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Summary: A dark chapter.
Review: Just like the "Empire Strikes Back," the middle leg of the new DS9 trilogy proves to have a bit of a dark side. Trapped 25 years in the future with the Federation as we know it gone and the galaxy gone mad and in a war that could destroy the universe, the crew of DS9 is forced to find a way to put the time-lines right and head for home. It's certainly an interesting trip and a page-turner. After part one was content to concentrate on the character we've come to know and love, this one is far more action oriented. Yes, there's still some nice character stuff, including how Nog will turn out, the fate of Weyon and even a surprise appearence by Gul Dukat and some Voyager crew. All-in-all, it's an interesting "what-if" scenario that slowly builds up to a climax that made it virtually impossible at times to put down. Of course, being a trilogy, it ends on a cliffhanger--and it's quite a good one. I am anxious to get my hands on the next installment and see what happens next... My only problems with the book are the means the authors use to separate the crew and then, bring them back together, which are at times trite and cliched. I also hesistated from giving it five stars because, quite frankly, the Reeves-Stevens have set up so much in the first 700-odd pages of this epic that I'm afraid the final chapter may let me down. I have my fingers crossed that it will turn out well. That said, if you're missing quality Trek on TV (as DS9 always was!), then pick this one up. It's a interesting tale and definitely an enjoyable way to pass a few hours.
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Summary: A real page turner
Review: Most reviewers have written very long analysis. Here's all you need to know -- you can't put it down and it's worth every page.
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Summary: Does exactly what the 2nd act of a great story should!
Review: Mounting tension ... rising suspicions as to what is really going on ... some surprise cameos ... The MILLENNIUM Saga is precisely what GREAT Trek fiction should be all about (note to John Ordover). If there's one Trek trilogy you read this year, you can figure out the rest of this sentence!
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Summary: DS9 - Millennium: The War of the Prophets - Another time!
Review: Star Trek Deep Space Nine Millennium Book II of III The War of the Prophets Simply put, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens have with this trilogy written one of the best Star Trek Deep Space Nine stories in print up to the point of Millennium's release date(s). This is truly a story that will stand the test of time. In Book I, The Fall of Terok Nor, the authors set up a very well written and fluid premise that they've continued to expound upon here in The War of the Prophets. The concepts and ideas that the authors infused into this exceptional Star Trek Deep Space Nine story are nothing short of spectacular. It is quite refreshing to read a story written by authors who are also fans who watch the shows and keep up with the details, major or minor. The premise: At the conclusion of Book I, The Fall of Terok Nor, Captain Sisko and crew inadvertently brought together the three Red Orbs of Jalbador causing the destruction of Deep Space Nine and the creation of a second, red wormhole or temple to open up in Bajoran space. In a desperate attempt to save as many lives as possible during the destruction of the station, Sisko orders Deep Space Nine abandoned. He finds himself; his senior staff, his son, Garak, Vash, Quark and Rom are all aboard the Defiant. While desperately trying to save as many lives as possible and get the Defiant away from the newly forming wormhole, his ship is fired upon by Leej Terrell, one of the few remaining Cardassians from the Obsidian Order who has been searching for the Red Orbs for years only to be foiled by Captain Sisko. The Defiant is forced into the event horizon of the newly formed wormhole and slung into the future... Captain Sisko and crew find themselves being fired upon by Starfleet vessels seemingly opposed to one another, both looking for his allegiance. Part of his crew is transported away, while the other half including himself is captured with the Defiant by none other than Thomas Riker. Captain Sisko now finds himself in the year 2400, right in the middle of the War of the Prophets where Weyoun is now Kai Weyoun and he's leading the way towards bringing the two Celestial Temples together, forcing the destruction of the universe. The only hope for the universe is Admiral Jean Luc Picard who is unfortunately addled by Irumodic Syndrome leaving his trusted aide de camp, Captain Nog to do the majority of the work. What follows is truly another outstanding work of Star Trek fiction that continues the story of "Millennium" quite admirably! I highly recommend this and of course the first and third books along with the Millennium omnibus! {ssintrepid}
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Summary: DS9 - Millennium: The War of the Prophets - Another time!
