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Star Trek: Typhon Pact #9 (The Fall)
Revelation and Dust
Welcome to the new Deep Space 9After the destruction of the original space station by a rogue faction of the Typhon Pact, Miles O’Brien and Nog have led the Starfleet Corps of Engineers in designing and constructing a larger, more advanced starbase in the Bajoran system. Now, as familiar faces such as Benjamin Sisko, Kasidy Yates, Ezri Dax, Odo, and Quark arrive at the new station, Captain Ro Laren will host various heads of state to an impressive dedication ceremony. The dignitaries include not only the leaders of allies—such as Klingon Chancellor Martok, Ferengi Grand Nagus Rom, the Cardassian castellan, and the Bajoran first minister—but also those of rival powers, such as the Romulan praetor and the Gorn imperator. But as Ro’s crew prepares to open DS9 to the entire Bajor Sector and beyond, disaster looms. A faction has already set in action a shocking plan that, if successful, will shake the Alpha and Beta Quadrants to the core.And what of Kira Nerys, lost aboard a runabout when the Bajoran wormhole collapsed? In the two years that have passed during construction of the new Deep Space 9, there have been no indications that the Celestial Temple, the Prophets, or Kira have survived. But since Ben Sisko once learned that the wormhole aliens exist nonlinearly in time, what does that mean with respect to their fate, or that of the wormhole...or of Kira herself?
392 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2013
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January 6, 2016
This is the first novel of a 5-part event of Star Trek titled "The Fall". Pocket Books plans to publish each book, one per month in the extent of 5 months. Each novel will cover the accountings of a week (time story). The event will use the characters of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" combining them in one big event. So far, this first novel used the characters of DS9 and already know due news that the second novel will focus on TNG characters. I guess that in the third novel, the characters of both Trek spin-offs will reunite but it isn't sure to tell yet. The story is set on 2385, that implies that it's set 10 years later of the series finale of DS9 and 6 years later of "Nemesis", the last TNG's theater film. I still have to read most of the "Relaunch" novels, however I've been keeping updated about the highlights of what was happening in the expanded universe of Star Trek. Due that, I don't see any reason to wait to read this book that I was really eager to devour. As you can surmise for my 3-star rating, in my personal opinion, the novel wasn't as good as I expected. I won't spoil any key element in the story, so if you decide to read it, can enjoy the story as best as possible. I just going to comment some of my reasons for a barely fair rating to this book. Okay, this is just the first novel in a 5-part event, I got that, however, I expected that some kind of inner arc could be developed here AND having a sense of conclussion. But it doesn't happen that here. The book is focused in the inauguration of the brand new Deep Space Nine station, Frontier-class. Something big happened in the protocolary ceremony, and it's evidently that this will cause repercussions and it will be the trigger of the whole 5-part book event. However, in this novel, notwithstanding that the author gave a lot of explanation of the mystery around the "big thing", you still miss a fair conclussion. I know, it's a 5-part event, yes, yes, but dang it, you don't feel that you read a novel, but just a part of a book, and not matter you are reading a "series" of any book saga, it's expectable that you get a sense of conclussion of the particular book that you are reading, even if you still have some doubts that you hope to be resolved in the following volumes. Also, the story, besides the "the big thing", basically you don't have any climax or action here. While it's interesting to see the return of the old bunch of DS9 on their current positions, you don't get anymore than that. The book is highly political, that I think it was a good thing, but a little of action could be appreciated. Also, there is a side-story along the whole novel, that I'm sure it will get relevant in the following books, but here? Here, was confusing, boring and felt like a cheap way to make thicker the first book to validate its status of a novel and not just a novella or short story. Another thing that buggers me is that "the big thing" is certainly something that can ruin the career of Ro Laren, the station commander, but you don't see or feel that she would get any reprimand or getting into messy waters due "the big thing" that it can easily seeing as a failure in the security measures for the inauguration of the new DS9. I love Ro Laren, she's one of my favorite characters since she appeared on TNG and certainly I don't to see her Starfleet career ruined, however it's very odd not seeing some hot shot on Starfleet Command shouting and demanding the head of her in a plate. And when I was thinking that, it was strange that during the inauguration ceremony, the highest ranking officer was Captain Sisko. I mean, you have Captain Ro Laren, Captain Benjamin Sisko, and even Captain Ezri Dax, cool, three captains, but, mmh... what the heck happened with the admirals? Not even a single dang admiral could make the time to go the ceremony of the new DS9? It's really quite strange. The author manages quite well little details about the operations of computer systems in the starbase, I have to give him that. Certainly, not matter that while it was just a barely enjoyable experience reading this first novel, I will buy the other books of the event.
