Devil in the Sky (Star Trek Deep Space Nine, No 11)

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Summary: One of the co-author's commentary.
Review: This book uses the Hortas from the classic Trek series episode DEVIL IN THE DARK (one of my all-time favorite episodes). Greg Cox and plotted a two-pronged story, and he wrote the part on DS9 white I (John Betancourt) wrote the part in space. Since we alternated chapters, this worked out very well

Rating:
Summary: 3.6 stars, really.
Review: This was an enjoyable story, better than just okay if not particularly spectacular. It's kind of weak as a four-star, but is a little too good to be just a three-star. The personifications of Major Kira and Doctor Bashir seem a bit exaggerated, a bit too 2-dimensional, and the baby hortas should have been a little easier to deal with than they were (just keep transporting them back to where you want them; you may not be able to keep them there, but there's no reason you can't keep sending them back faster than they can get away) but other than that, the story was very well handled and enjoyable.