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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #6
Betrayal
Ambassadors from all over the Federation have assembled on Deep Space Nine for a conference that will determine the future of the planet Bajor. Keeping dozens of ambassadors happy is hard enough, but soon terrorists begin a bombing campaign on the station, and Commander Sisko's job becomes nearly impossible. Distracted by all of this, he's in no position to deal well with the arrival of a belligerent Cardassian commander demanding the return of Deep Space Nine to the Cardassian Empire, but he must rise to the occasion if his station and Bajor are to emerge from the crisis intact.
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First published April 1, 1994
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October 4, 2021
A good entry into the series. There's a bomber aboard DS9 and in addition to that being a very bad idea on a station in the vacuum of space, there's also a trade summit taking place. The Bajorans provisional government really needs this to work and some of the visitors are a bit anxious and worried that the Bajorans are in their "fight" phase and not yet fully invested in the "commerce and diplomacy" phase. Sisko is of course trying to keep everyone level and keep the talks going. A thing made most difficult with bombs detonating and a Cardassian Gul so spoiling for a fight, he made everyone, including this reader, pine for Gul Dukat. That shouldn't be a thing!
So, it was a good set up and the addition of a Cardassian engineer named Berat was one of the most enjoyable threads of the story. I was pulling for him and his character went a long way in showing a Cardassian who was being abused by the system in which he lived and railroaded in a political tussle that sought to destroy his family by any means. He was a resourceful and sympathetic character and I very much enjoyed anticipating and then seeing him interact with O'Brien (who has some difficult Cardassian history). I won't give it away but it was worth reading. I did ascertain who the bomber was early on but I think that's because I read many mysteries so no surprises for me but still a well-done thread in the story. Odo had a good bit in this one and as always, I enjoyed him. Jake and Nog, I've decided are better for me on screen. They're the same in each of these I've read and there's no new patina on them so their inclusion feels like a waste of time (though if they were entirely missing, that would be strange too, so IDK).
I'd recommend this if you're a fan of the show. I'll continue reading these as I can get them in as close to the order written as possible. It's fun to have these while I do my slow re-watch of the show.
So, it was a good set up and the addition of a Cardassian engineer named Berat was one of the most enjoyable threads of the story. I was pulling for him and his character went a long way in showing a Cardassian who was being abused by the system in which he lived and railroaded in a political tussle that sought to destroy his family by any means. He was a resourceful and sympathetic character and I very much enjoyed anticipating and then seeing him interact with O'Brien (who has some difficult Cardassian history). I won't give it away but it was worth reading. I did ascertain who the bomber was early on but I think that's because I read many mysteries so no surprises for me but still a well-done thread in the story. Odo had a good bit in this one and as always, I enjoyed him. Jake and Nog, I've decided are better for me on screen. They're the same in each of these I've read and there's no new patina on them so their inclusion feels like a waste of time (though if they were entirely missing, that would be strange too, so IDK).
I'd recommend this if you're a fan of the show. I'll continue reading these as I can get them in as close to the order written as possible. It's fun to have these while I do my slow re-watch of the show.
October 11, 2025
Betrayal is an early novel in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine universe. At first you may think that the characters are not entirely true to how the series later formed them. But, if you think better of it, Sisko is indeed ruthless if the need arises, Kira too etc.
October 7, 2025
It tries very hard, and it's clear that the author had some experience with the earliest episodes of DS9...but I think it takes the wrong lessons from those early episodes. The characters still feel off/stilted (especially Jake), and certain things from the early episodes are far too accentuated for their own good in this novel. That said, the plot isn't half bad...I only wish the actual DS9 crew had shown up to deal with it
August 2, 2018
Betrayal is a pretty solid early DS9 Cardassian/Bajor conflict book. The pacing is very good all the way through (something these types of novels constantly fail at) and the intrigue, while fairly obvious from the start, is still pretty well done and fun to read. Seeing deeper into Cardassian politics is always interesting instead of them just being evil without any explanation.
