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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Terok Nor: Night of the Wolves

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This series just keeps getting better. Seeing the Occupation of Bajor is fascinating, especially as we follow Opaka Sulan's surprising spiritual "rebellion" of sorts and continue to see the Cardassian manipulation of Bajor's religion. From the cover, I expected Kira Nerys to play a much greater role, but the novel focuses more on the exploits of a few previously unknown characters and some old favorites. We get a glimpse of Dukat as prefect of Bajor and his right hand Cardassian, Damar, as they struggle to deal with the problems posed by the resistance as well as the intricacies of Cardassian politics. We also get a to see the discovery of Odo, which is done in a surprising way that, to me, fits right in with the feel of DS9. This is a very good second novel in the series and it leaves me looking forward to the third.

The second book in the Occupation of Bajor series is set twenty years after the Cardassians had first arrived on the planet. Bajor is now completely (except for pockets of resistence fighters) annexed and conquered by the Cardassians, and we see how Dukat (now a Gul) became Prefect and overlord of the Bajoran people. We also met several familiar characters for the first time: Damar (Gul Dukat's right hamd man), the future Kai Opaka (it's a very interesting backstory about how her teachings led to a schism in the Bajor faith and about how the people gradually abandoned the rigid D'Jarra system), Ro Laren (whom viewers will remember as the first Bajoran introduced to Trek fans via The Next Generation), Odo (we get to see his early days in a Cardassian-Bajoran lab and the development of his shapeshifting skills and personality), Winn (as obnoxious and arrogant in the beginning as she was in her reign as Kai), and finally, Kira Nerys, a very young freedom fighter who has a bloodlust for destroying the Cardassians over the fate of her mother. All of the characters' stories are interwoven well, the writing is top notch and exciting, and this book leaves the reader dying to get to the next. The subject of this book is the evolution of the occupation and the erosion of Gul Dukat's promises and attitude concerning the Bajorans. This is an excellent book, but it is even better if it is read immediately after completing the first (Day of the Vipers) in the series. I can't wait to read Book Three. Happy Reading!

The book series made me want to watch DS9 again. The author obviously did much research. Just about anything that was alluded to have happened "during the occupation" in the series is hashed out in this book series.

Night of the Wolves is the second installment of the Star Trek: Terok Nor trilogy, which chronicles the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor in the mid-2300s. While I found some of the elements in this book to be interesting and well-written, I do have certain qualms about it.

The novel follows several parallel subplots over a 12-year span, rotating through small additions to each story within a chapter. Though these subplots will occasionally reference each other, they rarely intersect on a direct level. Instead of interweaving these stories so that they culminate into one epic arc, the authors kept them mostly separate. Most of them are left with no true resolution.

I also felt a certain indifference to many of the characters in the first half of the novel. I was never pulled into the story fully; this may have to do with the fact that I was being bounced around between different characters' lives so often, and it also might be because some of the characters aren't all that strong to begin with.

In my opinion, the book becomes worthy of attention from page 275 on. This is when the story lines for teenage resistance fighters Kira Nerys and Ro Laren as well as Odo's laboratory "childhood" begin to pick up in full force. The descriptions of those characters are spot-on, and I could really feel the passion in what Kira and Ro were fighting for and the cautious curiosity in Odo's development.

Night of the Wolves is a mediocre production at best. I'd put it on the low side of three stars but recommend it for die-hard Bajoran and Deep Space Nine fans.

I have to admit I was thrown off by the sloooowwww start the second book of this planned three book cycle. I finally settled in and then WHAM I was thrown again by the abrupt switching of main character POV's in the middle of the novel. Once I got over these distractions I decided that Miss Perry turned in a fine story, though not as compelling as the first or last editions of this triology.

Two female authors give this book a different feel than the first book in the series. More of the characters are women, and there is also a small amount of romance (compared to none in the first book). This book chronicles some of the growing resistance and more of Dukat's self-serving behavior as prefect.

A few Bajoran resistance cells are featured in this book. Kira Nerys and Ro Laren are introduced here. Some of the Bajorans deal with the moral issues regarding the resistance, such as "collateral losses" among Bajorans and whether Bajoran collaborators deserve to be harmed. This gives the book more depth.

On the Cardassian side, Dukat's sexual exploitations are referenced but not described in detail. There's also a small story that may signal that the Oralians are not entirely killed off.

Throughout most of the book I wasn't sure where the story lines would connect, which made it interesting. At the end the story is wrapped up, with the balance of power still on the Cardassian side.

I'm still in the process of catching up on all of my Star Trek reading. This book is next on my list and I shall return with an updated review ASAP! Thank you for your patience!

Update: December 7, 2009

After reading "Day of the Vipers", I was able to read through "Night of the Wolves" within 24 hours! This book was a real page-turner that I could NOT put down!!! Reading about Odo's discovery and his chance meeting of Kira Nerys during the liberation of Gallitep was exciting!!!! I halfway knew what to expect in the next book, "Dawn of the Eagles", which I have just finished reading as well. I'm looking forward to writing the review about that!

This is the second novel in the three part series on Terok Nor, I found this on the best of the three, it gives wonderful tie ins to DS9 episodes and more in depth into the characters of Odo, Kira and other characters who fought in the bajoran ressistance.

This part by s.d. perry is better than the first part of this series. The characters are great and so is the story. This proves that Perry is the greatest Star Trek writer of her time.