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sidetracked's review against another edition
3.0
The book itself had a very interesting main plot centred around the Enterprise and the Typhon Pact powers. The main reason why this did not receive 4 stars is due to some sections in the book which felt just like "ballast", words to fill the pages, with no real impact to the main plot and advancing the story in no particular way.
In addition to this, if you have already read all the Typhon Pact books thus far, be prepared for a summary of the events that have led to this. The good thing about this is that you receive the information from the other point of view (of the Typhon Pact races/agents involved), which makes the content somewhat new and interesting.
The last few pages of the book, however, seem to be a shitstorm of epic proportions and I am looking forward to see how it is resolved in the next book in the series.
In addition to this, if you have already read all the Typhon Pact books thus far, be prepared for a summary of the events that have led to this. The good thing about this is that you receive the information from the other point of view (of the Typhon Pact races/agents involved), which makes the content somewhat new and interesting.
The last few pages of the book, however, seem to be a shitstorm of epic proportions and I am looking forward to see how it is resolved in the next book in the series.
howattp's review against another edition
4.0
Um...that just happened. This is a major turning point in the post-Nemesis Star Trek universe!
frakalot's review against another edition
4.0
My feeling on finishing this one was that it contained some very good plot moments but the writing was often bland and at times frustrating.
bdplume's review
4.0
This was a very good read. I have been enjoying the "Typhon Pact" plotlines and this one goes some interesting places. Perhaps most interestingly, the author starts to answer some long-standing questions about the characters from the Deep Space Nine "Post-Finale" novels.
thisisbert's review
3.0
omgggg Sisko I don't care about your life already. It's so disappointing to turn a page and jump from political machinations with far-reaching implications, or somebody's growing suspicions of sabotage, or basically anything that isn't Sisko really, and then the next page is him moping about his relationship with his family. sssshhhhuuuutttt uuuuppppppp dude.
I don't really get, by the way, the point of recapping in a Star Trek tie-in novel things which happened in the television programme. Dave the Third, I don't want to offend you or anything but literally zero of the people reading your book missed out on seeing the show. We already know how Kira's feelings about Sisko changed during her time on DS9 because we saw it on the TV. Why remind us about eight times (okay maybe not eight but seriously it was more than once)? And frankly this book is already so bloated with recapping of the novels preceding it (I haven't even read them and I didn't need this much recap) it really, REALLY didn't need the extra "hey kids did you hear this was based on a television show?" moments.
But the ending was exciting, despite being less 'cliffhanger' and more 'we stopped this book at the climax so you would have to buy the next one' and really I enjoy anything with Cardassians and Breen in it. Especially where the leader of the Cardassian government is a little five foot tall lady Cardassian (I have accordingly made this my new personal and professional goal).
I don't really get, by the way, the point of recapping in a Star Trek tie-in novel things which happened in the television programme. Dave the Third, I don't want to offend you or anything but literally zero of the people reading your book missed out on seeing the show. We already know how Kira's feelings about Sisko changed during her time on DS9 because we saw it on the TV. Why remind us about eight times (okay maybe not eight but seriously it was more than once)? And frankly this book is already so bloated with recapping of the novels preceding it (I haven't even read them and I didn't need this much recap) it really, REALLY didn't need the extra "hey kids did you hear this was based on a television show?" moments.
But the ending was exciting, despite being less 'cliffhanger' and more 'we stopped this book at the climax so you would have to buy the next one' and really I enjoy anything with Cardassians and Breen in it. Especially where the leader of the Cardassian government is a little five foot tall lady Cardassian (I have accordingly made this my new personal and professional goal).
midwinter's review
3.0
The book itself had a very interesting main plot centred around the Enterprise and the Typhon Pact powers. The main reason why this did not receive 4 stars is due to some sections in the book which felt just like "ballast", words to fill the pages, with no real impact to the main plot and advancing the story in no particular way.
In addition to this, if you have already read all the Typhon Pact books thus far, be prepared for a summary of the events that have led to this. The good thing about this is that you receive the information from the other point of view (of the Typhon Pact races/agents involved), which makes the content somewhat new and interesting.
The last few pages of the book, however, seem to be a shitstorm of epic proportions and I am looking forward to see how it is resolved in the next book in the series.
In addition to this, if you have already read all the Typhon Pact books thus far, be prepared for a summary of the events that have led to this. The good thing about this is that you receive the information from the other point of view (of the Typhon Pact races/agents involved), which makes the content somewhat new and interesting.
The last few pages of the book, however, seem to be a shitstorm of epic proportions and I am looking forward to see how it is resolved in the next book in the series.
dreamwanderer's review
3.0
The first half of the book is an almost solid recap of what went before in the other Typhon Pact novels. I don't know if the editor insisted on it but slows the story down.
It does pick up again, tying together a lot of loose threads left over from the other Typhon Pact novels. I like Sisko in all his incarnations and don't mind if he's a bit down, to me that's in his character although he normally doesn't 'stay' down.
Great cliffhanger!
It does pick up again, tying together a lot of loose threads left over from the other Typhon Pact novels. I like Sisko in all his incarnations and don't mind if he's a bit down, to me that's in his character although he normally doesn't 'stay' down.
Great cliffhanger!
celestialwillow's review
4.0
I loved the book right up to the part where he blew up Deep Space Nine. I get killing off minor characters, but an entire space station. Not cool.
apostrophen's review
3.0
I wanted to like this mor, but I struggled with the amount of "recap" tucked in there, as well as the relationship between two key characters (it felt "off" and out of character). That said, it certainly moved the Typhon Pact story forward. Ending on such a big cliffhanger seemed a bit of a cheat - I'm not a fan of so blunt a "tune in next time!" trick. I do want to know more, and did enjoy this, but with those caveats.
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