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Summary: Not that good
Review: Again the books were trying to find themselves. Though the Defiant gave the characters more mobility in a plot sense, this revisiting of Sisko's past didn't necessarily suggest perfection. It takes time to develop a new concept for characters that are being fixed in the public consciousness. This book tried to bring in some of Sisko's past, the past being an area thatthe book writer's can explore without fear of destroying some precious future episode. And though theres a heavy feeling of mourning, it's also nice to see how Sisko interacts with another crew.
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Summary: Not that good
Review: Again the books were trying to find themselves. Though the Defiant gave the characters more mobility in a plot sense, this revisiting of Sisko's past didn't necessarily suggest perfection. It takes time to develop a new concept for characters that are being fixed in the public consciousness. This book tried to bring in some of Sisko's past, the past being an area thatthe book writer's can explore without fear of destroying some precious future episode. And though theres a heavy feeling of mourning, it's also nice to see how Sisko interacts with another crew.
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Summary: Self-Plagerism?
Review: Can one plagerize oneself? "Hmmm. I'm Michael Jan Friedman, my deadline looms, and I do not have a book ready, and if I don't, I'll have to give up my author advance. Hmmm. Let's turn my PC on. Drag up the find/change menu. Hmmm. Keep 'Reunion' theme. Change 'Picard' to 'Sisko'. Hmmm. Change 'Enterprise' to 'Saratoga'. Lookin' good. Change 'murderer' to 'saboteur'. Eureka!" Needless to say, the similarities to this book and the author's own "Reunion" are just too numerous to mention. The retreaded plot was bad enough, but even judged on its own merits, this novel is very weak with gaping holes in the plot. The silly motive for the sabotage was ridiculous, as was the entire counsellor subplot. Does the author expect us to believe that a female crewperson -- and a counsellor, mind you -- would fall in love with Benjamin Sisko -- let alone anyone -- on sight, without even knowing that person, to the extent that she would deliberately let his wife die in order to have a shot at him? This is just plain silly. I was very disappointed with this book.Especially as the author is capable of so much more.
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Summary: DS9 #18 Saratoga - Good but with faults!
Review: For several years now I've been reading and enjoying Star Trek novels and have always found novels written by Michael Jan Friedman, Star Trek's most prolific author, to be among the best. Unfortunately, "Saratoga" cannot be counted among those as the plot and the pacing of this novel frequently drifts. What makes it worse is that the premise of the story is an extremely interesting one when considering it deals with some of Captain Benjamin Sisko's past along with the current timeline.If this is the only Star Trek novel you've ever read by Michael Jan Friedman, who is one of Star Trek's premier authors, I urge you to not take this one as the definitive example of his writing as the majority of his novels are superior in every aspect conceivable, making them highly enjoyable reads in this genre! The cover art for this title is unfortunately the same standard fare as the majority of those novels released at the same time as this one. The premise: Tasked with escorting the surviving members of his former USS Saratoga crew aboard the Defiant to an important ceremony, Captain Sisko finds himself dealing with the painful memories of the loss of his wife during the Borg attack at Wolf 359 and the possibility of sabotage aboard the Defiant by one of those same former crew members... Overall, I would recommend this novel as it part of the line of Star Trek Deep Space Nine series, albeit a stand alone story, and the majority of these novels are well worth the read and this novel does have its place in the series. {ssintrepid}
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Summary: DS9 #18 Saratoga - Good but with faults!
Review: For several years now I've been reading and enjoying Star Trek novels and have always found novels written by Michael Jan Friedman, Star Trek's most prolific author, to be among the best. Unfortunately, "Saratoga" cannot be counted among those as the plot and the pacing of this novel frequently drifts. What makes it worse is that the premise of the story is an extremely interesting one when considering it deals with some of Captain Benjamin Sisko's past along with the current timeline. If this is the only Star Trek novel you've ever read by Michael Jan Friedman, who is one of Star Trek's premier authors, I urge you to not take this one as the definitive example of his writing as the majority of his novels are superior in every aspect conceivable, making them highly enjoyable reads in this genre! The cover art for this title is unfortunately the same standard fare as the majority of those novels released at the same time as this one. The premise: Tasked with escorting the surviving members of his former USS Saratoga crew aboard the Defiant to an important ceremony, Captain Sisko finds himself dealing with the painful memories of the loss of his wife during the Borg attack at Wolf 359 and the possibility of sabotage aboard the Defiant by one of those same former crew members... Overall, I would recommend this novel as it part of the line of Star Trek Deep Space Nine series, albeit a stand alone story, and the majority of these novels are well worth the read and this novel does have its place in the series. {ssintrepid}
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Summary: Didn't like this book
Review: I usually rate ST: DS9 books pretty highly, but this one is an exception. The only reason I gave this book any stars at all is because I cannot submit this review without starring it. Here's why I feel this way: You would think that Mr. Friedman had never seen any episodes of Deep Space Nine. The characterizations of characters I feel I know personally are bloody awful. You would not recognize Jadzia Dax, Captain Benjamin Sisko, Major Kira, or any of the other characters from his characterizations of them. For example, Mr. Friedman has turned Jadzia Dax into a giggling, immature, bubble-gum-snapping, almost Valley-Girl speaking high-school chick. His portrayal of Captain Sisko is even worse. It makes me wonder if he hates the show. The actual story is very thin/flimsy. If you can get past the rotten depictions of the main characters, the story grabs your interest for about half of the book then fizzles out. And that, fellow readers, is generous. Speaking of thin, this book is very short and the lines of text are spaced far apart, no doubt to make the book appear have more pages than it would if the book was printed like all the other DS9/ST books I've read and own, and to make it appear to be longer than it actually is...or maybe that's just the copy I bought, I don't know. I have never, ever said this in any review I have ever written on Amazon.com (but there is a first time for everything): This book [is bad]! ...
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Summary: Suspensful
Review: I'd say this book is packed with suspense and humor. The point is I'm glad we finally get to seea great book about Sisko's personal history and that of Saratoga. I'm even gladder Friedman picked the job.
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Summary: why can't we choose zero stars?
Review: If I could, I would. I feel an obligation to deflect other Trek readers from this cowpat of a book. Stay far away!
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Summary: proofreader, please!
Review: Not a bad Star Trek book, though I think DS9 deserves more serious treatment and more maturity in tone and storytelling. What (almost) ruined it for me was the cavalcade of silly proofreading/editing mistakes that made it seemed tossed together and amateurish. DS9 deserves better, but this simple, light tale is recommended for younger, less sophisticated readers.
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Summary: No entertainment value
Review: This book can be summed up in one word: boring. The plot is that some of the Saratoga survivors and the DS9 crew are on the Defiant on their way to the commissioning of a new Saratoga. They are trapped in a spatial anomaly by a saboteur aboard. It should have been an interesting story, but it is quite obvious that the DS9 crew have the situation completely under control and are pretending otherwise to reveal the traitor. There is no tension to the wait. The characterisations of the Saratoga survivors are all right but not memorable, except for their ship's counsellor. She's nuts, and you can see the plot 'twist' in her story from a mile away. The twist is also just stupid in its own right. This book had no entertainment value for me. I can only recommend it as a gift for a DS9 fan you don't actually like.
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