Hate to double post, but so be it! I finished Revelation and Dust today and was pretty disappointed. The book isn't bad. Indeed, it's well written and DRGIII remains the most literary-minded of Trek Lit authors. But it just didn't connect with me on any level and aside from showcasing the new station, didn't give me enough of the DS9 uniqueness. The Keev storyline was too long and I was never given a reason to care or root for the characters there. I do wish TrekLit would avoid the temptation to give characters touched by the Prophets their own Benny Russell. I feel that section, instead of giving us insight into Kira via a proxy, pushed Kira to the side. The DS9 parts were good but not great. Too many characters in too little space. We get small scenes and that's it, Ezri/Julian could have been bigger. Nog and O'Brien seemed off. The biggest issues remain the constant time jumps for the DS9-R since "Soul Key" and the "missing" years of the Ascendant Incident. There's too much to fill in and at the same time there's a hesitancy to establish anything about the Ascendant arc. It's time to move on and either spill the beans on it all or put a book out that fills it. You can only read "The Ascendant incident" so many times. And man this book couldn't have more artlessly done political allegory.
Lest it seem I'm totally down on the book, I loved the scene between Wadeen and Gell Kamemor. And the scene with Quark and Ro late in the book was phenomenal, Quark's tearful statement of remorse set shivers down my spine in how emotionally and character true it was. It could have been so much better, but a weak DRGIII DS9 entry is still solid.
Finally, I started The Crimson Shadow today and am absolutely loving it. In just a single chapter, Una McCormack already has me caring for her policewomen and the Cardassian equivalent of a Southerner in the big city. And the real world reflections seem truer. Plus, Garak. Everything is improved by Garak.
Although I understand how people felt about Revelations and Dust, I'm convinced DRGIII is doing something similar with this as he did with RBoE and his Typhon Pact Duology. So, I'm reserving final judgement untill I've read his upcoming DS9 novel, which I'm guessing will continue/resolve what he started with this novel.
Although I understand how people felt about Revelations and Dust, I'm convinced DRGIII is doing something similar with this as he did with RBoE and his Typhon Pact Duology. So, I'm reserving final judgement untill I've read his upcoming DS9 novel, which I'm guessing will continue/resolve what he started with this novel.
That's what I'm thinking too. That's why his DS9 novel is one I'm looking forward to: there must be a reason of all that story, and I want to know what it is!![]()
I just started "Sphere" by Crichton. I've heard from many people that the book is better than the film (which is true for almost all books-turn-film with a few exceptions), so it's time to see for myself.
Just posted my review of a classic novel that I loved in my childhood: Diane Duane's TNG: Dark Mirror.
At the moment, I'm reading the first book in the Slings and Arrows series, A Sea of Troubles.
I read Dark Mirror when I was in junior high school. I felt the DS9 version of the mirror univese was just horrid other then the first story. After that first epsoide the story line just got silly. I am hopeful the novels in the DS9r are redeeming. I thought the Enterprise mirror universe 2 parter was pretty good.
I read Dark Mirror when I was in junior high school. I felt the DS9 version of the mirror univese was just horrid other then the first story. After that first epsoide the story line just got silly. I am hopeful the novels in the DS9r are redeeming. I thought the Enterprise mirror universe 2 parter was pretty good.
The novel-verse MU has been amazing. David Mack (primarily) has really fleshed it out into a universe that i'd love reading about every year. If only!
Oh, groovy, does that mean you'll be reviewing S&A for the site?At the moment, I'm reading the first book in the Slings and Arrows series, A Sea of Troubles.
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