Review: Star Trek Deep Space Nine Millennium Book II of III The War of the Prophets Simply put, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens have with this trilogy written one of the best Star Trek Deep Space Nine stories in print up to the point of Millennium's release date(s). This is truly a story that will stand the test of time. In Book I, The Fall of Terok Nor, the authors set up a very well written and fluid premise that they've continued to expound upon here in The War of the Prophets. The concepts and ideas that the authors infused into this exceptional Star Trek Deep Space Nine story are nothing short of spectacular. It is quite refreshing to read a story written by authors who are also fans who watch the shows and keep up with the details, major or minor. The premise: At the conclusion of Book I, The Fall of Terok Nor, Captain Sisko and crew inadvertently brought together the three Red Orbs of Jalbador causing the destruction of Deep Space Nine and the creation of a second, red wormhole or temple to open up in Bajoran space. In a desperate attempt to save as many lives as possible during the destruction of the station, Sisko orders Deep Space Nine abandoned. He finds himself; his senior staff, his son, Garak, Vash, Quark and Rom are all aboard the Defiant. While desperately trying to save as many lives as possible and get the Defiant away from the newly forming wormhole, his ship is fired upon by Leej Terrell, one of the few remaining Cardassians from the Obsidian Order who has been searching for the Red Orbs for years only to be foiled by Captain Sisko. The Defiant is forced into the event horizon of the newly formed wormhole and slung into the future... Captain Sisko and crew find themselves being fired upon by Starfleet vessels seemingly opposed to one another, both looking for his allegiance. Part of his crew is transported away, while the other half including himself is captured with the Defiant by none other than Thomas Riker. Captain Sisko now finds himself in the year 2400, right in the middle of the War of the Prophets where Weyoun is now Kai Weyoun and he's leading the way towards bringing the two Celestial Temples together, forcing the destruction of the universe. The only hope for the universe is Admiral Jean Luc Picard who is unfortunately addled by Irumodic Syndrome leaving his trusted aide de camp, Captain Nog to do the majority of the work. What follows is truly another outstanding work of Star Trek fiction that continues the story of "Millennium" quite admirably! I highly recommend this and of course the first and third books along with the Millennium omnibus! {ssintrepid}
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Summary: Terrifying Future! What would you do to save EVERYTHING?!?
Review: The Federation and Klingon Empire virtually destroyed? The Prime Directive suspended??? Cardassia gone? Earth destroyed? (Will) Riker, Troi, Paris, Janeway (yes!) and others dead in a fierce battle? You better believe it!! This future timeline is one where the survival of the universe is literally at stake. What would you do to prevent its doom? Do you bow down and pray, confident in your faith, or do you rely on science to fight for what you believe is right? Would you alter the timeline at risk of your nonexistence? Does the actual presence of supernatural beings make a non-believer a believer? These questions arise from the books pages. Seeing Jake and Arla question Bajoran faith is brilliant. All the philosophical/religious ideas of this trilogy can be transfered to our world. Fallen angels (pah-wraits), angels (Prophets), Heaven (the blue temple, or the One temple?), Hell (red temple, and/or the fire caves), it's all here with great theological arguments loosely scattered (by which I mean this is in no way a purely religious book (there is plenty of action!) but it invokes the strongest religious/philosophical reflection, something I greatly admired!). The plot: As always, Picard comes up with a brilliant way to save the universe... but can it (will it, does it) work? As with the middle chapter of The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars trilogies, this 2nd of 3 books is dark. 2400 is a terrifying year to live in. Basically there is the war of all wars. On one side there are those who believe in the Bajoran Ascendancy, and their Pah-Wraith emissary Kai Weyoun, who believe that when the red and blue temples/wormholes (I love how different characters see the phenomena in either religious or scientific terms reflecting their outlook) merge, the one true temple will be restored, but only after a battle b/w the True and False Prophets (Sisko and Weyoun, or is it Dukat?). On the other side is the dying Federation, headed by an aged diseased Admiral Picard, who believe the 11 dimensional universe of linear time-space will end if the temples merge. What I really enjoyed about this book was wondering whether or not Weyoun and his followers were right. I didn't