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A review by frakalot
The Antares Maelstrom by Greg Cox
5.0
I had the impression that Greg had a lot of fun writing this one, well I had a lot of fun reading it anyhow. I thought it had the energy of a DS9 or B5 story, not because it was based on a station but because there is so much mayhem going on pretty much all the way through the story. It reminded me of Sisko trying to deal with the local Ferengi, the Bajorans, the Cardassians and the Marquis all with urgent dramas of their own.
Antares Maelstrom is a very exciting story, especially for one that largely focuses on dispute mediation, but the energy level is constantly on maximum and the story moves along at a quick trot.
We've got heaps of familiars and at least one new alien species to meet. There is one character who I imagined as a cross between Quark and Garak, go on try to imagine it, it's weird isn't it?! Well, you'll know who I'm talking about and if you listen to the audiobook you'll hear my new favourite Robert Petkoff voice-character!
The only let down for me was that the ending was too good. It was all rosy, which you'd expect, but it's extra rosy with roses on top.
Antares Maelstrom is a very exciting story, especially for one that largely focuses on dispute mediation, but the energy level is constantly on maximum and the story moves along at a quick trot.
We've got heaps of familiars and at least one new alien species to meet. There is one character who I imagined as a cross between Quark and Garak, go on try to imagine it, it's weird isn't it?! Well, you'll know who I'm talking about and if you listen to the audiobook you'll hear my new favourite Robert Petkoff voice-character!
The only let down for me was that the ending was too good. It was all rosy, which you'd expect, but it's extra rosy with roses on top.