The Search

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

by Diane Carey

The The mysterious rulers of the worlds on the other side of the wormhole. The a ruthless planet-conquering race unknown even to those they rule. The the most dangerous foe the Federation may ever face. At the edge of the wormhole, the space station Deep Space Nine™and the planet Bajor sit on what will be the front line in any Dominion attack. To try and prevent the conflict, Commander Benjamin Sisko ant his crew take a never-tested Federation warship through the wormhole to track down and confront the Dominion. If Commander Sisko fails, not only the Federation, but the Klingons, Romluans, Cardassians, and all the worlds of the Alpha Quadrant will face an interstellar war they cannot win.

Genres: Star Trek, Science Fiction, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Fiction, Novels, Space Opera, Media Tie In

292 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 1994

About the author

Diane Carey also wrote the Distress Call 911 young adult series under the name D.L. Carey.

Diane Carey is primarily a science fiction author best known for her work in the Star Trek franchise. She has been the lead-off writer for two Star Trek spin-off book series: Star Trek The Next Generation with Star Trek: Ghost Ship, and the novelization of the Star Trek: Enterprise pilot, Broken Bow.

For more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Carey

Reviews

[Anissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know that I've ever seen the episode this book (I'm in the midst of a very glacial watch/rewatch of the series)is a novelization of so while the players were known, I was a clean slate. I liked that this was the introduction of The Defiant and the high stakes DS9 and Bajor are under with regard to the Jem'Hadar. Odo's background coming into fuller focus was probably my favourite aspect of the book. There was a lot of action which I thought was fairly exciting. 

It wasn't deep or ground-breaking as a series installment and I don't think it did much more to expand on characterizations (except for Odo) but I am still glad I chose to read it. I'll likely read more in the series as I come across those that pique my interest. 

[Tomislav · Rating 2 out of 5]

18 December 2008 - **. I don't like the Jem'Hadar. They are the new big bad guys from the Gamma Quadrant. The Star Trek universe was already fully populated with bad guys - Klingons, Romulans, Cardassians, the Borg, etc - all of which had some interesting complexity behind their aggression. But the Jem'Hadar are a pack of wild dogs, and that's just not compatible with any state of technological advancement. Their existence doesn't make sense.

As a novelization, this book re-tells the events of the two-part third-season pilot episode of Star Trek Deep Space Nine. With a more-than-adequate dose of hand-to-hand combat and high-energy battles in space, the episode also devotes some time to developing the backstory on Odo, and that part I enjoyed.

I don't want to give away the plot, even though most DS9 fans will remember the episode anyway, but I thought the "tomato surprise" ending was pretty cheesy.

[Sanna]

Amongst the novelizations of DS9 this was a not-so-good one. The twist of the ending was written to be even more of a let-down than it was in the tv-series.
Ben Siskos inner dialogue was over pompous and while it's always interesting to have the book fill in the gaps of the tv-series, it doesn't make up for the lack of credibility in writing.

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a decent if not particularly inspired novelization. There were a few high points that helped flesh out the characters, such as when Diane Carey brought in the Irish poetry. However, there was not enough dialog and too much description.

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nicely done novelization of the season 3 premiere. 3.5/5

[rivka · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

The episode novelization are frequently uneven, as they have to balance being true to the script while being in a very different medium.

This is not one of the better ones.

[sasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Is it just me or are the DS9 novel(ization)s written by women WAY more on point with the characterization?

[Joe Sullivan · Rating 2 out of 5]

A novelization of the two-part third season premiere where Sisko goes looking for the founders.

Excellent episodes. But the book is pointless when you've seen them.

[Ian · Rating 3 out of 5]

The novelisation of the two-part premiere of DS9's third season.
Commander Sisko returns to Deep Space Nine with a powerful new starship, the Defiant, and a mission to take it through the wormhole to the Gamma Quadrant to make contact with the hostile Dominion.

With my knowledge of what came later, I initially found it hard to mentally return to the days when the Dominion were an unknown quantity to the crew of DS9 but when I did manage it, it brought a really engaging sense of atmosphere and peril to the Defiant's first mission.
Simultaneously as Sisko seeks out the Founders of the Dominion, Odo follows a spiritual calling to a mysterious rogue planet where he and Major Kira finally learn the nature of the shapeshifter's origins.

This book does a solid job of setting up the impending conflict with the Dominion, giving us a good sense not only of how much a threat they are, but also the lengths the DS9 crew are willing to go to in order to safeguard the Alpha Quadrant.
Also, who doesn't love the Defiant, so it's good to see its first mission.

Unfortunately, for all of the good work it does with the story and the lore-building, this novelisation doesn't quite get the characters right. The author has clearly tried to flesh out what's going on the characters' minds beyond the dialogue which appears in the TV episodes but often times the internal monologue is at odds with what the characters are saying and doing, or just their established character overall. The characters in this book just didn't feel authentic to the beloved characters I know from watching the show.

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[SamB · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a good episode of the TV series in the first place, and it's well adapted by Carey here, adding some small sub-plots and extra scenes, but mostly capturing the inner voices of the characters well to expand it to novel length. Sisko is particularly well written here, as he realises how much Bajor and its people have come to mean to him, and Carey skilfully shows how his experiences of Wolf 359 affect every part of his life, even years afterward.

[Lois Merritt · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't remember the episodes this was based on, it's been forever since I last saw them (though I do remember the super general idea of them), but looking only at the book, it was pretty darn good - didn't feel like something was missing, we saw their feelings about what was going on, and just another reminder that DS9 was a very underrated show when it was on and still today.

[Dani · Rating 4 out of 5]

not bad for a star trek book. i loved seeing all the little nuances with the character's thoughts that you wouldn't see from watching the episodes. For example, I liked the part where Quark is worried about Odo leaving but plays it off. Also I loved seeing Kira's inner monologue, she's so real for all of that.

[J.S. Bratton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Frivolous, slightly pointless fan fiction of a pivotal episode in the Star Trek mythologies centering around my least favorite character Odo. Not enough Quark, but the right amount of Commander Sisko.

[Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Felt like I was watching an extended edition of the episode.

[Samantha L'Esperance · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really can't finish this one - not good at reading episode books - gave it a good try!

[Nabil Hussain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thrilling and exciting Deep Space nine novel!!

This boook is well written and action packed. It was a good account of the Deep Space Nine episode : The Search.

[Adam Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a star trek episode to book it was interesting. It was a good review of the episode and made me think about what is too happen later.

[nx74defiant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rereading it isn't as fun as seeing the episode the first time.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 2 out of 5]

For whatever reason, I kinda go through the motions when reading some of these episode novelizations.

[Ken Giles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its a good read but my copy had lots of printing errors makit difficult to read

[Daniel Kukwa · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's not quite as good as Ms. Carey's epic novelization of "The Way of the Warrior", but it's light years ahead of the rather insipid Dominion War books. This one, at least, captures the intensity that DS9 brings to the "Star Trek" universe...although I find the treatment of the conclusion to be a little trite, compared to the TV version.

[Stacey Schmidt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well written, really enjoyed reading it

[John Walkenford · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great retelling of these two episodes.