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Station Rage (Star Trek Deep Space Nine, No 13)

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This is a book with a lot of combat, hand to hand and ship to ship. The descriptions, in general and of the action specifically, are good and quite vivid. The character interaction is very good. The characterisation and writing in general are good but a bit odd. The actions and behaviour of the characters fit, but the dialogue and internal thinking are not how the DS9 crew talk. It's not overdone in this particular book, but noteworthy. There are also odd little mistakes, like the Infirmary supposedly not being on the Promenade. That all aside, the action in this book is well thought out, both in terms of writing and in terms of planning and execution by the characters. It is a real battle of minds between Sisko and the leader of the station's invaders. This is a great action book and with more depth than one would expect.

"Station Rage" is author Diane Carey's first original Deep Space Nine story and it is most certainly one of her best Star Trek stories ever. Even more than usual with one of her stories, I found myself amazed with how well designed the plot and overall premise of this story was setup and executed. As is usual with one of her better stories, the characterizations and pacing for this incredible early DS9 tale are beyond reproach.

The cover art for this great story and the story itself aren't quite in synch, which only goes to reproving some of the difficulties the fiction writers had when trying to keep up with the fast paced series and its constant shifting and changing. The cover art itself isn't all that interesting, but the fact that it shows Sisko as he was during the early seasons, with hair and the rank of Commander is in direct contradiction with the story where he's a Captain.

The premise:

As was usual for O'Brien during the early years of the series, he and Odo are exploring through some of the less traveled areas of the space station and they soon discover a cache of Cardassians. The Cardassians come back to life and start causing major problems for the Starfleet and Bajoran crews. Finding the situation untenable, Captain Sisko attempts to handle the situation diplomatically, but soon finds that impossible.

What follows from there is most certainly one of Diane Carey's best Trek stories and one of the best early Star Trek Deep Space Nine stories that I would highly recommend to any and all fans of Star Trek fiction! {ssintrepid}

Probably the best Trek book I've read in quite a while and I've read a lot. This book is well done, and thats we expect from Star Trek. I reread the story about three times so far, and only caught one error. With a genre as big as Trek, this was no small feat. No, I don't read to find flaws, as a fan I just caught this one.

At one point Sisko is beamed to Engineering on the Defiant because the bridge is transporter proof. Later on a federation starship, arriving to help beams the last survivor from the Cardassian ship directly to the bridge of the Defiant. This is a tiny point, and as I said this was a wonderful, and masterful story. I was enthralled the second time I read it!! GeronL. a reader

What I liked so much in this book was the in depth look at the characters thinking and how well the author shows the feelings of the characters. And another thing I liked is the way the writer literaly writes the reader into the book. What I mean is that I actuelly felt like I was there watching every thing and despite of this she (the author) found plenty of room to put some action in it. PS. Please excuse my spelling as I am not English but Icelandic

The concept of soldiers hidden within DS9 coming to life and emobodying an age old rage is original and makes the book stronger than most of the series lot.
What I did appreciate about this book is Diane Carey's work, she is one of the better Star Trek writers because her books tend to be more thoughtful and drawn on.
I recommend this book for the on target characterization it has as well as the strong writing. Sisko really comes to life on these pages.

To tell the truth, what I wanted in in this book was something like the episode "Empak Nor" with mindless Cardassian creepies always around the corners. The Cardassians are creepy to begin with(though I've seen creepier), and the cover painting sorta complused me to read this book. Boy! Was I disappointed! There are no "unlit hallways" or bodies littering the floor, and the Cardassian "corpses" don't seem to be that consumed with their so-called "Station Rage".

*Loved* this one -- Diane Carey has a gift for introducing new characters who are sympathetic and unforgettable. The characters and stark, striking atmosphere were the high points, but plenty of action, too.

As any regular reader of my reviews knows, I've never been a fan of Diane Carey's writing, and while this book doesn't change my overall opinion of her writing (as her entry in the "Day of Honor" series almost did) it also doesn't do too much to reinforce it. She still has a bit of a tendancy to use words in ways that she obviously defines as "creative" and that I can only call "weird and distracting", but it isn't nearly as pronounced in this book as it is in, say, "Descent" or "The Search". Further, since this is an original story, rather than an adaptation of a TV episode as both of the aforementioned books were, it plays to her strengths, which are plotting and characterization, pacing, and virtually every aspect of writing that does NOT involve word choice, and if her plot was somewhat implausible in places, still, it was interesting and moved well.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Station Rage written by Diane L. Careyis a fast paced action-adventure book set on the space station Deep Space Nine.

Deep Space Nine used to be a Cardassian stronghold neighboring Bajor durning the Cardassian occupaton. As Starfleet takes over the station, they fine a tomb of Cardassian soldiers on the station and they begin to pulsate life signs and seek revenge upon the Starfleet/Bajorian crew.

Commander Benjamin Sisko seeks to return these Cardassian soldiers to Cardassia through diplomatic means, but the carnage has already commenced and is starting to cripple the station.

The reader has a very good story replete with political intrigue and action just short of full-scale chaos. You'll be entertained with this well-written book till the ending. This is one of the better Deep Space Nine books written to keep the reader involved with the story plot till the end.

The character development fleshes out well and you are left thoroughly entertained. Fast paced action-adventure with Cardassian intrigue from the past could destroy the entire galaxy. Commander Benjamin Sisko and the crew are upto the task making this book a keeper.

This is one of those books, that you won't be able to put down. I don't give "spoilers", and I have to be very general in this case, because there are twists & surprises beginning in the early chapters. Essentially, the crew for DS9 finds a sealed tomb behind a wall in an obscure section of the station that they had never entirely explored. In this tomb is an elite group of Cardassians who seem to be of major historical importance. This discovery has immediate and dramatic political ramifications that drive the story.

I appreciate a story even more when new characters are introduced who are just as interesting as the characters we already know and love. In this case, a spectacular villian is introduced, The High Gul, a legendary Cardassian leader who is full of ambition, charm, and controlled agression. The High Gul, shows incredible leadership through his great understanding of people, which helps him keep a firm command. The High Gul is a character with some of the same fascinating qualities as someone such as Star Trek legend, "Khan." When the reader starts to sympathize with the antagonist, and understand his point of view, it's a good indication of an author telling a great story. I was just as interested reading about the Cardassian enemies as I was reading about the characters from the DS9 Television show. Diane Carey is one of the best authors in this genre, and she proves it yet again in Sation Rage.