The Heart of the Warrior (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, No 17) [Mass Market Paperback]

John Gregory Betancourt (Author)

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Series: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Publication Date: October 1, 1996

While a crucial peace conference fills Deep Space Nine^TM with rumors of intrigue and conspiracy, Major Kira and Lt. Commander Worf embark on a dangerous undercover mission deep into the heart of the Gamma Quadrant. Their mission: to find the secret of the addictive substance that the Changelings use to control their Jem'Hadar warriors. But how long can Worf and Kira remain undetected in the midst of the Dominion? Odo may be their only hope; but to save them, he'll have to stand against his own people.

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While a crucial peace conference fills Deep Space Nine^TM with rumors of intrigue and conspiracy, Major Kira and Lt. Commander Worf embark on a dangerous undercover mission deep into the heart of the Gamma Quadrant. Their mission: to find the secret of the addictive substance that the Changelings use to control their Jem'Hadar warriors. But how long can Worf and Kira remain undetected in the midst of the Dominion? Odo may be their only hope; but to save them, he'll have to stand against his own people.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 274 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671002392
• ISBN-13: 978-0671002398
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,918,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Two major plotlines are too much for one book, August 2, 2008

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Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Heart of the Warrior (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, No 17) (Mass Market Paperback)

The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series was different from many other series in that storylines continued over several episodes. While this allowed the story to be expanded into much greater detail, it also meant that multiple plotlines were often simultaneously followed. While this is acceptable and even sensible in a series, it can be a problem in a book. In this case it is a problem.
After great effort, a peace conference has been scheduled between the Cardassians, the Federation, the Maquis group of guerrilla fighters and the Valtusians. Just getting these sides to a conference is a major achievement and Commander Cisco and the officers of Deep Space Nine (DS9) are having great difficulties in managing all of the security problems. A Bajoran group is also on DS9 and is staging major protests. It is their contention that Gul Mekkar, the leader of the Cardassian delegation, is the perpetrator of war crimes during the Carassian occupation of Bajor.
In the second major plotline, Odo, Worf and Kira are on an undercover mission into Dominion controlled space. They are to make contact with a man who supposedly has information on the drug that the Founders use to control the Jem'Hadar warriors. This mission takes them deep into Dominion territory and they ultimately end up stowing away on a Dominion ship. Since Quark, Bashir and O'Brien are also major characters, there are aspects of the story that involve their actions.
The two major plotlines are just too much for one book and the events where Kira and Worf stowaway on the Dominion ships are absurd. As other episodes have demonstrated, the ubiquitous computer involvement in the running of a ship would mean that an intruder aboard a ship would be easily and immediately detected. This would have been a better story if the peace conference had been the only major theme and the background and context more thoroughly explored. A reader unfamiliar with the series would be left puzzled by some of the references.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good concept, March 13, 2003

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This review is from: The Heart of the Warrior (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, No 17) (Mass Market Paperback)

A good concept for a story that doesn't develop well enough to be thsi short of a book. Basically they spend most of their time hidden and then escape in the nick of time. I wished that this book would've been better, it had the potential to be greater and unfortunately the ideas didn't always live up to the promise of what I think the writers wanted them to.

3.0 out of 5 stars Adequate but unspectacular., January 7, 2007

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James Yanni (Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Heart of the Warrior (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, No 17) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a perfectly acceptable story in the genre of Star Trek DS9, but it has nothing to recommend it above the general run of such stories. It is competently written, but is really just "another DS9 story". If you enjoy DS9, it will be a fun read, but even so, within a week you'll have trouble remembering any details; it just isn't very memorable.