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Star Trek: Seven Deadly Sins
PRIDE. GREED. ENVY. WRATH. LUST. GLUTTONY. SLOTH.
The Seven Deadly Sins delineate the path to a person’s downfall, the surest way to achieve eternal damnation. But there is a way out, a way to reclaim salvation: blame it on the demons—taunting you, daring you to embrace these sins—and you shall be free. The painful truth is that these impulses live inside all of us, inside all sentient beings. But alas, one person’s sin may be another being’s virtue.
The pride of the Romulan Empire is laid bare in "The First Peer," by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore.
A Ferengi is measured by his acquisition of profit. "Reservoir Ferengi," by David A. McIntee, depicts the greed that drives that need.
The Cardassians live in a resource-poor system, surrounded by neighbors who have much more. The envy at the heart of Cardassian drive is "The Slow Knife,"by James Swallow.
The Klingons have tried since the time of Kahless to harness their wrath with an honor code, but they haven’t done so, as evidenced in "The Unhappy Ones,"by Keith R.A. DeCandido.
Humans’ darkest impulses run free in the Mirror Universe. "Freedom Angst," by Britta Burdett Dennison, illustrates the lust that drives many there.
The Borg’s desire to add to their perfection is gluttonous and deadly in "Revenant," by Marc D. Giller.
To be a Pakled is to live to up to the ideal of sloth in "Work Is Hard," by Greg Cox.
The Seven Deadly Sins delineate the path to a person’s downfall, the surest way to achieve eternal damnation. But there is a way out, a way to reclaim salvation: blame it on the demons—taunting you, daring you to embrace these sins—and you shall be free. The painful truth is that these impulses live inside all of us, inside all sentient beings. But alas, one person’s sin may be another being’s virtue.
The pride of the Romulan Empire is laid bare in "The First Peer," by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore.
A Ferengi is measured by his acquisition of profit. "Reservoir Ferengi," by David A. McIntee, depicts the greed that drives that need.
The Cardassians live in a resource-poor system, surrounded by neighbors who have much more. The envy at the heart of Cardassian drive is "The Slow Knife,"by James Swallow.
The Klingons have tried since the time of Kahless to harness their wrath with an honor code, but they haven’t done so, as evidenced in "The Unhappy Ones,"by Keith R.A. DeCandido.
Humans’ darkest impulses run free in the Mirror Universe. "Freedom Angst," by Britta Burdett Dennison, illustrates the lust that drives many there.
The Borg’s desire to add to their perfection is gluttonous and deadly in "Revenant," by Marc D. Giller.
To be a Pakled is to live to up to the ideal of sloth in "Work Is Hard," by Greg Cox.
479 pages, Paperback
First published March 16, 2010
About the author
Margaret Clark
220 books41 followersMargaret Clark was born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia on 20th April 1942.
She has written books under the name M.D.Clark, Margaret D Clark and Lee Striker. Now she writes as Margaret Clark. With over one hundred books about relationships, friendships, and social issues under the guise of humour, Margaret's books have become very popular with young readers. She writes for ages four years to sixteen years. Her first book Pugwall was published in 1987 and subsequently made into a TV series, followed by Pugwall's Summer in 1989.
She has written books under the name M.D.Clark, Margaret D Clark and Lee Striker. Now she writes as Margaret Clark. With over one hundred books about relationships, friendships, and social issues under the guise of humour, Margaret's books have become very popular with young readers. She writes for ages four years to sixteen years. Her first book Pugwall was published in 1987 and subsequently made into a TV series, followed by Pugwall's Summer in 1989.
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June 16, 2024
Doctor Who often does theme short story collections, so encountering a Star Trek version is a surprise.
It is a surprise which ended up being quite a treat, with a broad range of time periods, eras, and characters all handled deftly and (occasionally) with much humour. The Pakled story at the conclusion is the cherry on top of a particularly enjoyable cake.
It is a surprise which ended up being quite a treat, with a broad range of time periods, eras, and characters all handled deftly and (occasionally) with much humour. The Pakled story at the conclusion is the cherry on top of a particularly enjoyable cake.
May 15, 2014
A short story collection on the themes of the sins. Don't expect familiar characters in these stories, but that is their strength. Each story also looks at a different race in an interesting way, I particularly liked the Klingon one for this. The borg story is freaky and slightly unnerving. The Ferengi story is amusing. All stories are about 50 pages long, so it is easy to read. A good read.
October 10, 2016
A fun book made up of seven short stories featuring different alien races (and the Borg) with stories set around central themes. I enjoyed this collection and definitely wanted to read more short stories once I finished the book - always a good sign!
September 18, 2023
short stories are a nice change of pace. fills in story gaps nicely or just tells a entertaining tale on its own. and this book set to a different Sin in the star trek universe was just the ticket to Reading fun!
February 6, 2025
The Seven Deadly Sins are represented in this book by seven different races.
