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Title: The Mist: The Captain's Table Book 3 (Star Trek Deep Space Nine) by Dean Wesley Smith, Kristine Kathryn Rusch ISBN: 0-671-01471-4 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.55 (22 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A great continuation on the series!
Comment: Of the six Captain's Table books I'd have to say this one comes in a close second to Peter David's "Once Burned." I say this because I feel that the character of Captain Sisko is one of the best character's in the Trek universe.
Although there are a few minor inconsistencies in the story, they are not too distracting. As it happens, a lot of the Trek books released have had them and I do my best to ignore them. Afterall, the books are not canon.
"The Mist" is an extremely well told story about a race that lives close to DS9 and are for all intents and purposes, cloaked or in another dimension that is only one step removed from the Federations. What a wonderful concept! In my opinion, the author's captured Captain Sisko's personality really well. The character interactions in the bar were particularly good. Sotugh is a well done Klingon. The Quilli besting a Klingon was really funny as well. Overall a great story and thank you very much to the author's for this one.
Rating: 2
Summary: It's Official, The Premise Stinks
Comment: It took three books for an author to finally capture the true atmosphere of a bar story. That Rusch and Smith accomplished it redounds to their credit. Too bad for them that the feat is about as exciting as watching grass grow.
The interaction at the bar is the best so far in the series. The story told by Sisko is the weakest. And the constant (sometimes two or three times on a single page) interruptions become infuriating at times. Sisko's story, by itself, would fill perhaps 75 pages; thanks to the bar dialogue, it gets dragged out over 240 pages.
There are only two things preventing me from giving this book one star. First, I don't believe it would be gentlemanly to punish Rusch and Smith for fleshing out a bad idea as well as it could be. Second, there is one great moment at the end of the book. As Sisko leaves the bar, he sees in the darkness a woman that looks like . . . . but, no, he concludes. It can't be. She was killed in the Badlands, lost with her starship, years ago . . . .
Rating: 4
Summary: A Fairly Enjoyable Read
Comment: Nothing spectacular to be found here, but it is an enjoyable read. A few glaring inconsistencies: The Bajoran Wormhole to the Delta Quadrant, Gul Dukat's appearance as a Cardassian military adversary (this book happens during his fight with the Klingons), and the inaccurate back cover (the only Ferengi in the book is Cadet Nog). But overall, it is an enjoyable read. The parts in the Captain's Table are enjoyable and funny, especially the frequent interruptions. The flashback is all right, and gets better as the book progresses. Overall, a good read if you have the time.
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Title: Prophecy and Change (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) by Marco Palmieri ISBN: 0743470737 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The 34th Rule (Star Trek Deep Space Nine, No 23) by David R. George III, Armin Shimerman ISBN: 0671007939 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: January, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Unity (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) by S.D. Perry ISBN: 0743448405 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Fallen Heroes (Star Trek Deep Space Nine, No 5) by Dafydd ab Hugh ISBN: 067188459X Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 February, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: Dark Passions Book Two (Star Trek) by Susan Wright ISBN: 0671787861 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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