I've never read it. Is it really that bad?
This book is a total waste of Paper and other resources.
Everyone who finishes this story definitely deserves some kind of award. I could summarize my review in one word : CRAP ! But I try to write at least a little bit more for you.
Normally I find at least one thing I like about a story, but not here. First of all, I doubt that the author has ever watched an episode of Deep Space Nine or Star Trek in general at all, because seeing this novel I would assume he wrote it based on a one paragraph synopsis of the series. The characterizations doesn’t fit for any of the characters, the background information and references to episodes aren’t accurate and generally the story just hasn’t the right feeling.
The story itself is one big piece of irrational and screwed up mysticism mixed up with implausible techno babble. The shown holotechnology maybe even could have been a starting point for a slightly interesting story, but not in the form it is presented here. A better way would have been if K.W. Jeter had focused on the psychological effects of the technology and left out the Bajor political plot and the whole McHogue plot disaster. One thing I ask myself how a story like this could go through both the editors and Paramount’s hands and still be published in this form.
Overall this is one of the Books where the reader should be paid, not the author.
Rating : 1 %
(P.S. : The only reason it doesn’t get 0 % is that I just would break my heart to give a DS 9 story 0 %)
My review from many years ago:
This book is a total waste of Paper and other resources.
Everyone who finishes this story definitely deserves some kind of award. I could summarize my review in one word : CRAP ! But I try to write at least a little bit more for you.
Normally I find at least one thing I like about a story, but not here. First of all, I doubt that the author has ever watched an episode of Deep Space Nine or Star Trek in general at all, because seeing this novel I would assume he wrote it based on a one paragraph synopsis of the series. The characterizations doesn’t fit for any of the characters, the background information and references to episodes aren’t accurate and generally the story just hasn’t the right feeling.
The story itself is one big piece of irrational and screwed up mysticism mixed up with implausible techno babble. The shown holotechnology maybe even could have been a starting point for a slightly interesting story, but not in the form it is presented here. A better way would have been if K.W. Jeter had focused on the psychological effects of the technology and left out the Bajor political plot and the whole McHogue plot disaster. One thing I ask myself how a story like this could go through both the editors and Paramount’s hands and still be published in this form.
Overall this is one of the Books where the reader should be paid, not the author.
Rating : 1 %
(P.S. : The only reason it doesn’t get 0 % is that I just would break my heart to give a DS 9 story 0 %
Wow. It seems I dodged a bullet, then. I found "Warped" at a second hand book store but didn't buy it. Good call, it seems. If it is really that distanced from the feel of Star Trek and DS9 specifically, I don't think I'd want it in my collection. Thanks for the review, Defcon. As even Christopher's diplomatic answer agrees with you and Therin that this didn't work as a Star Trek story, I think I'll conclude I was right to avoid it.