I especially liked the innocent Cardassian and his role in the plot. It's one of the very few times you see a Cardassian who is, essentially, just a regular person who is caught up in all their autocratic military nonsense. His character was a great addition. The Nog/Jake routine of always getting into trouble feels a bit overplayed already in the books, but it worked fairly well in this. The double plot of an innocent escaped Cardassian and a guilty Bajoran terrorist worked really well too, since they are flips of the regular narrative.
verdict: read it, especially if you want some early DS9 Cardassian/Bajor conflict in more personalized characters.
I especially liked the innocent Cardassian and his role in the plot. It's one of the very few times you see a Cardassian who is, essentially, just a regular person who is caught up in all their autocratic military nonsense. His character was a great addition. The Nog/Jake routine of always getting into trouble feels a bit overplayed already in the books, but it worked fairly well in this. The double plot of an innocent escaped Cardassian and a guilty Bajoran terrorist worked really well too, since they are flips of the regular narrative.
verdict: read it, especially if you want some early DS9 Cardassian/Bajor conflict in more personalized characters.
December 30, 2020
Have to say I really enjoyed this one! It wasn't perfect, not everything worked. We never really got enough attention or a conclusion to the trade agreements, which you would think would be a major part of the plot but in fact just played out as a backdrop setting to the story. But for the most part, the characters were very enjoyable to read and I feel like it was a story that might have existed as a real episode with some tweaking.
Like everyone else, I really loved the original character of Berat, the Cardassian traitor. I had mixed feelings about the ending to his part in this story, in which Dukat shows up on DS9 and tells Berat he is forgiven of all wrongdoings and basically acts like his best friend, and Berat is head over heels about this because it means he can go home. On one hand, I would like him to not instantly forgive the system that mercilessly killed his family and instead he could have gone out into the universe to find his own way. On the other hand, I can sympathize with Berat, who wants to just go home and not be exiled anymore. A fierce belonging to the social group has always been a major part of Cardassian culture, so I can understand that is what he wants. But I'm not really a big fan of Dukat showing up and getting to play the hero, either.
The inclusion of Jake and Nog having a side plot made me SO happy, because I love these two characters. I balked at the one scene where Nog's family is evacuating the station which they think is about to be attacked and Nog just... leaves Jake behind and is like "Well so long." I know this was written earlier in the series but I think their friendship had been cemented from quite early on so the ease at which he just left his friend behind didn't ring true to me.
I got a big laugh out of Jake hitting Quark on the head, thinking he's an enemy, and Quark letting out a string of curses in every known Star Trek language. That was just... *chef kiss*
But then again, I had to roll my eyes a little at the idea of a bunch of spy stations installed throughout the walls of DS9 without anyone being the wiser, collecting data on every important part of the station, including Ops and Odo's office. But I understand sometimes you have to accept some suspension of disbelief when the Star Trek novels are concerned.
All in all it was a fun story with some good characters, and I put this as one of my favorites of the DS9 novels read so far.
Like everyone else, I really loved the original character of Berat, the Cardassian traitor. I had mixed feelings about the ending to his part in this story, in which Dukat shows up on DS9 and tells Berat he is forgiven of all wrongdoings and basically acts like his best friend, and Berat is head over heels about this because it means he can go home. On one hand, I would like him to not instantly forgive the system that mercilessly killed his family and instead he could have gone out into the universe to find his own way. On the other hand, I can sympathize with Berat, who wants to just go home and not be exiled anymore. A fierce belonging to the social group has always been a major part of Cardassian culture, so I can understand that is what he wants. But I'm not really a big fan of Dukat showing up and getting to play the hero, either.
The inclusion of Jake and Nog having a side plot made me SO happy, because I love these two characters. I balked at the one scene where Nog's family is evacuating the station which they think is about to be attacked and Nog just... leaves Jake behind and is like "Well so long." I know this was written earlier in the series but I think their friendship had been cemented from quite early on so the ease at which he just left his friend behind didn't ring true to me.