August 29, 2013
I'd been looking forward to this book all summer: the launch of a new DS9-centered multivolume story is about as exciting as it gets. Unfortunately, this book got tossed on the return pile 100 pages in.
Nothing happens. Literally the entire first 100pp amounts to, the Cardassian head of state is called home to deal with an uprising in advance of a summit meeting, and the Federation President wants to speak to Odo for reasons unknown.
The rest is an exercise in needless backstory, appalling repetition. One chapter is basically "Sisko was thinking about the old days during dinner with Kassidy. Sisko: "Hey, Kassidy, I was thinking about the old days. Kassidy: Oh, the old days! You were thinking of them!" Another is the entire Prophets sequence from the DS9 pilot, retold with color commentary from Kira.
It's ghastly. I may try the next volume, from a different author, when it comes out: I imagine a competent writer could sum up the 400pp or so of this book in a page, maybe two. And I'll have several hours of my life back to watch paint dry or clean the bathroom, both less tedious than this disappointing crap.
Nothing happens. Literally the entire first 100pp amounts to, the Cardassian head of state is called home to deal with an uprising in advance of a summit meeting, and the Federation President wants to speak to Odo for reasons unknown.
The rest is an exercise in needless backstory, appalling repetition. One chapter is basically "Sisko was thinking about the old days during dinner with Kassidy. Sisko: "Hey, Kassidy, I was thinking about the old days. Kassidy: Oh, the old days! You were thinking of them!" Another is the entire Prophets sequence from the DS9 pilot, retold with color commentary from Kira.
It's ghastly. I may try the next volume, from a different author, when it comes out: I imagine a competent writer could sum up the 400pp or so of this book in a page, maybe two. And I'll have several hours of my life back to watch paint dry or clean the bathroom, both less tedious than this disappointing crap.
September 4, 2013
If I could vote for something worse than 1-star, I would do it.
A horrible waste of time and dead trees. If this was an episode of a Trek television show, it would have been a "clip show". You know, the ones that recycle footage from previous episodes to make up the majority of the content. Often this comes in the form of flashbacks, "remember when". Usually this is to save on a season's production budget. Wonder what the excuse was for this novel.
Well, that's what most of this book was. Remember when. If you cut out all of the clips, you'd be left with a short story about some Bajorans, an assassination, and a description of the new DS9 starbase. So... about 50 pages or so.
In fact, if you were to compare this to a 1-hour television show, the first 50 minutes would have been "Previously on Star Trek: Boring," with the final 10 minutes setting up a cliff-hanger. It wouldn't be good TV, and it's not good reading.
Look, I understand that there's a lot of backstory for the characters and events in this universe. But devoting that much space to it is ridiculous. I don't want to pay for stories I've already seen, or paid for and read in the past!
I don't need a play-by-play of Sisko's first encounter with the Prophets, with commentary by Kira. I don't need to read through Sisko and Yates playing "remember when" about their marriage. I want a new story! That's why I bought a new book! If I wanted this retread, I'd have gone back to read the other books.
As far as the whole "it's meant to setup other books" argument... It is my belief that every book should be its own complete story. Even if there are threads left open for sequels, each and every book should be its own entity, able to stand on its own. This book cannot do so.
What a waste. My advice, wait for this to hit the bargain bin, or buy it secondhand. Or better yet, pick it up from your local library.
A horrible waste of time and dead trees. If this was an episode of a Trek television show, it would have been a "clip show". You know, the ones that recycle footage from previous episodes to make up the majority of the content. Often this comes in the form of flashbacks, "remember when". Usually this is to save on a season's production budget. Wonder what the excuse was for this novel.
Well, that's what most of this book was. Remember when. If you cut out all of the clips, you'd be left with a short story about some Bajorans, an assassination, and a description of the new DS9 starbase. So... about 50 pages or so.
In fact, if you were to compare this to a 1-hour television show, the first 50 minutes would have been "Previously on Star Trek: Boring," with the final 10 minutes setting up a cliff-hanger. It wouldn't be good TV, and it's not good reading.
Look, I understand that there's a lot of backstory for the characters and events in this universe. But devoting that much space to it is ridiculous. I don't want to pay for stories I've already seen, or paid for and read in the past!