Pride- Romulans. Procounsel Toquel represents her race in negotiations with the Klingon Empire in 2267. She believes it will be easy to gain an advantageous deal for her people, as Klingons are nowhere near as intelligent and cunning as Romulans. This is a good look at the two races before they became blood enemies.
Greed- In 2377, Quark's already rich cousin Gaila enlists former Ferenghi Commerce Agent Brunt in his latest scheme: create a war between peaceful planets and stay rich selling weapons to all sides. What could go wrong? Nothing- or everything. Nice to see what Brunt got into after his last failure (in the pages of Worlds of Deep Space Nine- Ferenginar and the Dominion).
Envy- In 2362, Dalin Sanir Kein faces a hard road to promotion as a female in a patriarchal race. She is chief engineer aboard the Rekkel, but fears that is as high as she will ever rise. When a Talarian attack kills both her captain (Gul Tulol) and first officer (Dal Arlal), she takes command and saves the day, but her less competent shipmate (tactical officer Laen Enkoa) is promoted to dal instead of her and given command of a small ship. He asks for Dalin Kein as his first officer, but she is furious at having been overlooked and envious of Enkoa's good fortune.
Wrath- In 2269. legendary Klingon heroes Kang, Kor and Koloth were captains, called in to bring order to a volatile situation at a mining colony. The three captains are QuchHa' (Klingons with smooth foreheads) and as such, looked down on by HemQuch (those with the standard ridges). They have to overcome shoddy procedure by the mine's security chief and prejudice by him and everyone else at the mine against "weak-heads."
Lust- 2369. In the Mirror Universe, Benjamin Sisko and his wife Jennifer face a tough choice. Terrans are treated like second-class citizens- they're lucky to have decent jobs, but now Intendant Kira Nerys wants to hire both of them to work for her- and she doesn't take no for an answer.
Gluttony- in 2380 (around the time of the Borg ship Einstein), the privateer ship Celtic, under the command of Evan Walsh, finds the remains of the starship Reston- which went missing in the Battle Of Sector 001- dead in space. First Officer Jenna Reed wants no part of trying to salvage even such a great prize as a Nebula class starship since the Borg were the last ones with possession of it. Walsh has to have it though, and Jenna always follows orders. Accompanied by a gridstalker by the name of Nick Locarno (watch TNG episode The First Duty to see what led him to his current status), Jenna and an away team try to crack the ship and get away before Starfleet finds them- or before the Borg come back for it.
Sloth- in 2370, the Pakled cruiser Rorpot, led by Captain Aadnalurg, runs into a field of quantum filaments and is disabled. Their distress call reaches the Enterprise, and chief engineer Geordi LaForge has to talk chief engineer Snollicoob through saving the ship from a potential warp core breach. With the captain too busy being lazy and first officer Frojuhpwa comatose, Snollicoob is the only Pakled on board who can save the day- if he is smart enough.
I enjoyed these interesting looks at different races. The Romulan story in particular interested me- I wondered how it was before the two races were sworn enemies and this gave me a look at just that. Well worth reading if you enjoy the variety of the Star Trek universe.
Pride- Romulans. Procounsel Toquel represents her race in negotiations with the Klingon Empire in 2267. She believes it will be easy to gain an advantageous deal for her people, as Klingons are nowhere near as intelligent and cunning as Romulans. This is a good look at the two races before they became blood enemies.
Greed- In 2377, Quark's already rich cousin Gaila enlists former Ferenghi Commerce Agent Brunt in his latest scheme: create a war between peaceful planets and stay rich selling weapons to all sides. What could go wrong? Nothing- or everything. Nice to see what Brunt got into after his last failure (in the pages of Worlds of Deep Space Nine- Ferenginar and the Dominion).
Envy- In 2362, Dalin Sanir Kein faces a hard road to promotion as a female in a patriarchal race. She is chief engineer aboard the Rekkel, but fears that is as high as she will ever rise. When a Talarian attack kills both her captain (Gul Tulol) and first officer (Dal Arlal), she takes command and saves the day, but her less competent shipmate (tactical officer Laen Enkoa) is promoted to dal instead of her and given command of a small ship. He asks for Dalin Kein as his first officer, but she is furious at having been overlooked and envious of Enkoa's good fortune.
Wrath- In 2269. legendary Klingon heroes Kang, Kor and Koloth were captains, called in to bring order to a volatile situation at a mining colony. The three captains are QuchHa' (Klingons with smooth foreheads) and as such, looked down on by HemQuch (those with the standard ridges). They have to overcome shoddy procedure by the mine's security chief and prejudice by him and everyone else at the mine against "weak-heads."
Lust- 2369. In the Mirror Universe, Benjamin Sisko and his wife Jennifer face a tough choice. Terrans are treated like second-class citizens- they're lucky to have decent jobs, but now Intendant Kira Nerys wants to hire both of them to work for her- and she doesn't take no for an answer.
