Reviews

Time's Enemy by L.A. Graf

gingerreader99's review against another edition

5.0

It's Dark, it's heavy and it's totally DS9. This is some great character work for the entirety of the DS9 crew barring those who haven't arrived yet (sorry Worf). If only the other books in this series were at the level of this one. Superb.

ladyvictoriadiana's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

federsturm's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

d1910's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

- Excellent ds9 book
- Great characterisation
- Good mystery

chris_nz's review against another edition

2.0

Horrible. Really badly written and even though I know bugger all about science even I could tell the science in here was complete bollocks. Not a fun read either, which would have made up for it

octavia_cade's review

dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

 

This is the third in the "Invasion" mini-series, this time focusing on events at DS9. It seems a bit like an odd addition to the series, but that's not entirely a criticism. Indeed, being so very different from the first two volumes helps to set this one apart, and avoids repetition. That being said, with only a few very minor tweaks it could have been a completely standalone story, so I'm not entirely sure how well it has balanced being part of a mini-series. That said, I still enjoyed it. Bashir, especially, is done very well here, and his work as a doctor highlighted by his caretaker relationship to the Trill symbiont Dax (as opposed to the host Jadzia). I do enjoy Trek stories that focus on the doctors, and how their work intersects with often wider concerns, so points for that.

I honestly considered giving this four stars, but the fact is... I'm not sure I'd ever want to read it again, Bashir storyline notwithstanding. It's been an enormously slow read. Sometimes, when you read a book, the pacing is just right and you can skim through it, or linger in it, as the case may be. Here, I was constantly feeling bogged down, and I'm not sure why. I suspect it has something to do with the overuse of technobabble. I don't consume Trek for technobabble, I like it for the characters and sense of wonder and general optimism about the future, and technobabble stops that cold. As it did here, I think. Which is a bit of a shame. 

 

bdplume's review against another edition

4.0

Not a huge Invasion series fan, but since DS9 has my favorite cast of characters it made this one more interesting.

errrick's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

Started slowly but the ending picked up the pace and was better.