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Summary: Nicely done, but with some flaws
Review: First off, this book is anything but a disappointment. It is a packed with information on the series and its fictional technology from the station's basic layout to things like tricorders and sensor probes. It has great illustrations, mostly rendered in 3D by Doug Drexler and all in color. This is a quite obvious advancement since the STTNG Technical Manual.One reason why I like the DS9 Technical Manual less than its "sister manual" is that its reliability is lacking. This is in part not the fault of the authors, considering that technical specs and especially the size of the station and of the Defiant were always subject to change throughout DS9. Nevertheless, it is dissatisfactory that none of the size figures given in the book correspond with the schematic diagrams in the same book, the latter of which consistently show a smaller 120m Defiant and a station diameter of at most 1000m. The section on starships is even much worse, since ship types and specs are arbitrarily and hastily made up, sizes of well-known ships are wrong and the Saber and Norway class even have exactly the same specs. Considering that many fans who took the specs for their websites didn't even notice the latter error, I may be overly critical, but from an officical manual I would expact much more carefulness than that. The other point of criticism is that the Deep Space Nine Technical Manual isn't very technical and it isn't useful as a manual. It is rather like prose that has been supplemented with a certain limited amount of Technobabble, a couple of size figures and many nice images. It doesn't care about the technology in such detail as the STTNG Technical Manual, and if it is only shown how to operate it. Summarizing, as a novel the book is rather boring, while it is just not complete enough for a technical manual. Anyway, at least the drawings are great, especially the fold-outs, and most of the book with the exception of the starship section is pleasant reading, so I recommend to buy it.
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Summary: Well done, just as expected
Review: I already had the CD-ROM version of the TNG Technical Manual, so I also had to have this one. And as I expected from Herman Zimmerman and his colleages, this book is very very detailed. Almost every aspect of the space station is being explained in clear Star Trek technobable. In the first chapter, every system of the space station Deep Space Nine is explained with full-color drawings and photos. In chapter two, the other ships of Deep Space Nine are being looked upon. Vessels such as the Defiant are completely described. Also the details of a number of alien vessels are in this chapter. The best thing in this book is the fold-out overviews of the station and the Defiant. On the other side, the pictures in the books could use some more descriptions. Hint for the authors: make a CD-ROM version with 3D views of the DS9 sets just like the TNG Technical Manual.
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Summary: A superb book for a superb series
Review: I think this book summarizes the soul of this show. To the ones who love technical stuff it is great! To others who love the show, it is a souvenir every trekker must have. This book scores 100 with all honors! Recommended to all who were lucky to see all episodes! (here in Brazil unfortunatelly, we only had the first season...).
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Summary: Good but..
Review: Its a good book. Not as complete as I had hoped, but it does have a lot of information in it. A computer version would be a lot more useful.
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Summary: A good suppliment to DS9 needs
Review: This book is amazing. I read it from cover to cover and ended up satisfied with all the details the authors placed in them. The book carries details ranging from the subspace communications system to the weapons and even the environmental system of the station. The information on it is not contained only to details about the station but everything connected to it including the Runabouts, and the Defiant. It gives off an effect that there is really a station named Deep Space Nine. The paper used was high quality glossy paper which doesn't crumple easily and the numerous images in them were in color. Although it could have been better with a hard cover, it's excellent the way it is.
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Summary: Tecknology Geek's Gospel
Review: This is a must own for anyone who has ever needed to know why something works the way it does in Star Trek. This covers almost everything you can imagine in how Deep Space Nine and space craft work. If it isn't covered in this book it is covered in the TNG Tech Manual. If you write Fan Fiction, play a character in a Trek RPG, or operate a Trek Website You will treat the Tech Manuals as your gospal in Trek technology. Other good books are out there, but they don't compete with this book. The tech isn't much different in manner from the TNG Tech Manual, but the images in this, the DS9, manual are far superior. All Trek Geeks (come on, fess up) need this book.
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Summary: Speak Technobabble In a Week
Review: This was a great tech. manual. I was left with no further questions. The pullouts were nice and good looking. There was an informative section on the Defiant. I would recommend this book to any one. Five Stars =/\=
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Summary: So amazingly written you actually believe the tech exists!
Review: While I am a long time Star Trek fan, I tend to stay away from books such as this one because I just see it as another way for Paramount to get into our pocket books. I just lightly browsed this book one day in a book store and next thing I knew almost an hour had gone by! This has to be one of the most engrossing works of fictional tech I have ever seen. There are times where you almost wonder if some form of prototype exists for the items they discuss. Both richly written and illustrated this book is a absolute must buy for the die hard Star Trek fan! And if your favorite Star Trek is DS9 (like myself), I am not sure how you have lived without this book!
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Summary: So amazingly written you actually believe the tech exists!
Review: While I am a long time Star Trek fan, I tend to stay away from books such as this one because I just see it as another way for Paramount to get into our pocket books. I just lightly browsed this book one day in a book store and next thing I knew almost an hour had gone by! This has to be one of the most engrossing works of fictional tech I have ever seen. There are times where you almost wonder if some form of prototype exists for the items they discuss. Both richly written and illustrated this book is a absolute must buy for the die hard Star Trek fan! And if your favorite Star Trek is DS9 (like myself), I am not sure how you have lived without this book!
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Summary: A "must-have" for all Star Trek fans
Review: With detailed information on Deep Space Nine along with many starships within the Star Trek universe, Star Trek: Deep Space 9 Technical Manual contains anything a fan would want to know about DS9 and the Star Trek series. And I cant forget the wonderful pictures in this book.
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