writer brings a lot of dramatic tension to the book as the heroes are killed off one by one. I recommend this book to all Star Trek fans, especially fans of Odo and Quark. Even people who have never seen an episode of Star Trek will enjoy this book. In my opinion it is one of the best DS9 novels, if not of any of the Star Trek series. My advice is: BUY THIS BOOK!
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