I got a big laugh out of Jake hitting Quark on the head, thinking he's an enemy, and Quark letting out a string of curses in every known Star Trek language. That was just... *chef kiss*
But then again, I had to roll my eyes a little at the idea of a bunch of spy stations installed throughout the walls of DS9 without anyone being the wiser, collecting data on every important part of the station, including Ops and Odo's office. But I understand sometimes you have to accept some suspension of disbelief when the Star Trek novels are concerned.
All in all it was a fun story with some good characters, and I put this as one of my favorites of the DS9 novels read so far.
May 5, 2025
"Nog represented the antithesis of everything Starfleet stood for"
Oh sweet irony!!
What a beautiful novel! I love how far from seeming like a typical first season story, it actually makes some risky moves, proposing interesting character development for characters like Kira, who questions her own faith, or O'Brien, finding an ally among his former enemies. All this combined with a plot full of mystery and politics about Bajor and Cardassia. I especially love the point of view of Berat, the cardassian technician and everything that involves him and the revanchist party, perfectly showing their eventual fall as society, more concerned with maintaining an appearance of superiority and control over their own population. (I'll just say that it's f*cking horrible to realize that hanging, for physiological reasons, is more a tool of torture to cardassians than for suicide)
Additionally, I will say that I loved several Odo random moments, like when blurs his own factions when he's alone, seeming less humanoid or he floating as a box in the space with O'Brien.
If I had just one negative detail to say about it, it would be that the terrorist itself, whose motives don't quite convince me. I can understand why it was necessary for the story and Kira's arc, but I really think that is the weakest part of the novel. OTOH, I don't know if the mystery of who planted the bomb could be a negative point, since it's quite obvious from the beginning, but the way Sisko and the crew handles it's simply excellent.
In conclusion, this was definitely an amazing DS9 novel, and I can only say that, if this would have been an episode, it would have easily become part of my top 3 episodes of the first season.
Oh sweet irony!!
What a beautiful novel! I love how far from seeming like a typical first season story, it actually makes some risky moves, proposing interesting character development for characters like Kira, who questions her own faith, or O'Brien, finding an ally among his former enemies. All this combined with a plot full of mystery and politics about Bajor and Cardassia. I especially love the point of view of Berat, the cardassian technician and everything that involves him and the revanchist party, perfectly showing their eventual fall as society, more concerned with maintaining an appearance of superiority and control over their own population. (I'll just say that it's f*cking horrible to realize that hanging, for physiological reasons, is more a tool of torture to cardassians than for suicide)
Additionally, I will say that I loved several Odo random moments, like when blurs his own factions when he's alone, seeming less humanoid or he floating as a box in the space with O'Brien.
If I had just one negative detail to say about it, it would be that the terrorist itself, whose motives don't quite convince me. I can understand why it was necessary for the story and Kira's arc, but I really think that is the weakest part of the novel. OTOH, I don't know if the mystery of who planted the bomb could be a negative point, since it's quite obvious from the beginning, but the way Sisko and the crew handles it's simply excellent.
In conclusion, this was definitely an amazing DS9 novel, and I can only say that, if this would have been an episode, it would have easily become part of my top 3 episodes of the first season.
April 20, 2025
This was a really good read. The voices were exceptionally strong, with Sisko and Kira being perfect. It was impossible to read their dialogue or thoughts without hearing them in the actors' voices. That was an impressive feat by author Tilton.
The plot is straightforward: set in the first year of the series, a terrorist is planting bombs (that don't seem to be doing too much damage) on the station just as several alien representatives are to arrive to discuss trade with the Barjoran government. At the same time a Cardassian commander, from the newly elected government (they murdered and framed the previous leaders for losing Bajor to the Federation) to take back the station. And on this ship is someone who has a particular set of skills that are not appreciated. FYI: Dax and Bashir are barely in this tale, so if you're a fan, you will be disappointed.
An absolutely fun read with one minor exception: it's fairly obvious as to who the bomber is. Given the number of new characters in the book, it's simple to figure out. That revelation held no emotion for me, and the reasons for this character's actions seemed too far a reach. However, that is the only problem I had the book. I could have had this go on for another hundred pages just to enjoy the dialogue between characters.
