Best Star Trek Deep Space Nine (DS9) Novels?
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Also the Millennium trilogy by J+G Reeves-Stevens.
You'll probably get a lot more replies in the Trek Literature subforum.
You'll probably get a lot more replies in the Trek Literature subforum.
You're better off asking this in the TrekLit room, which is specifically dedicated to questions like this. But in the meantime:
There are two 'phases' of DS9 books - ones set during the series, and ones set after. The so-called DS9 Relaunch book series has been massively massively popular, for the simple fact that they are allowed to make the kinds of big status quo changes that the series regularly did, without having to worry about being contradicted by future TV episodes.
The 34th Rule and A Stitch in Time are definitely recommended for stories set during the series (although ASiT is actually framed just after the series, with flashbacks to many time periods). But other popular choices are Hollow Men and The Never-Ending Sacrifice, both by Una McCormack, and both highly regarded. Una is generally to go-to gal for Cardassia-based stories, and these are both excellent.
Moving onto the post-series novels, a good place to start is Avatar pts 1 and 2, which is the literal 'relaunch,' the first story in what people have termed 'season 8', and the book that basically started the modern era of Star Trek novels. Further along the line, highlights include Twilight and Warpath, although you have to bear in mind that many of these stories are quite serialised, and would be best enjoyed as part of the whole series than as standalones. And even further ahead, there is the Plagues of Night / Raise the Dawn duology, which is pretty damn eventful, but I don't advise jumping ahead that far without reading some of the earlier stories first. As I said, very serialised.
If you go to the TrekLit room, you will find several other threads on this and similar subjects, and some posters have created massive flowcharts to explain the various book series, how they intersect, and what order to read things in. It might seem like a huge undertaking and rather intimidating, but the posters will happily guide you. We all enjoy welcoming noobs to the world of TrekLit!
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There are two 'phases' of DS9 books - ones set during the series, and ones set after. The so-called DS9 Relaunch book series has been massively massively popular, for the simple fact that they are allowed to make the kinds of big status quo changes that the series regularly did, without having to worry about being contradicted by future TV episodes.
The 34th Rule and A Stitch in Time are definitely recommended for stories set during the series (although ASiT is actually framed just after the series, with flashbacks to many time periods). But other popular choices are Hollow Men and The Never-Ending Sacrifice, both by Una McCormack, and both highly regarded. Una is generally to go-to gal for Cardassia-based stories, and these are both excellent.
Moving onto the post-series novels, a good place to start is Avatar pts 1 and 2, which is the literal 'relaunch,' the first story in what people have termed 'season 8', and the book that basically started the modern era of Star Trek novels. Further along the line, highlights include Twilight and Warpath, although you have to bear in mind that many of these stories are quite serialised, and would be best enjoyed as part of the whole series than as standalones. And even further ahead, there is the Plagues of Night / Raise the Dawn duology, which is pretty damn eventful, but I don't advise jumping ahead that far without reading some of the earlier stories first. As I said, very serialised.
If you go to the TrekLit room, you will find several other threads on this and similar subjects, and some posters have created massive flowcharts to explain the various book series, how they intersect, and what order to read things in. It might seem like a huge undertaking and rather intimidating, but the posters will happily guide you. We all enjoy welcoming noobs to the world of TrekLit!
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My favorite DS9 novel about the original Terek Nor station is Station Rage.
http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Station_Rage
http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Station_Rage
Anything by Una McCormack. She writes about Cardassians, and that makes me happy. Some of the relaunch novels are terrible imho, such as "Fearful Symmetry", which is really OOC (again, imho), but others are awesome. I loved The Never Ending Sacrifice and the Worlds of DS9 Cardassia story. AWESOME.
I can't speak for the numbered novels, as I didn't read a lot; A Stitch in Time and The 34th Rule were both superb. I also liked Vengeance, but as the first Trek novel I ever read, it's safe to say my attachment is also sentimental.
Millenium is by itself, and is...fantastic. I've read the whole trilogy at least six times, which is something when every book is 500 words.
Of the relaunch books, I like the original Avatar duology, followed by Section 31: Abyss the most.
These are the DS9 Trek novels I have read over and over and over and over.
Millenium is by itself, and is...fantastic. I've read the whole trilogy at least six times, which is something when every book is 500 words.
Of the relaunch books, I like the original Avatar duology, followed by Section 31: Abyss the most.
These are the DS9 Trek novels I have read over and over and over and over.
Rising Son was one of my favourites from the relaunch. Might not be your cup of tea if you're not into Jake, but it is something a bit different given it's set in the GQ with little seen/unfamiliar species and not so Starfleet focused. Probably why it really stands out.
I like the DS9 novel Abyss, part of the relaunch and branded under the Section 31 heading.
Hmm, I hate to double post. Maybe an admin can move the thread to the literature section.
I'm looking into the novels so far suggested. I think since I haven't really watched DS9 in a long time, and of that, I watched mostly the first 3 seasons, I think I'll at least start my reading with some stuff from pre Dominion War.
I know they might not be necessarily the best novels. But I don't have to restrict my reading to just the best novels. Sometimes getting a feel for the over arching story of a series is just as satisfying. Of course "over arching" means getting to know the characters and their personalities and individual goals. The stuff that's sprinkled on in episodes and novels, and only occasionally made into the main plot of a novel or tv episode.
I'm looking into the novels so far suggested. I think since I haven't really watched DS9 in a long time, and of that, I watched mostly the first 3 seasons, I think I'll at least start my reading with some stuff from pre Dominion War.
I know they might not be necessarily the best novels. But I don't have to restrict my reading to just the best novels. Sometimes getting a feel for the over arching story of a series is just as satisfying. Of course "over arching" means getting to know the characters and their personalities and individual goals. The stuff that's sprinkled on in episodes and novels, and only occasionally made into the main plot of a novel or tv episode.
I haven't read many Star Trek books full stop, but A Stitch in Time is a fantastic book, not just as a Trek book but a general literary piece.
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