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Betrayal (Star Trek Deep Space Nine, No 6)

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After you force yourself past the first 3 to 4 chapters, this book becomes a page turner. You will find youself lost within the intricacies of the cardassian deserter, and his road to escape from the brutal gul marak.

The sub plot of this book is not apparent at first, but becomes more clear as the pages turn. You will get through chapters 6 through 23 in about 1 day if you read like i do. They grip you.

I do recommend this novel to any star trek deep space nine fan who is looking for more details about the cardassian empire and the relations that bajor's new provisional government has with other secondary federation worlds.

This could very easily have degenerated into a cookiecutter DS9 story; all the standard elements were there: Bajoran terrorists from Kira's past, treacherous Cardassians, a threat to the existence of the station and the future of Bajor, scheming, greedy Ferrengi, and an overworked Sisko regretting that he hasn't time to spend with his son. There were a couple of new twists, such as a sympathetic look at a Cardassian, and we were missing the requisite appearance by the Prophets, but for the most part, there was nothing really new here.

Still, the writing was good enough to overcome that, at least for the most part. The story was a good read in spite of itself, and the characters were mostly well-handled, although Odo seemed a bit more cardboard than usual.

If you're looking for a novel and different DS9 plot, don't look for it here. But if you're looking for a competently executed rehashing of all the standard elements that make DS9 what it is, this is a fine example of the genre.

"Betrayal" is the one and only Star Trek effort from this author, at least to date. I find this to be somewhat disappointing as the author did a rather decent job with the plot development and characterizations. I found her writing style to be quite decent and the pacing of the novel to be reasonably engaging. The plot for this story is very interesting and compelling.

The cover art for this title is reasonably decent, yet standard fare for the time in which this novel was published.

The premise:

Deep Space Nine is the staging ground for a conference in which ambassadors from all over the Federation have assembled to determine the future of Bajor. As the stations personnel are having an already difficult time keeping all of these ambassadors happy, terrorist start blowing parts of the station, leaving Sisko and Odo the difficult task of trying to find and stop these ruthless terrorists. To make matters worse, a new Cardassian Gul shows up demanding the return of Deep Space Nine to the Cardassian Union. Commander Sisko must now diffuse this entire situation that threatens the very existence of Bajor.

What follows is a rather decent early Deep Space Nine story that is told fairly well and I would recommend this novel to any and all fans of the genre. {ssintrepid}

The title of this DS9 novel, Betrayal, is also the theme.

A Cardassian who was on the losing side of the latest political upheaval has fled his post and taken refuge on DS9. His defection has taken place shortly after the Federation and Bajor have taken over the station from the Cardassians. The station has been plagued with a rash of terrorist attacks which have unfortunately coincided with a trade conference, one that is crucial to Bajor rebuilding it's ravaged economy. As Kira investigates the attacks she is forced to choose between her old alligences to fellow freedom fighters and her new ties to the Federation and the current Bajoran government. Jake has to decide whether to keep his word to his new friend Nog or adhere to his father's expectations.

This is a typical DS9 novel, the Cardassians are threatening to invade, DS9 is ready to blow up despite O'Brien's best efforts, the Bajoran political situation is unstable and the Ferengi are trying to turn a profit out of the ensuing chaos. The characters are consistent with the series and the author has managed to bring them to life. On the down side it does take awhile for the action to pick up. The first half of the novel is a bit slow. Still for fans of the series (and really who else would be reading this) this is a reasonable substitute to re-watching one of the old episodes and is a better than average entry into the series.

While the best Deep Space Nine book in my opinion is still "Fallen Heros", "Betrayal" also has its moments. Not for any specific plot reasons but its nice to see a book where Jake Sisko is not the dull eyed preadolsent and actually does something to contribute.

This was the best DS9 book I ever read. It has a lot of action and mystery in it. I couldn't put it down. I would recommend it to all Star Trek fans. This book was unlike the usual DS9 where it is more concerned about community. "Betrayal" was concerned more with who's betraying and who should people suspect. It is definitely my favourite DS9 book.

I quite enjoyed this book. Good plot, if a bit obvious at times. Well written. And the characterizations of the major players felt right.

What turns off a lot of TREK fans about DS9 -- the heavy overlaid back-story about the Cardassia-Bajor conflict -- is precisely what a lot of fans find so compeling about this third (and best!)entry in the franchise. This tale (released May 1994, just as DS9 was winding up its second season) features the supposed Cardassian "traitor" Berat. He comes across as one of the most intriguing minor characters of the DS9 saga.

I have to admit: I did not finish this book. The writer went too much into the minds of the characters and didn't do much with plot development or action. Plus, because she uses so few of the available characters, she gives away her "bad guy" and the "plot" after the fifth chapter.

Good story, bad ST writer.

Again the books were lost. Cardassian focus. Mixed crisises. Focus on a character that hadn't bene focused on in a book yet seemed to be the choice but in the end that didn't necessary mean it was a hood thing.