I would definitely recommend this book for fans of Trek and DS9.
The plot is straightforward: set in the first year of the series, a terrorist is planting bombs (that don't seem to be doing too much damage) on the station just as several alien representatives are to arrive to discuss trade with the Barjoran government. At the same time a Cardassian commander, from the newly elected government (they murdered and framed the previous leaders for losing Bajor to the Federation) to take back the station. And on this ship is someone who has a particular set of skills that are not appreciated. FYI: Dax and Bashir are barely in this tale, so if you're a fan, you will be disappointed.
An absolutely fun read with one minor exception: it's fairly obvious as to who the bomber is. Given the number of new characters in the book, it's simple to figure out. That revelation held no emotion for me, and the reasons for this character's actions seemed too far a reach. However, that is the only problem I had the book. I could have had this go on for another hundred pages just to enjoy the dialogue between characters.
I would definitely recommend this book for fans of Trek and DS9.
January 15, 2020
The characters act like themselves for the most part, and there's no real hammering of specific quirks of characters. The first time in the DS9 book series that a book actually feels like part of the series.
Instead the story focuses on the behaviors of external characters where their fate can actually be unknown through to the end, yet at the same time delves into the main characters' pasts and current thoughts.
It's almost exactly how one of these "non-canon" books should be, in order to actually feel like it could be canon without doing any harm to the actual canon.
Jake was probably the weakest part of the plot and story, though he's still very young here (this story takes place between seasons 1 and 2 according to a note in the book) and he doesn't really develop into his own for another couple seasons.
But it's not enough to distract from this actually being an interesting story.
Instead the story focuses on the behaviors of external characters where their fate can actually be unknown through to the end, yet at the same time delves into the main characters' pasts and current thoughts.
It's almost exactly how one of these "non-canon" books should be, in order to actually feel like it could be canon without doing any harm to the actual canon.
Jake was probably the weakest part of the plot and story, though he's still very young here (this story takes place between seasons 1 and 2 according to a note in the book) and he doesn't really develop into his own for another couple seasons.
But it's not enough to distract from this actually being an interesting story.
October 7, 2020
This was a decent DS9 novel.
We saw Cardassian interference, ambassadorial strife, and possible terroristic threats - par for the course, really, as it relates to Deep Space Nine.
The novel was certainly a fun read, though simple as it relates to plot development. I knew who the “bad guy” was immediately upon introduction, and I’m quite sure the author meant to keep us guessing. Not being a particularly smart individual, I would assume, then, that the plot could have been more sporadic and willing to keep me guessing.
With that being said, it was a fun read. I enjoyed it - so far as a fun, fictional Star Trek novel - but I wouldn’t rate it anything beyond that.
We saw Cardassian interference, ambassadorial strife, and possible terroristic threats - par for the course, really, as it relates to Deep Space Nine.
The novel was certainly a fun read, though simple as it relates to plot development. I knew who the “bad guy” was immediately upon introduction, and I’m quite sure the author meant to keep us guessing. Not being a particularly smart individual, I would assume, then, that the plot could have been more sporadic and willing to keep me guessing.
With that being said, it was a fun read. I enjoyed it - so far as a fun, fictional Star Trek novel - but I wouldn’t rate it anything beyond that.
August 15, 2021
Lois Tilton has claimed in interviews that writing tie-in novels just wasn't for her, but she avails herself of the opportunity pretty well. Bajoran-Federation-Cardassian politics are well rendered, with the Revanche Party getting its own identity, one that taps into the brutish side of Cardassian personality. The book's highlight, for me, was Berat's POV. It gives us a chance to learn about life on a Cardassian ship, where fear and paranoia are the order of the day. Less interesting is the identity of the agent aboard Deep Space 9, whose betrayal is pretty much telegraphed. A minor plot point, in any case. Good use of Jake and Nog (surprisingly), as well as Sisko, Kira, Odo and O'Brien.
