TP: Rough Beasts of Empire by DRGIII Review Thread (Spoilers!)

[WarsTrek1993]

I thought it was quite interesting to read about how Sisko would react if the prophets REALLY started acting up. But I much prefer the Spock arc over the Sisko one, because we see more of Spock and his movement.
George never fails with descriptions, I'll say that much. Like the beginning where Spock is stabbed by the Reman. You can almost feel Spock's pain during that moment.

[Sjaddix]

Well to be technically I am not sure the Prophets can get things wrong so them being right is no surprise although like all oracles they are scarce on the details.

[King Daniel Into Darkness]

I loved this book. Epic, awesome, and I pre-ordered DRGIII's follow-up duology about a month ago.

My favourite bit was....

When Spock successfully negotiated to legalize the reunification movement. About time he made some progress!

[Christopher]

Sjaddix wrote:

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Well to be technically I am not sure the Prophets can get things wrong so them being right is no surprise although like all oracles they are scarce on the details.

Right. The so-called Prophets aren't just having visions of the future, they exist in the future. They have firsthand experience of what it holds. Any inaccuracies would have to be matters of interpretation, either the Prophets' interpretation of what they witness firsthand or the listener's interpretation of how they describe it.

Although that doesn't address the question of branching timelines...

[King Daniel Into Darkness]

Didn't Sisko teach them about all that in the Millenium trilogy?

[Deranged Nasat]

KingDaniel wrote:

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Didn't Sisko teach them about all that in the Millenium trilogy?

If I recall, the wormhole aliens discovered/stated/arranged that they "always win", which was actually a rather touching moment, at least how I interpreted it.