I don't need a play-by-play of Sisko's first encounter with the Prophets, with commentary by Kira. I don't need to read through Sisko and Yates playing "remember when" about their marriage. I want a new story! That's why I bought a new book! If I wanted this retread, I'd have gone back to read the other books.
As far as the whole "it's meant to setup other books" argument... It is my belief that every book should be its own complete story. Even if there are threads left open for sequels, each and every book should be its own entity, able to stand on its own. This book cannot do so.
What a waste. My advice, wait for this to hit the bargain bin, or buy it secondhand. Or better yet, pick it up from your local library.
October 5, 2013
Let's just pretend I didn't spend time reading this. Since the Typhon Pact arc started in the new Star Trek novels, the books have just felt off, but still I kept reading.
I think this is the one that convinced me to just give up. The whole series of current books in this pack seem to be ham handed political/spy stuff with little of what make ST actually fun. In doses that is fine, but that is all there in the series nowadays it seems.
The worst part is the extensive flashbacks throughout often to things way more interesting than what is going on.
Oh, well. There's always Doctor Who books for my fun media tie in reads...
I think this is the one that convinced me to just give up. The whole series of current books in this pack seem to be ham handed political/spy stuff with little of what make ST actually fun. In doses that is fine, but that is all there in the series nowadays it seems.
The worst part is the extensive flashbacks throughout often to things way more interesting than what is going on.
Oh, well. There's always Doctor Who books for my fun media tie in reads...
March 28, 2019
Dry. More than half the book is setting up the narrative. The rising action doesnt actually rise-- every twist is expected and unoriginal.
To me, I felt like the characters were betrayed. They did not seem like themselves-- they all felt generic and boring.
I'm very dissapointed.
To me, I felt like the characters were betrayed. They did not seem like themselves-- they all felt generic and boring.
I'm very dissapointed.
July 21, 2018
It has been awhile since I've had a chance to explore the Star Trek DS-9 series. Apparently much has happened. The old Cardassian-built DS-9 has been destroyed. Starfleet has built an all new DS-9.
This book deals with the opening ceremony of the Space Station. Many of our old friends have returned (from Captain Sisko to Odo) and many powerful heads of governments (from the Federation to the Klingons) have sent their heads of state. This part of the story was good. It was nice to be filled in with the details of what had been going on since the destruction of the original DS-9. This is also the most exciting part of the story-and where the main things of import occur.
Then there is a secondary story involving Kira Nerys, who is lost in some other dimensional representation of her Celestial Temple and the freedom fighters of Bajor who are helping to smuggle away oppressed people was not only a bit confusing, but yawn inducingly boring. I did not care what the freedom fighters were doing, nor did I see them really fit into the entire story.
As far as Kiera wandering around another dimension on a LSD trip was also confusing. WTF is going on? Who knows? Who cares? Apparently the Prophet.
But the saving grace of the story was the assassination of the Federation President and the ensuing investigation. While even that was not really wrapped up- leaving the room for another volume to deal with that. But at least that was an interesting story.
Still, I have read much better Star Trek novels than this one. Not much more to say, really.
This book deals with the opening ceremony of the Space Station. Many of our old friends have returned (from Captain Sisko to Odo) and many powerful heads of governments (from the Federation to the Klingons) have sent their heads of state. This part of the story was good. It was nice to be filled in with the details of what had been going on since the destruction of the original DS-9. This is also the most exciting part of the story-and where the main things of import occur.
Then there is a secondary story involving Kira Nerys, who is lost in some other dimensional representation of her Celestial Temple and the freedom fighters of Bajor who are helping to smuggle away oppressed people was not only a bit confusing, but yawn inducingly boring. I did not care what the freedom fighters were doing, nor did I see them really fit into the entire story.
As far as Kiera wandering around another dimension on a LSD trip was also confusing. WTF is going on? Who knows? Who cares? Apparently the Prophet.
But the saving grace of the story was the assassination of the Federation President and the ensuing investigation. While even that was not really wrapped up- leaving the room for another volume to deal with that. But at least that was an interesting story.
Still, I have read much better Star Trek novels than this one. Not much more to say, really.
July 31, 2016
Great start to the Fall series- can't wait to see where it goes!
January 14, 2014
The full review can be found on my blog:
http://sonsofcorax.wordpress.com/2014...