September 9, 2020
I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to. You've got your classic DS9 setup... Bajoran extremists, shifty Cardassians and profiteering Ferengi all keeping the station crew on their toes.
This had some nice character moments, like the moment Kira and O'Brien share very neat the end. And the relationship between Jake and Nog is handled very well too.
I think it's fair to say that this story did its best effort to beat the Picard series in terms of being the first Trek to include swear words!
This had some nice character moments, like the moment Kira and O'Brien share very neat the end. And the relationship between Jake and Nog is handled very well too.
I think it's fair to say that this story did its best effort to beat the Picard series in terms of being the first Trek to include swear words!
September 3, 2018
Very good ds9 novel love when all the delegates of the conference complain about everything going on with all these bombs going off to commander sisko. Berat was a very good supporting character I like when he helps chief O'brien with defusing one of the bombs I also like that you think it's the cardassians that have something to do with the bombings but then you find out it's one of the bajoran monks that major kira is friends with.
January 16, 2021
Starting promising with bombings on the station, ambassadors at risk, and Cardassian politics. Once the Cardassian defector got loose onto the station it became a little tedious before rebounding strongly in the last 80 or so pages. Characterizations were pretty solid, although the culprit behind the bombings was pretty easy to figure out. Definitely took a different direction from how the summary on the back cover set things up.
November 13, 2021
I've been watching Steve Donahue's videos on YouTube about #booktrek. When he was reading Deep Space Nine books he ranted a lot about the setup of these books. Because it is set on a space station it's difficult to write stories in that universe and still have it be canon. Also he thought the majority of books were just badly written.
I didn't think this book was badly written but it didn't grabbed my attention.
I didn't think this book was badly written but it didn't grabbed my attention.
June 7, 2020
Really good storyline set in the very early seasons. Loved the little parts with Jake and Nog and I was really rooting for the deserter. The only thing wrong with the kindle version is there are quite a few spelling mistakes which I reported. But the story was fast paced and not too much tech jargon.
January 11, 2022
This was an enjoyable read. You could tell how early it was in the series by the lack of full trust between the Federation and the Bajoran officers.
I'm on a years long journey to read all the DS9 books in Chronological order. Since I don't intend to read only Star Trek books each year, I know this is going to take a long time.
I'm on a years long journey to read all the DS9 books in Chronological order. Since I don't intend to read only Star Trek books each year, I know this is going to take a long time.
July 31, 2018
Its a serviceable story, but the real interest is that these early DS9 novels were based on early drafts of the series concepts so you get to see what DS9 could've been like if production had took a different turn.
May 9, 2024
Exciting and Thrilling!!
Impressive, enthralling and entertaining are just a few of the many superlatives to describe this book. It was well written and well thought out. I enjoyed this book immensely. The ebook was just great. It was very exciting to follow.
Impressive, enthralling and entertaining are just a few of the many superlatives to describe this book. It was well written and well thought out. I enjoyed this book immensely. The ebook was just great. It was very exciting to follow.
May 3, 2025
Very good mystery. Someone is sabotaging DS9, and there is no shortage of suspects. Some (even more dislikable than normal) Cardassians are involved. Only complaint is the minimal appearances of Bashir & Dax.
September 10, 2019
Definitely the best written of the ds9 books so far. I loved the story! I had a great time reading this book.v
March 17, 2021
Betrayal is watching extreme juggling.
November 30, 2023
good mystery.
March 20, 2025
Good Story
This was a pretty good story. It read like an episode of the show. I don't think this book was edited well. There are several typos and errors.
This was a pretty good story. It read like an episode of the show. I don't think this book was edited well. There are several typos and errors.
March 20, 2025
I enjoyed this book for the most part. Most the the characters and setting were spot on. There were the odd errors thst made it feel a bit wrong but all in all a good one.
August 15, 2025
Interesting enough, but also very predictable.
December 14, 2025
Nice read
Good read story was well thought out worth the time to read for those who still do. Characters were ss they were on the TV series.
