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A review by frakalot
Rules of Accusation by Paula M. Block, Terry J. Erdmann
adventurous
funny
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This story is exactly what you'd expect from a Quark-centric tale and it was quite a lot of fun to read. It is more than a little predictable and features a fair bit of fan service bringing in many familiar faces, friendly and otherwise. It is a quick, easy and enjoyable read.
Quark has decided that his bar, now the Ferengi Embassy to Bajor, needs another official opening ceremony since the original bar, oh, I mean the original embassy was destroyed along with the original DS9 station.
Sounds like fun, right? Well Quark's list of VIFs (Very Important Ferengi) aren't really jumping at the opportunity to attend so he needs a gimmick and after some ruminating with his friends it is decided to arrange for the original latinum printed 'Rules of Acquisition' to be put on display at his event.
The VIFs are now all drawn in by the opportunity to attend and Quark is looking to make a healthy profit out of the whole affair, but, Quark's schemes never play out the way he intends and by now the opportunity for mayhem must already be obvious.
There's a bit of investigating, but the mysteries don't last long. I would say that there were exactly two surprises about what happens, the rest is exactly as you'll predict while reading. I enjoyed the story and the opportunity to get together with Quark and so many of his friends and family.
As an aside, this book started by frustrating me right at the Historian's Note which explained that the events herein take place before the events of 'Sacraments of Fire' which..... is the book I had just finished. It's no fault of this story or the authors.... it just means that the post-nemesis reading list I have been following is not quite in perfect order.
Quark has decided that his bar, now the Ferengi Embassy to Bajor, needs another official opening ceremony since the original bar, oh, I mean the original embassy was destroyed along with the original DS9 station.
Sounds like fun, right? Well Quark's list of VIFs (Very Important Ferengi) aren't really jumping at the opportunity to attend so he needs a gimmick and after some ruminating with his friends it is decided to arrange for the original latinum printed 'Rules of Acquisition' to be put on display at his event.
The VIFs are now all drawn in by the opportunity to attend and Quark is looking to make a healthy profit out of the whole affair, but, Quark's schemes never play out the way he intends and by now the opportunity for mayhem must already be obvious.
There's a bit of investigating, but the mysteries don't last long. I would say that there were exactly two surprises about what happens, the rest is exactly as you'll predict while reading. I enjoyed the story and the opportunity to get together with Quark and so many of his friends and family.
As an aside, this book started by frustrating me right at the Historian's Note which explained that the events herein take place before the events of 'Sacraments of Fire' which..... is the book I had just finished. It's no fault of this story or the authors.... it just means that the post-nemesis reading list I have been following is not quite in perfect order.