just dismiss it out-of-hand but read the arguments as the authors set them up, and found myself quite perplexed indeed! I mean why would someone actually want everything, INCLUDING oneself, to end? For a while I questioned why Sisko et al didn't look at Weyoun's viewpoint and figure out whether or not he was being honest. It seemed to me that they just dismissed him automatically, but I found that hard to do given how many people in the galaxy had gone to his side. I chalk this up to brilliant writing (or else my stupidity!). Maybe Sisko's arrogance (dare I say pride?) is reason why he might be the False Emissary! Or how about Sisko assaulting Weyoun, only for Weyoun to remain pacified... are you telling me Sisko is good? Why didn't the Prophets intervene during the Cardassian Occupation? Their inaction proved more devastating than any actions the pah-wraiths have done. These and other arguments had me second-guessing. You'll have to read it for yourself to see what Weyoun does at the end of the book and decide whether he IS the True Emissary. I also enjoyed Dukat's entry and learning that there are the Prophets, the Pah-Wraiths from the firecave (of which Dukat follows) who want to get back to the Temple and the Pah-Wraiths of the newly found Red Wormhole (whom Weyoun follows) who want to end linear existence and join all as one in nonlinear perfection and bliss (Heaven! who wouldnt want that? A scared, arrogant Federation perhaps?). I really enjoyed the technobabble of time travel and why this or that can or cannot work and what the possible results of this or that are. I wonder how learned in quantum physics the authors are, but it sounded to me like it all made sense! Now I know why I can't (or can!) go back in time and kill my grandfather! As for details: Vash's mention of Q was most welcomed. It was a good way to eliminate any cheap way of letting Q save everything. Personally I wish there had been more Picard. And seeing Picard not to form was quite startling. It was great to see Captain Nog, a Ferengi who had thought he had lost all of his friends in the destruction of DS9 in book 1, attempt to save the Universe along side a delirious Picard. The only real thing that bottered me was the way Thomas Riker was used. They could have made him a lot more interesting and important... Also, keep an eye open for an appearance by the Doctor and Admiral Seven. I read this book in 3 days and immediately plunged into Inferno (book 3). Once again, reading the Prologue gave me goosebumps. Another time, indeed.
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Summary: Terrifying Future! What would you do to save EVERYTHING?!?
Review: The Federation and Klingon Empire virtually destroyed? The Prime Directive suspended??? Cardassia gone? Earth destroyed? The Enterprise-E and F destroyed? (Will) Riker, Troi, LaForge, Kassidy, Paris, Janeway (yes!) and others dead in a fierce battle? You better believe it!! This future timeline is one where the survival of the universe is literally at stake. What would you do to prevent its doom? Do you bow down and pray, confident in your faith, or do you rely on science to fight for what you believe is right? Would you alter the timeline at risk of your nonexistence? Does the actual presence of supernatural beings make a non-believer a believer? These questions arise from the books pages. Seeing Jake and Arla question Bajoran faith is brilliant. All the philosophical/religious ideas of this trilogy can be transfered to our world. Fallen angels (pah-wraits), angels (Prophets), Heaven (the blue temple, or the One temple?), Hell (red temple, and/or the fire caves), it's all here with great theological arguments loosely scattered (by which I mean this is in no way a purely religious book (there is plenty of action!) but it invokes the strongest religious/philosophical reflection, something I greatly admired!). The plot: As always, Picard comes up with a brilliant way to save the universe... but can it (will it, does it) work? As with the middle chapter of The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars trilogies, this 2nd of 3 books is dark. 2400 is a terrifying year to live in. Basically there is the war of all wars. On one side there are those who believe in the Bajoran Ascendancy, and their Pah-Wraith emissary Kai Weyoun, who believe that when the red and blue temples/wormholes (I love how different characters see the phenomena in either religious or scientific terms reflecting their outlook) merge, the one true temple will be restored, but only after a battle b/w the True and False Prophets (Sisko and Weyoun, or is it Dukat?). On the other side is the dying Federation, headed by an aged diseased Admiral Picard, who believe the 11 dimensional universe of linear time-space will end if the temples merge. What I really enjoyed about this book was wondering whether or not Weyoun and his followers were right. I didn't just dismiss it out-of-hand but read the arguments as the