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Summary: The fall of Terok Nor
Review: I'm not one for words. All I can say is that this book is A MUST for all going through DS9 withdralls since the Finale. The characterization is dead on and there are little subtle parts of the book that refer to previous episodes--episodes that the hard core fans, such as I, well remember. Little inside jokes about the beloved Morn who never left his barstool, etc. This is a MUST BUY, in my humble opinion.
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Summary: An interesting start
Review: I've read a lot of Star Trek novels over the years and while a great many of them have been enjoyable, there's been one trend, of late, that has started to worry me. Namely that a lot of good ideas for one, longer than average Trek novel are being stretched out to make series, so that readers are forced to purchase three or four books instead of one. Leave it to DS9 to defy the odds and buck the trend. This epic length storyline is just that--epic. And you certainly can't complain about the overall size of the books as the first two are longer than the last DS9 trilogy combined! But what really works is the story and how well it appears be setting up events for a three book run. It's placed firmly in DS9's sixth season and brings in a lot of players. There are appearances by Kai Winn, Garak and even Gul Dukat as well as a flashback to the time before Starfleet came to DS9. It's fascinating becasue the Reeves-Stevens are given time to set up events and give us some character development along the way, which is always appreciated. The major events involve a new series of Orbs that are rumored to open a new wormhole and Quark's gaining possession of one to sell. As always, there's a murder mystery, but it actually ties in well to the plot to set up events. The novels moves at a crisp pace and the characters are, generally, spot on. It's nice to see Jake get some development, especially as he virtually disappeared in the late goings of season seven... It will be interested to see if this momentum can keep going over the next books in the series. If it does, this set may go down as one of the best Trek novel series of all time.
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Summary: slow pace because of repetitions
Review: I've read several of the books the Reeves-Stevens couple wrote, and I liked them. Up untill now, that is. The Fall of Terok Nor lacks some of the normal quality I've come to expect from those two writers. My main complaint is the pace of the book, which is very slow, because of the build in repetition and redundancy. It is best shown with an example. First you'll read about a crucial plot development concerning an attack on Vash, then about how the DS9 staff speculates about what happened to Vash while waiting for her to reagain consciousness, third about how Vash explains what happend to her to the DS9 staff, forth how Dax and Dashir discuss what has happened to Vash and what Vash told them about the events afterwards, then how Jake and Nog come up with the same conclusion but with different clues, and last how Jake and Dax explain the whole thing to Benjamin Sisko in order to get him to take some actions. Are you still with me? I really had trouble staying with the book at this point. The Fall of Terok Nor could have easily been half its size, without lossing crucial points in the action, because of this type of narrative structure. The upside of the repetition is, I guess, that someone who is totally unfamiliar with DS9, get's a fair chance to get to know all the characters, and their normal interaction, likes and dislikes. So perhaps for those readers the redundancy is really functional. I do hope the rest of the series will speed up, since everyone knows the characters by now, and, ahum, because I've bought the whole series in one swoop a month ago...
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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: I, normally don't read any DS9 books but I read this and was pleasently surprised. The triology was great and I absolutely enjoyed and recommend it!
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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: I, normally don't read any DS9 books but I read this and was pleasently surprised. The triology was great and I absolutely enjoyed and recommend it!
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Summary: The Best of the Breed
Review: If you have to read one Star Trek book in your life, read _How Much for Just the Planet?_, by John Ford. If you have to read a second, read _The Fall of Terrok Nor_. Of course, once you read this, you will need to read the next two books in the series as well - both of the first two end in cliffhangers, and only the changes in setting and scope between the three books really prevent them from being a single novel in three parts. In my opinion, this is the best of the three. The Reeves-Stevens are obviously thoughtful trekkies, and they do a very nice job of recreating the characters authentically and of addressing various tech or plot issues from the various series. In the first book, they keep the scope similar to the better TV episodes - there's a set of unsolved murders, a connection to mysterious events from the Cardassian occupation, and a mysterious collection of smugglers hanging around Quark's. The whole cast of characters get involved in one way or another, and the usual plot developments ensue. In short, if you're the kind of person who wishes Paramount would make a DS9 movie, this series makes a close substitute.
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Summary: The best Trek book (until Millennium 2 came out)
Review: In short, I loved this book. I read Trek books for mindless enjoyment, but this one... WOW! It is rare that a Trek novel becomes emotionally involving, but this one (and book 2) succeeds, by not only giving us spot-on characterazations but by giving us more insight than we ever got in the series. I could picture every scene as if I were watching it as well as feeling what the characters felt (even though the budget would break the bank to actually film this series). If all the Trek books were this good, I wouldn't have time to read anything else.
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Summary: Prepare for timewarp(s)
Review: It ist impossible to read this book and not to buy the following two books in the series ("Millenium" and "Inferno") since the first two end with such horrible cliffhangers - and no reader likes to abandon his or her heroes facing (almost) certain oblivion... ...but all three together, the story gets more and more complicated, so as a reader you should better start making notes in the beginning, so you are able to understand the end. I give the book 3 stars because the basic story is good and there are some lovely ideas in it - scenes happening because of some temporal paradoxon (of which there are many), but the three books are really too long. I sometimes felt the authors were in love with the complexity of their story and liked to dwell on every detail so much it slows the story down. I had to force myself reading the series to the end a few times, which is never a good sign, and I found the conclusion a little disappointing. I do not want to spoil your reading now, but always remember - you really have to trust in the prophets to save the universe!