If I remember correctly, the last Star Trek novel I read, prior to James Swallow’s quite good Cast No Shadow last year in June, was some time in 2004 and it was one where the author focused on Spock and his relationship to a niece or some such character who was coming of age quite soon and was intended to be married off soon after in a bit of family politics. So its been a long time, to be generous. Cast No Shadow really got me in the mood for getting back to the setting however, and around the same time I rewatched The Undiscovered Country for like the umpteenth time. Soon after I heard that there was going to be a new series of Star Trek novels, part of a multi-author series and that the first book would be set in the DS9 continuity.
I could not have been more excited, to be honest. All the Star Trek shows, yes even Enterprise which I enjoyed quite highly and have rewatched multiple times, were good and the fact that DS9 was a very action-packed series was all the better. What I didn’t expect when I began reading Revelation and Dust however was all the changes. And there have been many of them. But at the same time, with an almost fresh cast of characters, I found that I did enjoy the novel quite a bit and that I’m really keen to read more. More, more, more.
The Fall 01 Revelation and DustThe setting of this particular is some ten years or so after the end of DS9‘s run, or so is my understanding. There have been a number of great changes in the Bajor system since I was there last and its all quite fascinating. Benjamin Sisko is no longer Commander of the space station, which was destroyed a couple years back by a terrorist organisation known as the Typhon Pact. The wormhole is apparently closed for business. Kira Nerys is now a religious figure of some importance. Nog is now a Lieutenant Commander within Starfleet Engineering Corps and Chief O’Brien’s second for all intents and purposes, and so on and on. So much to get caught up on and so much to follow along. When the novel starts, this is all quite an information overload, but thankfully, for those first few chapters, David R. George III takes things really slowly and he builds his setup with a sedate grace that I could really appreciate.
There are several stories going on here. There is the matter of the newly built space station that has been christened DS9 as well. There is the matter of Kira Nerys being lost, somehow, in the wormhole event and experiencing the first meeting of the Prophets with Benjamin Sisko. And there is the matter of Bajoran refugees elsewhere, where exactly, it is unclear for the most part.
The real time events set aboard the space station are the best part of the entire novel by far. A lot of the familiar characters like Nog, O’Brien, Dr. Bashir, Quark, Odo and many of the others are present in this story thread and they ease the transition of returning to the series after such a damn long time for me. Given the enormous cast of the book however, it is not possible to spend enough time with them to really get to know them again, but the author gives the broad strokes, and that suffices for now. I would have loved to see more about some of them, but the larger story doesn’t leave any room for that.
The story threat with Kira Nerys proved to be quite a rough one early on. My confusion with the opening of that story mirrored Kira’s own confusion at/of what was happening to her and it took a long time for both her and myself to adjust and understand those particular events. But once I got what the author was going for, this plot thread became very surreal and fascinating. I wish that the start to it hadn’t been so rough, because then I would have been able to appreciate it all the more.
The third plot thread seemed tacked on and didn’t really connect with the main story in any way that I could see. Plus, it was never clear to me where exactly that entire story was taking place, so that added to the entire confusion I felt. There were some good characters here, but by and large, it just didn’t work for me at all.
http://sonsofcorax.wordpress.com/2014...
If I remember correctly, the last Star Trek novel I read, prior to James Swallow’s quite good Cast No Shadow last year in June, was some time in 2004 and it was one where the author focused on Spock and his relationship to a niece or some such character who was coming of age quite soon and was intended to be married off soon after in a bit of family politics. So its been a long time, to be generous. Cast No Shadow really got me in the mood for getting back to the setting however, and around the same time I rewatched The Undiscovered Country for like the umpteenth time. Soon after I heard that there was going to be a new series of Star Trek novels, part of a multi-author series and that the first book would be set in the DS9 continuity.
I could not have been more excited, to be honest. All the Star Trek shows, yes even Enterprise which I enjoyed quite highly and have rewatched multiple times, were good and the fact that DS9 was a very action-packed series was all the better. What I didn’t expect when I began reading Revelation and Dust however was all the changes. And there have been many of them. But at the same time, with an almost fresh cast of characters, I found that I did enjoy the novel quite a bit and that I’m really keen to read more. More, more, more.
