Warped (Star Trek Deep Space Nine) [Hardcover]

K. W. Jeter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1995 | Series: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (Book 7)

As the first Deep Space Nine hardcover opens, political tensions on Bajor are on the rise and a series of murders on the station have shaken everyone aboard. Chief Odo traces the murders to a bizarre and dangerous new form of holosuite technology that turns its users into killers. To unravel the mystery, Commander Sisko must enter a world where danger lurks in every corner and death can come at any moment.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Although Warped is the 11th volume in the best-selling "Deep Space NineR" series, it is the first to appear in hardcover. The plot concerns series regular Commander Sisko, who searches for the inventor of an evil technology.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

Political tensions on Bajor are once again on the rise, and the various factions may soon come to open conflict. In addition, a series of murders has shaken everyone on board the station. While Security Chief Odo investiages the murders, Commander Sisko finds himself butting up against a new religious faction that plans to take over Bajor and force the Federation to leave Deep Space Nine^TM.

Odo traces the murders to a bizarre and dangerous new form of holosuite technology, a technology that turns its users into insane killers, and now threatens Sisko's son, Jake. As the situation on Bajor deteriorates, Sisko learns that the political conflict and the new holosuites are connected, and part of the plan of a dangerous madman. END --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Hardcover: 345 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671872524
• ISBN-13: 978-0671872526
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,129,546 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DS9 Warped - Poorly written and executed!, November 2, 2003

By 

K. Wyatt "ssintrepid" (Cape Girardeau, MO United States) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Warped (Star Trek Deep Space Nine) (Hardcover)

As a general rule I do not normally like to completely run an author's work into the ground, so in this case my intent is to be as fair as possible with reference to this title. It was not thoroughly surprising to see "Warped" be the second and final Star Trek novel by KW Jeter, who I know to be a very popular author in other genres. Between this and his first DS9 novel "Bloodletter," an astute fan of the series can quickly catch on that the author just didn't seem to grasp the characters or the overall theme of the series very well.

Although no one but those at Pocket Books can say for certain, I believe that the reason that this was the only hardback Star Trek Deep Space Nine release up until DS9's "Unity," which is due out this year, is because "Warped" did so poorly in sales due to it's slow pace and lack of familiarity to the actual series. I find this to be a sad fact as well, considering the novels that came out later that so richly deserved a hardback release!

The cover art for this novel is standard fare for the time it was published, not exceptionally imaginative.

The premise:

Attempting to capitalize on the outstanding second season trilogy episodes of "The Homecoming," "The Circle" and "The Siege," the author brings into play these aspects, playing on the political strife in the newly formed Bajoran provisional government. A series of murders occurs on the station and Commander Sisko finds himself dealing with a new religious faction that wishes to force the Federation away from Bajor.

Odo soon traces the mysterious murders on the station to a dangerous new form of holosuite technology which has also affected Commander Sisko's son, Jake. Sisko must now deal with this new religious faction and the very real possibility of murder coming his way from any direction, to include his own son.

I've also owned the audio tape for this novel for several years; read by Rene Auberjonois, it can be an "okay" distraction for three hours while driving down the highway. Of course, Rene Auberjonois' reading is excellent for what he was reading.

Overall, the premise to this story is an extraordinarily intriguing one; it's in the execution of the story where it falls flat. I would only recommend this title as a collectors or completist's type find. {ssintrepid}

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A little warped, but overall not bad, August 9, 2002

By 

Tim Dowling (Owego, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warped (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) (Mass Market Paperback)

I don't understand why everyone keeps saying that this book is so bad. I picked it up, and couldn't put it down. Sure, it got a little overinvolved with some technological details at points, but it's not bad.

The only reason I will give it only four stars is because the author made one slight mistake. As I am writing a book about Federation starships, the author used both the runabouts Mekong and Ganges. Well, during my research, I learned that the Mekong is the runabout that was assigned to Deep Space 9 after the Ganges was destroyed. Just a little annoyance with me that the author did not research the information first.

Overall, a good pick. I highly recommend you pick it up to read.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars HORRIBLE !!!, April 13, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Warped (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) (Mass Market Paperback)

It's the worst StarTrek book I've ever read