Good read story was well thought out worth the time to read for those who still do. Characters were ss they were on the TV series.
January 1, 2018
Another murder for Odo to solve
8 April 2012
Seriously, what is it about Deep Space Nine novels and Odo going off to catch a murderer. We are at the sixth Deep Space Nine book and so far each and every one of them has a murderer loose in the station and Odo out to catch him. Fortunately this is not the case in the television series: in fact I am up to episode 12 of the first season, and yes there have been murderers, but not every episode, and not with Odo investigating every one (in fact the one episode about a murderer has Odo excluded on the grounds that they believe that he is the culprit).
Anyway, I do find the show interesting to watch, particularly since they bring the Ferengi to the forefront and we learn more about their culture and society. In a way we question whether such a society can exist, let alone reach the stars, particularly since it is all about wheeling and dealing and getting ahead of the pack. One wonders how such a race could survive and succeed, as well as bringing about order to enable the construction of a starship. The only thing I can think of is that the Ferengi know about capital and also know about labour. I suspect (and it is not evident in the series) that the Ferengi are probably a slave owing society that also has a feudal structure about it as well.
I guess Star Trek does not really go too deep into somantics here. Okay, I have written a lot about the unrealism of the Federation, and in a way it does not stop there. For instance in one of the movies, First Contact, we have the Federation developing the warpdrive and thus bringing the Vulcans to Earth to see if they are ready to join the Federation. It is suggested that planets are only allowed to have FTL (faster than light) travel if they are mature enough to traverse space. However that turns out not to be the case, especially when we consider the traditional bad races such as the Klingons and the Romulans, or even some of the newer races such as the Cardassians and the Ferengi.
One of the interesting things that I have noticed watching the series recently is the uncanny prescience with regards to computer technology. As I sit here playing with my smartphone (I don't own a tablet, and do not see the need to own one) I notice that this series, and even the earlier series, uses computers that are uncannily similar. They all have their little pads with touch screens, and all of the computers on the station use touch screens as well. These days we still have keyboards and mice, but with the development of the smartphone that is changing. However, the thing that catches me is that we usually develop the big first and the miniaturise it. However the opposite has happened with smartphones, because the tablet came out later, and we still don't have touch screens for out PCs (well, we do now, but not when this was written).
8 April 2012
Seriously, what is it about Deep Space Nine novels and Odo going off to catch a murderer. We are at the sixth Deep Space Nine book and so far each and every one of them has a murderer loose in the station and Odo out to catch him. Fortunately this is not the case in the television series: in fact I am up to episode 12 of the first season, and yes there have been murderers, but not every episode, and not with Odo investigating every one (in fact the one episode about a murderer has Odo excluded on the grounds that they believe that he is the culprit).
Anyway, I do find the show interesting to watch, particularly since they bring the Ferengi to the forefront and we learn more about their culture and society. In a way we question whether such a society can exist, let alone reach the stars, particularly since it is all about wheeling and dealing and getting ahead of the pack. One wonders how such a race could survive and succeed, as well as bringing about order to enable the construction of a starship. The only thing I can think of is that the Ferengi know about capital and also know about labour. I suspect (and it is not evident in the series) that the Ferengi are probably a slave owing society that also has a feudal structure about it as well.
I guess Star Trek does not really go too deep into somantics here. Okay, I have written a lot about the unrealism of the Federation, and in a way it does not stop there. For instance in one of the movies, First Contact, we have the Federation developing the warpdrive and thus bringing the Vulcans to Earth to see if they are ready to join the Federation. It is suggested that planets are only allowed to have FTL (faster than light) travel if they are mature enough to traverse space. However that turns out not to be the case, especially when we consider the traditional bad races such as the Klingons and the Romulans, or even some of the newer races such as the Cardassians and the Ferengi.