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Summary: A Promising Start To The DS9 Book Series
Review: Judith and Garfield Reeves Stevens have written the best DS9 novel to date. It's references to the Cardassian Day of Withdrawal were haunting. This could never have been done in the TV series. The characters speak just as they would in the show. A rarity in the book series. I hope this launches the literary adventures into new territory. Stories with more emotion and realism.
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Summary: Some great ideas, but not polished
Review: Millennium, Book I: The Fall of Terok Nor is a fairly decent book. It was good enough that I read it in just a few days, savoring for the next volume in the trilogy. Having not read any Trek novels, I wasn�t really sure what to expect. I was happy to see that the authors managed to understand and articulate the character�s thoughts and dialog just as well as Michael Pillar or Steven Ira Behr could � well, almost. They didn�t get Kai Winn right and Jadzia could have been more, I dunno, eccentric possibly? The part about Nog and Jake and the �Vulcan Love Slave� program was a little too much. I tried really hard to go back to an episode where they even joked about it or showed any interest in Quark�s adult programs and couldn�t come up with a reference. I�m sure they could have just removed it. The book also mentioned various parts about Quark wanting his Moogie, but if I recall correctly, it was Rom that sucked up to his Moogie all the time. Bashir was a little off too, but that�s really nitpicking I guess. The rest of my comments ring true though and you�ll probably notice it yourself if you read it. For a novel, I guess you have to expect conversations to be particularly long. I have no problem with that as I can understand the television shows are limited to 40 or 80 minutes to tell a story, thus dialog is usually short and sweet as possible. It actually makes sense that if these characters were real, they would probably converse amongst each other in this fashion. However, I must have thought to myself too many times that the length of some of these conversations didn�t feel like a DS9 production - it was always popping into my mind time and again. Jadzia and Worf�s holosuite simulation, Terrell�s conversations with Sisko on the Y-class moon and many others were the main contributors. I would say that at least 5 chapters could have been cut down considerably as they offered no further reward in the story and weren�t displaying any conflict or enlightening dialog. Surprisingly, I also found it easy to distinguish who probably wrote which chapters. While I don�t know the exact individual (the wife or the husband), I could probably group the chapters into two columns with 90% accuracy (that is, if I had a way to verify that of course). The chapters in the first column were excellent while the other column were simply average, moving the story along but obviously could have been better. The chapters about rescuing quark or the fighting with the thieves in his bar were particularly unmoving � I just didn�t care for some reason and was itching to tell the writers to get on with the story. These scenes should have been cool, but for some reason I just didn�t care, so I attribute to poor writing than anything. The conversations with Quark and Odo were also long at the beginning. While some of the dialog captured the characters rather well, some of it didn�t. I think Quark was the real problem here, asking too many questions and being more concerned than he usually is. While they made up for it at various times in the book, it just didn�t seem right. Or, maybe it was Odo who should have uninitiated the conversations to begin with. Either way, these was only self-serving to the plot and didn�t feel natural. There are some really good scenes with a new Bajoran commander talking with Sisko, and later with O�Brien. The new commander�s view about Bajoran religion was extremely refreshing and it would have been great if the show had looked more into these issues. I don�t agree that a person of the rank �Commander� would be so nervous and unsure of herself (as shown later on in the novel after these conversations with Sisko and O�Brien), but I suppose the writers have some reason for that in book 2 perhaps? If they don�t, they should have made her a simple Lieutenant as someone with that lackluster character could never be a Commander � I mean, comparing her to Riker, or Sisko in season 1 just doesn�t draw a nice happy conclusion there. Another small complaint is that they use Vic in the story. This was bad on a few levels. Firstly, they were trying to jam in too many characters � the Prylar, the 3 Cardassians, Vash, Base, the 3 Andorians, etc. � throwing in another character didn�t help the story. Secondly, his role was only self-serving to the plot because the writers couldn�t come up with a way to get the crew out of a holographic security cell. I personally don�t like how the writers cop-out like this � it reminds me too much about the novel�s bad points. The writers really knew Chief O�Brien, however. If I didn�t know any better, I could have sworn it was really him. From all the things about his viewpoints in engineering to his caring about his family, and his actions throughout the book, it just felt like they hit a sweet spot. Perhaps the writers had a personal connection with the character as they watched the television show themselves. Overall, it�s an �okay� book. Maybe it should have received 3 1/2 stars instead. The ending was certainly pretty good and I�m looking forward to see what happens, if anything else. I hope they learned from the mistakes I listed above so that the second installment can be a lot better. And before you start thinking I�m not a Star Trek fan, I really am. I�ve loved the DS9 series the most and I�ve watched every episode from TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise. I tried to be fair and give this book and honest review. Thanks for listening.
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