The Fall 01 Revelation and DustThe setting of this particular is some ten years or so after the end of DS9‘s run, or so is my understanding. There have been a number of great changes in the Bajor system since I was there last and its all quite fascinating. Benjamin Sisko is no longer Commander of the space station, which was destroyed a couple years back by a terrorist organisation known as the Typhon Pact. The wormhole is apparently closed for business. Kira Nerys is now a religious figure of some importance. Nog is now a Lieutenant Commander within Starfleet Engineering Corps and Chief O’Brien’s second for all intents and purposes, and so on and on. So much to get caught up on and so much to follow along. When the novel starts, this is all quite an information overload, but thankfully, for those first few chapters, David R. George III takes things really slowly and he builds his setup with a sedate grace that I could really appreciate.
There are several stories going on here. There is the matter of the newly built space station that has been christened DS9 as well. There is the matter of Kira Nerys being lost, somehow, in the wormhole event and experiencing the first meeting of the Prophets with Benjamin Sisko. And there is the matter of Bajoran refugees elsewhere, where exactly, it is unclear for the most part.
The real time events set aboard the space station are the best part of the entire novel by far. A lot of the familiar characters like Nog, O’Brien, Dr. Bashir, Quark, Odo and many of the others are present in this story thread and they ease the transition of returning to the series after such a damn long time for me. Given the enormous cast of the book however, it is not possible to spend enough time with them to really get to know them again, but the author gives the broad strokes, and that suffices for now. I would have loved to see more about some of them, but the larger story doesn’t leave any room for that.
The story threat with Kira Nerys proved to be quite a rough one early on. My confusion with the opening of that story mirrored Kira’s own confusion at/of what was happening to her and it took a long time for both her and myself to adjust and understand those particular events. But once I got what the author was going for, this plot thread became very surreal and fascinating. I wish that the start to it hadn’t been so rough, because then I would have been able to appreciate it all the more.
The third plot thread seemed tacked on and didn’t really connect with the main story in any way that I could see. Plus, it was never clear to me where exactly that entire story was taking place, so that added to the entire confusion I felt. There were some good characters here, but by and large, it just didn’t work for me at all.
September 25, 2013
Oh boy. David R. George is one of my favourite Trek authors, but not even he could rescue this gong show of a placeholder premise. It's not his fault! It's not his fault that the DS9 storyline fell years behind in continuity from the rest of the TrekLit universe. It's not his fault that the economic downturn resulted in the firing of visionary editors like Marco Palmieri who spearheaded amazing arcs and it's not his fault that Pocket publishes so many fewer books than it used to.
So DRG has to spend the first 2/3 of the books expositing "off-screen" plot events, which if they HAD appeared in books, could have been summarized in a matter of paragraphs in the typical expert way that Trek writers do. But the thing is, we didn't actually GET those books, so authors like DRG has to make the best of explaining what the deal is (and be oblique in the case of certain events that either haven't been fully retroactively plotted or are yet to be told in future books).
Nothing happens in this book until page 187. What does happen is shocking and cataclysmic, but it would have been much better if the book could have started with that event rather than, essentially, ending with it. Again, I don't think this is DRG's fault. Or anyone's fault. It's just a reality of the state of TrekLit as a universe and a part of the franchise.
So DRG has to spend the first 2/3 of the books expositing "off-screen" plot events, which if they HAD appeared in books, could have been summarized in a matter of paragraphs in the typical expert way that Trek writers do. But the thing is, we didn't actually GET those books, so authors like DRG has to make the best of explaining what the deal is (and be oblique in the case of certain events that either haven't been fully retroactively plotted or are yet to be told in future books).
Nothing happens in this book until page 187. What does happen is shocking and cataclysmic, but it would have been much better if the book could have started with that event rather than, essentially, ending with it. Again, I don't think this is DRG's fault. Or anyone's fault. It's just a reality of the state of TrekLit as a universe and a part of the franchise.
September 12, 2013
In writing Revelation and Dust, David R. George had a number of things he had to accomplish: introduce the new Deep Space Nine, catch us up with where the characters are, and set The Fall in motion. I think that he accomplishes these goals well, for the most part. A few small hiccups don't detract from the overall enjoyment of this novel. The twists and turns and surprising reveals at the end of the book make me very curious about what is to come. This novel's setup has certainly made me eager to read the next book in the series. As always, it's difficult to review this novel in a vacuum; as the first book in a five-book series, I believe that to be a fair assessment, it should be considered in the context of the other books that comprise the series. Look for a review of the overall series The Fall after all of the books have been released!