One of the interesting things that I have noticed watching the series recently is the uncanny prescience with regards to computer technology. As I sit here playing with my smartphone (I don't own a tablet, and do not see the need to own one) I notice that this series, and even the earlier series, uses computers that are uncannily similar. They all have their little pads with touch screens, and all of the computers on the station use touch screens as well. These days we still have keyboards and mice, but with the development of the smartphone that is changing. However, the thing that catches me is that we usually develop the big first and the miniaturise it. However the opposite has happened with smartphones, because the tablet came out later, and we still don't have touch screens for out PCs (well, we do now, but not when this was written).
February 22, 2017
Deep Space Nine was my favorite of the television Star Trek series, and every once in a while, I like to read one of the DS9 novels that spun off from there. This is #6, and is set in the very early timeframe of the show, when the DS9 station is newly under Bajoran and Federation occupation.
One of the constraints of spin off novels like this, is that the ending leaves the setting and characters in the same condition as at the beginning. That causes the story to be just another episode of the series, albeit a somewhat longer one. I was enjoying the story quite well, with characters and events true to that original conception of the DS9 series, when I encountered another of the limitations. A starship loses all power and decelerates. Ridiculous. This event could easily have been written realistically, with no loss to the plot. But it just isn't important at this level of writing, so serves as a reminder that I should return my reading attention to real science fiction.
One of the constraints of spin off novels like this, is that the ending leaves the setting and characters in the same condition as at the beginning. That causes the story to be just another episode of the series, albeit a somewhat longer one. I was enjoying the story quite well, with characters and events true to that original conception of the DS9 series, when I encountered another of the limitations. A starship loses all power and decelerates. Ridiculous. This event could easily have been written realistically, with no loss to the plot. But it just isn't important at this level of writing, so serves as a reminder that I should return my reading attention to real science fiction.
June 27, 2020
I'll confess right up front, my love for Cardassians runs deep and true. So the fact that one of the main plots in this is a stowaway Cardassian dealing with the less delightful aspects of the Empire immediately draws me in (and I would have loved such a thing to happen on the show itself). My only real regret is that Tilton's Garak feels way out of character, a thing that couldn't really be avoided considering he'd only been in one or two episodes when this was published.
Otherwise, there's a conference about Bajor that feels a little slow and forced, but it does well in fleshing out the character of Bajorans and their role as a healing society already eyed by larger powers like the Federation.
I may actually hang onto this one because Cardassians, but also because it's interesting to watch in a kind of real time as the show found itself politically within the ST universe.
Otherwise, there's a conference about Bajor that feels a little slow and forced, but it does well in fleshing out the character of Bajorans and their role as a healing society already eyed by larger powers like the Federation.
I may actually hang onto this one because Cardassians, but also because it's interesting to watch in a kind of real time as the show found itself politically within the ST universe.
September 6, 2015
While this book still followed the established trope of a murderer on the station, Odo plays a very smallrole. I enjoyed this one so much more than the previous, this one showcased the damage the Cardassians caused to the station when they withdrew and a small glimpse into their culture. Apparently Cardassians can be hanged for days and because of their strong necks it won't kill them, hanging is used as a punishment much like putting someone in the stocks. This book also gives small glimpses into the lives and hardships of the people on DS9. I can't wait to see more of Bajoran culture. I think I would have liked to see a bit more of terrorist angst on Kira's part. I mean she has murdered hundreds, if not thousands, and I'm sure many of them were Bajoran. That would have been a very good point for the author to work on characterization. One quote made me really uncomfortable.
"Jake, being at a vulnerable point in his adolescence was as eager to see another one of Quark's special sex programs as he was afraid of his father's reaction should he ever found out that his son even knew about them."
I really don't want to know about the sexual awakening of a twelve year old boy.
It's also nice to know that Bajorans have curses too. "May their souls wander in the darkness until the end of the last eternity."
"Jake, being at a vulnerable point in his adolescence was as eager to see another one of Quark's special sex programs as he was afraid of his father's reaction should he ever found out that his son even knew about them."
I really don't want to know about the sexual awakening of a twelve year old boy.
It's also nice to know that Bajorans have curses too. "May their souls wander in the darkness until the end of the last eternity."
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