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Summary: Very good plot, but it gets tedious after a while
Review: The idea that DS9 would be caught up in Cardassian politics is very intruiging, and the idea of the strange ship is excellent. The story does get a bit boring, but does pick up near the end. The only flaw I really noticed was Kira's hatred was way to played out, and she'd have known better than to argue about who owned what.
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Summary: Same plot, different twists
Review: There was a theme for awhile in the books series about the Cardassians always beign behidn some nefrious plot, kind of like 1940's films constantly casting Nazi's as the enemy. Because they had been the enemy but looked at as a whole, it did tend to wear after a while. This one in particular did not advance further, staying within the static bubble of a mission that changes nothing. The stauts quo must be maintained at the end. Also the introduction of the Defiant ship did open up the tv series and the books as well.
This book is fun but only passable.
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Summary: Same plot, different twists
Review: There was a theme for awhile in the books series about the Cardassians always beign behidn some nefrious plot, kind of like 1940's films constantly casting Nazi's as the enemy. Because they had been the enemy but looked at as a whole, it did tend to wear after a while. This one in particular did not advance further, staying within the static bubble of a mission that changes nothing. The stauts quo must be maintained at the end. Also the introduction of the Defiant ship did open up the tv series and the books as well.
This book is fun but only passable.
Rating:
Summary: Good book, not the best
Review: This is a good book and I would recomend it. HOWEVER I seriously didn't get this "computer pup" thing. I am beginning to think that the author made that up. The rest of the book was pretty good.
Rating:
Summary: Not bad, not great.
Review: This is not a bad book, and if you're in need of a fix for your DS9 addiction, there are plenty of worse choices out there. The writing itself is actually pretty good, and the concept isn't bad. (Of course, it's also not all that original; I was very strongly reminded of "2001: A Space Odyssey" and Hal the computer saying "I'm sorry, Dave, but I can't do that." The idea of artificial intelligence, particularly accidentally created artificial sentience, becoming a threat and/or insane is hardly new, but this WAS a fairly interesting look at it.) The biggest problem I have with this story is that the main characters actually DO very little; mostly, the solutions to their problems just sort of drop into their laps after they've struggled to find a solution and failed. They are presented with very thorny problems, including ethical dillemmas, but never actually required to solve them. Thus, while the story was engaging enough, the ending felt rather cheap.OK if what you're looking for is a fast-moving plot with some excitement (although on that score, the book starts rather slowly) but not recommended if you're actually looking for a book with more meat to it.
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Summary: creepy and intriguing yarn
Review: This is one of my most favorite DS9 novels ever written, for many reasons. If you've read the plot summary above, then you know that the gist of this book is as follows: strange ship comes through wormhole from Gamma Quadrant with incredible technology, Bajor/Federation and Cardassia dispute ownership, crew of ship is dead killed by ship, ship is sentient, takes over station. Okay, now that the plot summary is out of the way, let me tell you why I like this book. This is vintage DS9. The station is still rather run-down and defenseless and every once in a while the Cardassians come to pester them and there's not much they can do about it. I loved that era, because I'm one of the true DS9er's who was loyal to the series from day one, before Worf and wars and all that. Another thing is the "pup" that one of the reviewers on this page was so confused about. The "computer pup" in the book is actually a sentient computer program that pestered the crew in the DS9 episode "The Forsaken" (fans may not remember it well because its presence in that episode was rather overshadowed by Lwaxana and Odo's being stuck in an elevator together). I love it when a writer puts stuff from the TV show in the books. It's a rewarding experience for fans to be able to recognize these moments, and besides that it lets you know that the writer is himself a fan, which boosts your opinion of them and also your enjoyment of the book. Plus, the ship comes from the Gamma Quadrant. We saw little enough of the Gamma Quadrant in the early seasons of the show anyways, but when the Dominion came in we were almost entirely cut off. This gave us a peek into some of the mysteries that lay across the galaxy. This book also reminded me of a second season TNG episode, "Where Silence Has Lease." In that episode, a powerful entity known as Nagilum toys with the crew, and wishes to understand the concept of death and so starts killing crew members, treating them as lab rats. It ended up that no one was actually killed and Picard and Nagilum developed an understanding of one another (making the show end with a reminiscent tip of the hat to the TOS episode, "The Corbomite Maneuver"). However, to get back on track, in this book the ship mirrors Nagilum, killing crewmembers to gain an understanding of death, but the deaths in this case are real. It's a hard-hitting book, action-packed and very complex, working on many different levels. Nathan Archer has a very fresh and exciting writing style. It's definitely one of the best stories DS9 has to offer, TV series included. If you're a DS9 fan, you owe it to yourself to read this one.
Rating:
Summary: creepy and intriguing yarn
Review: This is one of my most favorite DS9 novels ever written, for many reasons. If you've read the plot summary above, then you know that the gist of this book is as follows: strange ship comes through wormhole from Gamma Quadrant with incredible technology, Bajor/Federation and Cardassia dispute ownership, crew of ship is dead killed by ship, ship is sentient, takes over station. Okay, now that the plot summary is out of the way, let me tell you why I like this book. This is vintage DS9. The station is still rather run-down and defenseless and every once in a while the Cardassians come to pester them and there's not much they can do about it. I loved that era, because I'm one of the true DS9er's who was loyal to the series from day one, before Worf and wars and all that. Another thing is the "pup" that one of the reviewers on this page was so confused about. The "computer pup" in the book is actually a sentient computer program that pestered the crew in the DS9 episode "The Forsaken" (fans may not remember it well because its presence in that episode was rather overshadowed by Lwaxana and Odo's being stuck in an elevator together). I love it when a writer puts stuff from the TV show in the books. It's a rewarding experience for fans to be able to recognize these moments, and besides that it lets you know that the writer is himself a fan, which boosts your opinion of them and also your enjoyment of the book. Plus, the ship comes from the Gamma Quadrant. We saw little enough of the Gamma Quadrant in the early seasons of the show anyways, but when the Dominion came in we were almost entirely cut off. This gave us a peek into some of the mysteries that lay across the galaxy. This book also reminded me of a second season TNG episode, "Where Silence Has Lease." In that episode, a powerful entity known as Nagilum toys with the crew, and wishes to understand the concept of death and so starts killing crew members, treating them as lab rats. It ended up that no one was actually killed and Picard and Nagilum developed an understanding of one another (making the show end with a reminiscent tip of the hat to the TOS episode, "The Corbomite Maneuver"). However, to get back on track, in this book the ship mirrors Nagilum, killing crewmembers to gain an understanding of death, but the deaths in this case are real. It's a hard-hitting book, action-packed and very complex, working on many different levels. Nathan Archer has a very fresh and exciting writing style. It's definitely one of the best stories DS9 has to offer, TV series included. If you're a DS9 fan, you owe it to yourself to read this one.
Rating:
Summary: Average Star Trek DS9 story.
Review: This novel proclaims that it is a reference to a Viking heaven. I did not get that feeling from it. It was okay as Star Trek novels go, but was not a standout
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