Full review: http://treklit.blogspot.com/2013/09/f...
Full review: http://treklit.blogspot.com/2013/09/f...
October 14, 2013
As with most David R. George III books, this was really hit and miss. George likes long, evocative description and character introspection, often to the point where the book drags to a halt and then needs some big event to get going again.
You get a huge amount of description of the new Deep Space Nine, a lot of characters thinking about what's happened the last two years, and a glacial pace that suddenly bursts into the big event of the novel about 60-65% of the way into the book.
And it ends with a bit of a cliffhanger that I'm not sure how much of which will be resolved in "The Fall" series, since future books aren't DS9-specific. They'll feature other characters. We may have to wait until the next DS9 book to see what happens.
I ended the book very unfulfilled.
That big event, though? That's a whopper.
You get a huge amount of description of the new Deep Space Nine, a lot of characters thinking about what's happened the last two years, and a glacial pace that suddenly bursts into the big event of the novel about 60-65% of the way into the book.
And it ends with a bit of a cliffhanger that I'm not sure how much of which will be resolved in "The Fall" series, since future books aren't DS9-specific. They'll feature other characters. We may have to wait until the next DS9 book to see what happens.
I ended the book very unfulfilled.
That big event, though? That's a whopper.
August 25, 2013
A "Star Trek" novel so compelling and adrenaline pumping that I finished it in the span of two hours and refused to put it down? Of course I'm giving it five stars! Alternating between feeling like I've experienced a magnificent new dawn for DS9, and stomach-churning astonishment at an event that turns an entire quadrant upside down, this was utterly magnificent storytelling, on the grandest scale imaginable. If the next four novels in the sequence are even half as good as this opening installment, then I will have entered fanboy nirvana.
December 31, 2015
The first half of this novel was boring and slow. I really had a difficult time getting through the first 100 pages, with all of the background and whatnot that was to set up this series. The final two thirds told the story of political tensions and strife. The narrative seemed to pick up a bit, and I was able to zip through the second half fairly quickly. As a whole, this seems like a great big set up for whatever is coming in the next four books. I am excited to be through this one and ready to read on.
March 1, 2016
This book is a continuation of stories that have proceeded it, and sets up stories to succeed it. My only complaint was the Kira/Keev story, which really distracted from the great DS9 story that was being told.
May 22, 2019
Revelation and Space sees Captain Ro, Quark, Kassidy, Sisko and gang preparing for the grand unveiling of the new Deep Space Nine! :D Coming to the Station are a collection of dignitaries including the Romulan Praetor and Federation President Nanietta Bacco! :D Revelation and Space gives a great opportunity for the characters to all catch up with each other, as well as introduce new ones that may not be familiar with! :D The book is full of character moments from the start the will give you lumps in throat mixed in with all the action that is taking place! :D This makes for a great balance with the characters and the action, the pace of the book never lets up and is full of little nuggets and easter eggs to boot! :D
The main focus of the book is taken over with events that take place, at the same time we alternate with events taking place elsewhere such as the Celestial home of the Wormhole aliens! :D George gives us a different take on the events that we see in ST:DS9 Emissary, then proceeds to make Kira live another life while still blending things in with our reality! :D This yo-yoing that Kira is going through is entirely in keeping with the Wormhole Aliens way of doing things and the book captures the weirdness, surrealness and plain crazy nature of the there way of doing things! :D
We also get appearances from characters such as Admiral Akaar, Rom etc and this does a great job of keeping the story fixed within the events of the greater galaxy! :D At the same time it allows us to see what is going on beyond DS9 and setting up further plot points! :D Revelation and Dust is a great action adventure, at the same time breaking new ground with characters and setting new plot points up all over the place! :D It delves into character development, plot twists, cunning adversaries, alliance shaking events, sets up things for future and books and is action packed throughout! :D Brilliant stuff! :D Crisp High Five! :D Make sure you have the next one! :D
The main focus of the book is taken over with events that take place, at the same time we alternate with events taking place elsewhere such as the Celestial home of the Wormhole aliens! :D George gives us a different take on the events that we see in ST:DS9 Emissary, then proceeds to make Kira live another life while still blending things in with our reality! :D This yo-yoing that Kira is going through is entirely in keeping with the Wormhole Aliens way of doing things and the book captures the weirdness, surrealness and plain crazy nature of the there way of doing things! :D
We also get appearances from characters such as Admiral Akaar, Rom etc and this does a great job of keeping the story fixed within the events of the greater galaxy! :D At the same time it allows us to see what is going on beyond DS9 and setting up further plot points! :D Revelation and Dust is a great action adventure, at the same time breaking new ground with characters and setting new plot points up all over the place! :D It delves into character development, plot twists, cunning adversaries, alliance shaking events, sets up things for future and books and is action packed throughout! :D Brilliant stuff! :D Crisp High Five! :D Make sure you have the next one! :D
July 2, 2017
This first book of the five part series The Fall definitely feels like an opening act. Instead of a traditional beginning, middle, and end the story serves more as a novel-length prologue to the rest of the event. It works and I enjoyed it, it just may have been better if the first book was it's own story first and foremost. Overall there was great world building and political intrigue that I am excited to see play out in the other books.
