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TrekLit Goodness in the new issue of STM

Political allegiances are mutable things. The Dominion War rendered those former conflicts entirely moot by largely eradicating both sides. The Cardassian regime that the Maquis opposed no longer exists, and the Federation has had bigger problems these past few years, so it would've been counterproductive to engage in petty recriminations over things that are in the past. And the Federation in Gene Roddenberry's 24th century is supposed to be beyond acting for purely petty reasons like being "pissed off" by some past action. Especially in the face of the more urgent problems of the post-Dominion War era. The Federation is more about looking to the future than dwelling on the past.
 
And i'm glad they don't hold grudges. For the record, I'm a Chakotay fan, and am glad they gave him his four pips, just as i'm a fan of Ro:). The post-Dominion War / post-Destiny world means that experienced officers with a "rough" past can still be welcome. If the AQ had never went through any of this, it may have been a different story when it came to said officers...
 
Overall I'm quite pleased by the spoilery information revealed here, and I'm very much looking forward to ZSG and RBoE. Looks like a major step toward granting the DS9-R renewed momentum.

As far as Kira's new path is concerned, I like the idea of getting her off DS9. The position is a bit limiting as far as new storylines are concerned now that the show is over and galactic politics no longer revolve around the station itself.

I doubt Trek Lit will go the "Kai Kira" route, partly because that would seem rather unoriginal given the online game continuity, but even moreso because the position of Kai strikes me as even more limiting than station commander: more fit for an NPC than a central character in the unfolding DS9 saga.

***Activating Gratuitous Speculation Parameters***
I think it's more likely that Kira and Odo will be reunited, especially if the Dominion plot thread from the original relaunch comes into play, which seems likely given that the Dominion is a prominent galactic power, ripe for some kind of future epic storyline. So, sooner or later, I expect Kira will be gamma quadrant bound.
 
"DS9 is a hotbed of Command officers"

Not really, is it? The new novels are ~5 years after TSK, and didn't that say in ST11 that you can become Captain in about 5 years? Considering the setbacks certain characters had, I find it a bit normal?
 
Pike said you can graduate in four and have your own command in eight. Command of a ship doesn't necessarily mean you have the rank of captain. Of course, we now know that you can make captain in both rank and position before you even finish your third year.
 
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