Star Trek - Deep Space Nine

Posted on 12 January 2017 by David R. George III

The latest novel in the ongoing Next Generation Deep Space Nine expanded universe crossover, from New York Times bestselling author David George Days after the assassination of Federation President Nan Bacco on Deep Space 9, the unexpected appearance of a stranger on the station raises serious concerns He seems dazed and confused, providing in a peculiar patois of the Bajoran language, unsatisfactory answers He offers his identity as Altek, of which there is no apparent record, and he claims not to know where he is or how he got there A quick scan confirms the visitor is armed with a projectile weapon a firearm antiquated than, but similar to, the one that took President Bacco s life But the Bajoran liaison to the station believes that Altek has been sent from the Prophets, out of a nearby wormhole The last time such an event occurred, it was to reassure Benjamin Sisko of his place as the Emissary For what purpose has Altek now been sent out of the Celestial Temple Download Star Trek - Deep Space Nine By David R. George III – kino-fada.fr A middle book not concluding anything While the novel isn t marked as part of a series, it s clear that you must read at least the novel Revelation and Dust by the same author, that even when that other book is part of another event named The Fall is focusedin building its own story than contribute to the event at hand. THE IMPORTANCE OF ENDING SOMETHING Our...Partner pre ordered it and didn t cancel it in time despite me pleading It seems to have come early Masochist that I am, after vowing not to read DRG3 s future books, I broke that promise because I really really want DS9 books to be good, because I really really love DS9.But, no I literally do not know why anyone finds the drivel that DRG3 writes for DS9 since Typhon Pact readable He can t write a consistent character to save his life, he has absolutely no idea who the DS9 characters are or Partner pre ordered it and didn t cancel it in time despite me pleading It seems to have come early Masochist that I am, after vowing not to read DRG3 s future books, I broke that ...There are manythings in this story that I haven t even touched on in my review In many ways, Sacraments of Fire is like the middle book in a trilogy consisting of The Fall Revelation and Dust and next year s Ascendance It is difficult to judge the finished story with a lot of the plot still in the air Still, I loved this setup for what is to come and if Ascendance is as gripping as this novel has been, I m on board I m overjo...Can t wait to see what happens Excellent DS9 storyWhat can I say It s got a tiny bit of good stuff, where the plot seems to advance But in the end, it s typical David R George III.I m beginning to think that this man has no idea what it means to advance a plot Either that, or he has no idea how to write a plot which encompasses only a single book.This novel is basically a sequel to Revelation And Dust, which was itself an awful, unfinished piece of literature And you know, DRG3 is consistent, because this is also an awful, unfinished piece What can I say It s got a tiny bit of good stuff, where the plot seems to advance But in the end, it s typical David R George III.I m b...In one sense, this novel disappoints Instead of going forward, it sof a closed circle it exists to fill in a gap in DS9 novel continuity that was only hinted at in previous books In that sense, I was unhappy with the book However, I also finished the book in a single, ravenous 3.5 hour sittingwhich makes this one excellent example of how to tread water without making it feel like a waste of time The second half of the novel in particular plants some interesting and ominous se In one sense, this novel disappoints Instead of going forward, it sof a closed circle it exists to fill in a gap in DS9 novel continuity that was only hinted at in previous books In that sense, I was unhappy with the book However, I also...This book started out good and had promise, but there were just too many sub plots and I wasn t sure where the story was going I found out that it was going absolutely nowhere, none of the sub plots were tied together at...So we are FINALLY getting a resolution to the long awaited Ascendants storyline, and the author manages a quite clever way of adding it in without killing the momentum of the existing plotlines This is a very dense book, juggling multiple plot lines, and the author does quite well...Star Trek Deep Space Nine Sacraments of Fire by David R George III Sacraments of Fire is the next part in the heavily interconnected Trek relaunch, following up on the events in George s own Revelation and Dust which perhaps leads me to the first and most important point of criticism I don t know why but there s no note within the books lately about which parts of the relaunch are most heavily referenced I label myself as a casual Trek reader, meaning I read the parts that appeal to m Star Trek Deep Space Nine Sacraments of Fire by David R George III Sacraments of Fire is the next part in the heavily interconnected Trek relaunch, following up on the events in George s own Revelation and Dust which perhaps leads me to the first and most important point of criticism I don t know why but there s no note within the books lately about which parts of the relaunch are most heavily referenced I label myself as a casual Trek reader, meaning I read the parts that appeal to me but certainly not every single one So from the DS9 relaunch itself I read only the first 4 books, skipped the Mission Gamma tetralogy and read Unity which was described as a jump in point into the narrative, an assessment I don t quite agree with but that s another story entirely the next encounter with anything DS9 related was the Destiny trilogy and then I read George s 4 book...The book tries to weave far too many things together, causing it to beor less one big incoherent recap.

12 January 2017

David R. George III