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Deep space 9 books, what the heck??? (A ZSG spoiler)

dispatcher812

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Ok, again my apologies for being a little, ok ALOT clueless about DS9 books. It seems I have much to catch up on. So I am just starting ZSG and there are several references to DS9 characters and promotions, Ro is a CAPTAIN? Kira a CAPTAIN and attack? looking at the list of DS9 books, what is the order of those? I see gateways is from a series of books, and then there is Mission Gamma1-4 and a couple of other sets of books in the relaunch. After Rouge: Abyss what would be the next book to fall in line? Thanks, Kevin
 
Avatar, Books One & Two by S.D. Perry
Section 31: Abyss by David Weddle & Jeffrey Lang
Gateways #4: Demons of Air and Darkness by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Gateways #7: What Lay Beyond: "Horn and Ivory" by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Mission: Gamma
-- #1: Twilight by David R. George III
-- #2: This Gray Spirit by Heather Jarman
-- #3: Cathedral by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels
-- #4: Lesser Evil by Robert Simpson
Rising Son by S.D. Perry
The Lives of Dax, edited by Marco Palmieri (re-issue)
The Left Hand of Destiny, Books One & Two by J.G. Hertzler and Jeffrey Lang
Unity by S.D. Perry
Worlds of Deep Space Nine
-- #1: Cardassia: The Lotus Flower by Una McCormack & Andor: Paradigm by Heather Jarman
-- #2: Bajor: Fragments and Omens by J. Noah Kym & Trill: Unjoined by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels
-- #3: Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed by Keith R.A. DeCandido & The Dominion: Olympus Descending by David R. George III
Warpath by David Mack
Terok Nor Trilogy (technically part of The Lost Era)
Fearful Symmetry by Olivia Woods
The Soul Key by Olivia Woods
The Never-Ending Sacrifice by Una McCormack

These are awesome btw.
 
Ro being a Captain, Kira being a Captain, and the attack you mention - all these happen after the end of those books.

There is a six-year gap between The Soul Key and Zero Sum Game, and most of the things that Zero Sum Game talks about involving the Deep Space Nine characters happen AFTER The Soul Key. All the things you said surprised us too!

It is new backstory, written to fill in the six-year gap.

BUT, the books that Almost Unique listed are definitely all awesome :)
 
I would add Andrew J. Robinson's brilliant A Stitch In Time to the start of the list. It was published before the post-finale series began, but is part of its continuity - and a fantastic book besides (comprising Garak's reflections on his life). A Stitch In Time is actually one of my favorite novels, Star Trek or otherwise.
 
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Christopher said:
Actually Kira became a captain in Unity.
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Sorry; my mistake. I had just responded to the other thread where someone mentioned that the dialogue implied Kira wasn't a Captain anymore, but neglected to finish their sentence, and THAT is definitely something new.
 
Thrawn said:
There is a six-year gap between The Soul Key and Zero Sum Game, and most of the things that Zero Sum Game talks about involving the Deep Space Nine characters happen AFTER The Soul Key.
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Actually, I believe that The Soul Key concludes in 2377, while Zero Sum Game begins in mid-2382, a gap of five years. Perhaps of interest, Rough Beasts of Empire takes place in its entirety prior to Zero Sum Game.
 
^ Weird. Given the setup in Zero Sum Game, that's not at all what I'd have expected.

So, is Typhon Pact intended to be like Section 31, in that it can be read in any order, or is there a particular reason they're published this way? Or would answering that be giving too much away?
 
^ IIRC, the publication order was changed for promotional reasons - because David Mack wrote Destiny.
 
Thrawn said:
So, is Typhon Pact intended to be like Section 31, in that it can be read in any order, or is there a particular reason they're published this way? Or would answering that be giving too much away?
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They're all self-contained books that can be read in any order or quantity one wishes. The publication order is fairly arbitrary.
 
The publication order was changed because I was the first one to finish my book. They can be read in any order.
 
Excellent...as most of the game players are participating in this thread, I'll ask the question I as I'm sure several others of us are dying to know.

When the relaunch resumes will it be after ZSG or Soul Key?

I know that at any given time one can go backward or forward, but from a franchise point of view I would think that we are on the figurative precipice for the series. If the follow up to the Typhon Pact series does not go back to 2377 I can't see Pocket going back...if they haven't already shut that door :confused:
 
I guess in the end I was just fishing for that little nugget that would get me psyched for the 2012 book slate.

Unfortunately, after Typhon Pact I'm not looking forward to anything coming out in 2011:borg:
 
I'm sorta hoping they'll do a book like Voyager's 'Full Circle' that covers the span of time and looks at what happened to the characters in the various events.
 
I'm just affraid that [the Full Circle idea] would just be a death sentence for what was the greatest trek lit franchise that has been sputtering of late.
 
It's funny that Full Circle actually got me interested in reading Voyager again. *lol*

I don't think it's realistic to assume that there will be a proper series of novels to bridge the five year gap, so I'm at least hoping for something like Full Circle.
 
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