authors set them up, and found myself quite perplexed indeed! I mean why would someone actually want everything, INCLUDING oneself, to end? For a while I questioned why Sisko et al didn't look at Weyoun's viewpoint and figure out whether or not he was being honest. It seemed to me that they just dismissed him automatically, but I found that hard to do given how many people in the galaxy had gone to his side. I chalk this up to brilliant writing (or else my stupidity!). Maybe Sisko's arrogance (dare I say pride?) is reason why he might be the False Emissary! Or how about Sisko assaulting Weyoun, only for Weyoun to remain pacified... are you telling me Sisko is good? Why didn't the Prophets intervene during the Cardassian Occupation? Their inaction proved more devastating than any actions the pah-wraiths have done. These and other arguments had me second-guessing. You'll have to read it for yourself to see what Weyoun does at the end of the book and decide whether he IS the True Emissary. I also enjoyed Dukat's entry and learning that there are the Prophets, the Pah-Wraiths from the firecave (of which Dukat follows) who want to get back to the Temple and the Pah-Wraiths of the newly found Red Wormhole (whom Weyoun follows) who want to end linear existence and join all as one in nonlinear perfection and bliss (Heaven! who wouldnt want that? A scared, arrogant Federation perhaps?). I really enjoyed the technobabble of time travel and why this or that can or cannot work and what the possible results of this or that are. I wonder how learned in quantum physics the authors are, but it sounded to me like it all made sense! Now I know why I can't (or can!) go back in time and kill my grandfather! As for details: Vash's mention of Q was most welcomed. It was a good way to eliminate any cheap way of letting Q save everything. Personally I wish there had been more Picard. And seeing Picard not to form was quite startling. It was great to see Captain Nog, a Ferengi who had thought he had lost all of his friends in the destruction of DS9 in book 1, attempt to save the Universe along side a delirious Picard. The only real thing that bottered me was the way Thomas Riker was used. They could have made him a lot more interesting and important... Also, keep an eye open for an appearance by the Doctor and Admiral Seven. I read this book in 3 days and immediately plunged into Inferno (book 3). Once again, reading the Prologue gave me goosebumps. Another time, indeed.
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Summary: OK but not spectacular middle book
Review: The second part of the Reeves-Stevenses' epic DS9 story moves 25 years into the future, into a very bleak world where everything has gone wrong. And while seeing the reactions of the DS9 cast to this dystopia is very intriguing, the plot doesn't fill up the pages. Clearly, it's more set-up for the third book than anything else. There's also a huge flaw in that the fall of the forces of good is brought about in part by a new and mysterious alien race. This smacks of Deus ex Machina and is unsatisfying as never learning anything about the Breen on the TV show. Still, if you want to see our heroes in action again and to see just how Garak reacts to the end of the world, read on. It's certainly a lot of fun, in a very dark way.
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Summary: Story and characterization are excellent. Sweeping plot
Review: There is some duex ex mechanisms in the story but given the large scale and sweep of the story some actions need to be given a quicker handling. eg. in order to focus on our heroes this paragraph explains why you could not use race XYZ to save the day. The advantage is that we know that the writers know that XYZ might save the day so here is how we write them out of the picture. In order to not have fans nitpick about the villains using EFG tech or race they make up something new or vague. This is all fine, you just have to go with it and the story works fine and is very good. My quibble is that given the extreme stakes that are involved the side of the angels should be going to more extreme measures to win. While some strong and elaborate measures are described, I can think of simpler actions for the good guys to prevent the bad guys from winning. I will not introduce any spoilers by discussing them, and will let the writers off the hook by allowing that if the bad guys were covering as many extreme bases as the writers were allowing them to cover then we can say that they could prevent the good guys from doing almost anything. Bottom line- Story and characterization are excellent. Sweeping plot. If you don't pick too hard at the plot or think of alternative strategies it is very satisfying.
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Summary: rilly bad
Review: this book stank. it is rilly rilly bad. read star wars novels they are better trek is cool to thow
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