I've only read the first two books of the DS9 relaunch series, so while I may have missed a lot, I never felt out of the loop. For the most part, I enjoyed what they've done with the characters and with the world they live in. Sisko's current storyline honestly troubles me a bit though. I'm not sure I like the fact that his duty to the Prophets is just over and he can go back to being a regular captain again. That seems to fly in the face of the Prophets and how they work. They exist out of time so his duties to them should never end. It's what makes the character unique among the other captains. I'm willing to wait and see what happens with Sisko's story though. We're clearly not done with it yet.
Love the design of the new DS9 by the way.
I've only read the first two books of the DS9 relaunch series, so while I may have missed a lot, I never felt out of the loop. For the most part, I enjoyed what they've done with the characters and with the world they live in. Sisko's current storyline honestly troubles me a bit though. I'm not sure I like the fact that his duty to the Prophets is just over and he can go back to being a regular captain again. That seems to fly in the face of the Prophets and how they work. They exist out of time so his duties to them should never end. It's what makes the character unique among the other captains. I'm willing to wait and see what happens with Sisko's story though. We're clearly not done with it yet.
Love the design of the new DS9 by the way.
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December 31, 2021
Not sure what to make of this one. The writer has at times a pretty emotionless style, which was a bit jarring considering the plot was quite emotional. I've had a feeling for the last few books that (redacted) was going to be killed off soon, and it sucked - especially after the deaths of three other female characters in the recent Cold Equations trilogy. I'm hoping the Typhon Pact will actually face some consequences for this one, as the series was a bit repetitive with "and then they did something terrible! But no one wanted to go to war so nothing happened" plots. It's all feeling a bit anti-climactic at this point. How many acts of war are the TP going to commit before they're just... at war?
I enjoyed Kira's story much more than I expected to, aside from the rehashing of Emissary near the beginning. While I always look forward to Una McCormack's books, I was a bit disappointed to see the next one is focused on the TNG crew, as I really want to know where the Altek and Taran'atar thing is going!
I enjoyed Kira's story much more than I expected to, aside from the rehashing of Emissary near the beginning. While I always look forward to Una McCormack's books, I was a bit disappointed to see the next one is focused on the TNG crew, as I really want to know where the Altek and Taran'atar thing is going!
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December 19, 2017
(camera pans from starfield to new station)
Imagine a Star Wars opening crawl expanded to 400 pages. David R. George must have had to take a bullet from the team here, as Revelation and Dust is largely recap and introduction, bringing the Niner gang back together on the new station and set the stage for someone to get shot while at its center. George has done great DS9 work before, so I choose to believe he was editorially constrained in this book to focus on backstory for people who haven't been reading any Relaunch books.
May 31, 2022
Reintroducing Star Trek and a new Deep Space 9
After having seen every episode of the original Star Trek series and Deep Space 9 series, it was great to read Star Trek: The Fall Book 1. With many new characters, and a few old ones, the dedication of the new Deep Space Nine was easy to step into. But during the dedication of this DS9, a section of the stage fell on top of an important speaker, who later died of her injuries. So Captain To was tasked with finding out what happened, as well as take care of DS9. As an old trekie, I recognized old characters, and grew fond of some new ones during the search for what happened. As in all things Star Trek, may peace be with you!
After having seen every episode of the original Star Trek series and Deep Space 9 series, it was great to read Star Trek: The Fall Book 1. With many new characters, and a few old ones, the dedication of the new Deep Space Nine was easy to step into. But during the dedication of this DS9, a section of the stage fell on top of an important speaker, who later died of her injuries. So Captain To was tasked with finding out what happened, as well as take care of DS9. As an old trekie, I recognized old characters, and grew fond of some new ones during the search for what happened. As in all things Star Trek, may peace be with you!
