Now, David preferes not to have his posts copied to this forum, and I know we can't hotlink images. But to those who want to see it and have FB, go check it out because....... SHE'S ON IT!!!!
I think that, like Vanguard, this station has some form of huge arboretum (spelling???), perhaps with shops and such.
Glad to see it still retains some of the old station elements like a central core and curved "pylons." Really looking forward to this book and the continuation of the DS9 story!!
So apparently the Starfleet Corps of Engineers not only built a new station, they imported a new nebula.
Or you could have copied the url and supplied a link. Indeed, I'm hoping it's not the final finished cover as even though it's pretty, it is very obviously CGI.
Is that an indoor rainforest. They have them in domes at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England. It's so weird to walk around! DS9b must have not been finished in the last TP book, it looks more like the old station with a Starfleet aesthetic. Also I like how prominent Galaxy class ships still are, (Excalibur, Challenger, Robinson) as they were the icon of TNG even though the E-D is long gone. And must the Excelsior-class the oldest serving?! Looks good.
Are you sure that's the Robinson? The registry number on the saucer appears to be "NCC-()()()()-D" (sorry, I can't make out the four numbers after the NCC, so those () represent the unclear numbers, but it looks like a "-D" there at the end). So, hopefully this is just a temp cover. Of course, the Excelsior was on "Raise The Dawn".
Its construction was just beginning there. The cover to Raise the Dawn showed the construction shack for the team building the station, not the station itself.