Gluttony- in 2380 (around the time of the Borg ship Einstein), the privateer ship Celtic, under the command of Evan Walsh, finds the remains of the starship Reston- which went missing in the Battle Of Sector 001- dead in space. First Officer Jenna Reed wants no part of trying to salvage even such a great prize as a Nebula class starship since the Borg were the last ones with possession of it. Walsh has to have it though, and Jenna always follows orders. Accompanied by a gridstalker by the name of Nick Locarno (watch TNG episode The First Duty to see what led him to his current status), Jenna and an away team try to crack the ship and get away before Starfleet finds them- or before the Borg come back for it.
Sloth- in 2370, the Pakled cruiser Rorpot, led by Captain Aadnalurg, runs into a field of quantum filaments and is disabled. Their distress call reaches the Enterprise, and chief engineer Geordi LaForge has to talk chief engineer Snollicoob through saving the ship from a potential warp core breach. With the captain too busy being lazy and first officer Frojuhpwa comatose, Snollicoob is the only Pakled on board who can save the day- if he is smart enough.
I enjoyed these interesting looks at different races. The Romulan story in particular interested me- I wondered how it was before the two races were sworn enemies and this gave me a look at just that. Well worth reading if you enjoy the variety of the Star Trek universe.
September 26, 2024
I grabbed Seven Deadly Sins on a whim while browsing at the library because I’m a sucker for a short story anthology. This one’s not entirely about DS9 and its characters, but three of the seven stories do focus on characters and situations that spin off from DS9. David A. McIntee’s "Reservoir Ferengi” focuses on the post-show exploits of cousin Gaila, ex-liquidator Brunt, and forlorn Pel; an intriguing look into Cardassian politics in “The Slow Knife” by James Swallow; and another trip to the Mirror Universe in “Freedom Angst” by Britta Burdett Dennison. All of these stories present compelling writing and characters and it’s another solid entry in the “let’s follow some characters who aren’t just the main cast of a TV show” side of Star Trek.
June 3, 2020
Somewhere between 3 and 4 stars, really. Call it just short of 3.5.
The seven stories here are something of a mixed bag. None are truly terrible, none are really spectacular, but some are definitely more interesting (and work better within the canon) than others. Not being a big fan of Klingons, I hate to admit that my favorite of the lot was "Wrath", featuring Klingons, which was remarkably good. Second best may have been a look at how the Mirror-Universe Ben Sisko wound up working for Intendant Kira.
The seven stories here are something of a mixed bag. None are truly terrible, none are really spectacular, but some are definitely more interesting (and work better within the canon) than others. Not being a big fan of Klingons, I hate to admit that my favorite of the lot was "Wrath", featuring Klingons, which was remarkably good. Second best may have been a look at how the Mirror-Universe Ben Sisko wound up working for Intendant Kira.
June 26, 2023
The Ferengi story was excellent.
April 6, 2010
The new anthology of Star Trek wasn't what I was expecting. There were some good stories and then, sad to say, duds. I guess that's to be expected but I don't have to like it.
My favorite story focused on gluttony called "Revenant". Read it late at night and it will scare the crap out of you. It did me reading it at 0200. Call me crazy but the Borg are creepy!
While I enjoyed the story between the Pakleds, the author seemed to have a problem switching back and forth between the Pakleds and the Enterprise crew. At times, it seemed they had the same speech impediment of the Pakleds.
Overall, I think it was well done but that's just my opinion. I've read much better Trek before.
My favorite story focused on gluttony called "Revenant". Read it late at night and it will scare the crap out of you. It did me reading it at 0200. Call me crazy but the Borg are creepy!
While I enjoyed the story between the Pakleds, the author seemed to have a problem switching back and forth between the Pakleds and the Enterprise crew. At times, it seemed they had the same speech impediment of the Pakleds.
Overall, I think it was well done but that's just my opinion. I've read much better Trek before.
December 19, 2012
A book relating all seven of the deadly sins to a race in the Star Trek universe, the stories were sort of hit and miss and they didn't really grab me. They were of some interest, including the extremely haunting Borg story (illustrating gluttony, using an interesting definition of glutton to justify the relation), but overall it was a "meh" collection.
March 21, 2010
Amazon lists it as available March 16th
March 27, 2010
So far, pretty good
October 25, 2011
A bit of a mixed bag, like many anthologies. I liked the Cardassian, Romulan, Klingon and Borg chapters, the others not so much.
August 10, 2013
Good Star Trek book, actually a series of 7 short stories, all good.
August 17, 2014
The subject matter for this collection allows us to get a diverse set of stories. Over all it would be a good collection, with stories ranging from ok to great.
July 23, 2015
I love Star Trek short story collections, as it expands the universe in beautiful, unexpected ways.
March 19, 2016
Like most short story collections, this was a mixed bag. The standout story for me was Revenant by Marc D. Giller.
September 25, 2025
I got this entirely for the Borg story, which wasn't even that good. Not interested in the rest.
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