January 15, 2022
Definitely not one of my favorite DS9 Relaunch novels. About half of it was Kira in another time/universe, which has already been done twice before, and better, particularly in “Warpath.”
And the other half is a meandering story on the new DS9. While it was cool to see the new station, this is like the fifth or sixth time that some assassination attempt or execution has happened on the station since the beginning of the tv shows. It’s all fairly droll, and doesn’t make a lot of sense in the context of the plot.
It makes me not really want to read the next one.
And the other half is a meandering story on the new DS9. While it was cool to see the new station, this is like the fifth or sixth time that some assassination attempt or execution has happened on the station since the beginning of the tv shows. It’s all fairly droll, and doesn’t make a lot of sense in the context of the plot.
It makes me not really want to read the next one.
June 30, 2018
I thought this was quite entertaining. I don’t personally care that much for the direction that some of the characters have been taken in these post-Nemesis novels but, once one accepts them, one can be entertained by these stories. There are some big political events that take place in this novel. There’s also some great stuff for fans of the Bajoran prophets. My favourite part was beginning to explore the new DS9 and imagining what the new station would look like on screen.
December 16, 2021
This book takes a while, and I mean a while, to get going. The pacing is glacial at times. There is also a ton of exposition and background. I understand the challenge of trying to get readers up to speed and set up a new story arch, but it could have been executed better. The entire chapter retelling the events of the DS9 pilot was the most egregious example.
The book ends with several cliffhangers which bode well for an interesting series, though.
The book ends with several cliffhangers which bode well for an interesting series, though.
April 11, 2022
Meh. Picked it up by sight at a used bookstore. Like watching a mediocre-quality Star Trek episode (which is enjoyable, far as that goes). Remarkably little actually happens for a nearly 400 page book, I was halfway through when I realized there hadn't really been a conflict yet. Has the standard Star Trek bias of "our politicians are good and heroic!" and "nationalists are bad!", neither of which particularly fit out world TODAY, anyway.
May 9, 2018
Really liked this one! As I said in previous comments, I liked the A plot more than the B one, but they were both good. Fans of DS9 will really enjoy it. The political stuff was intriguing; it's a nice change from lots of technobabble. The descriptions of the new DS9 were top notch, and made me want to live there. A solid start to what looks like a great book series!
June 22, 2018
Overall quite boring, 3/4 of the book is preparations for a dedication ceremony, the rest of the book is more interesting. I'm just wondering why Star Trek Relaunch starts to feel like Game of Thrones - someone has to die in every book. I know death is natural, but it seems to me, there cannot be any great new Star Trek stories without it.
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March 15, 2019
It has been a long time since I read any Star Trek novels, and unfortunately, this just felt stale. Probably because it focuses on DS9, my least favorite of the series. The resolution it provided for some plot lines were nice, but I felt I had made a big mistake coming in after about a decade of not reading star trek. Probably a better read in context.
August 6, 2020
Great Story
Really an interesting story that I’m excited to see how it plays out. However, it was a bit slow in places, and there are transitions between character stories that are jarring and difficult to understand. Those transitions in particular are disruptive to the flow of action within the story. Still it’s worth the time to read, and an important moment in DS9 history.
Really an interesting story that I’m excited to see how it plays out. However, it was a bit slow in places, and there are transitions between character stories that are jarring and difficult to understand. Those transitions in particular are disruptive to the flow of action within the story. Still it’s worth the time to read, and an important moment in DS9 history.
July 10, 2022
This was a very interesting and enjoyable read, and even if you don't read all the books set prior to this one, it is easy to get up to speed with thing. I enjoyed seeing a lot of characters again that I had read about in previous books and such. Every aspect of the story was captivating, and expands on the lore of the source material, and the work of previous writers.
December 3, 2018
The book starts off very slow. Lots of setup. But the last 1/3 or so is very good. I am giving it 3 stars mostly for the last 1/3. I found the flashback portions to the past on Bajor very uninteresting. Overall a decent book, and probably a good intro The Fall series.
October 1, 2021
After coming off of reading the Voyager Relaunch Books... this one was so jarringly bad.I don't even remember the last time I've read a book that was so bad, I couldn't wait to be done with it. If this wasn't the first in a series, I wouldn't have bothered at all.
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