- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek (Aug 25 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1439109613
- ISBN-13: 978-1439109618
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.6 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
-
Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#214,817 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #9 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Media > Star Trek > Deep Space Nine
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
Product Details |
Product Description
Book Description
Continuing the post-television Deep Space Nine saga, this original novel shows the fall of the Cardassian empire as seen through the eyes of a young man with a foot in two worlds.
Rugal is an orphaned Cardassian who has been raised by the people his race once conquered, the Bajorans. Reluctantly repatriated to Cardassia as a teenager, Rugal becomes the living witness to the downfall of the proud people to whom he was born, first by the invading Klingons, then during the Cardassians’ unholy pact with the Dominion—a partnership that culminated in a near-genocide. Through it all, Rugal’s singular perspective illuminates the choices that brought the Cardassians to their ruin...even as he learns that the Cardassian soul is not as easy to understand as he imagined.
About the Author
Una McCormack is the author of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novels The Never-Ending Sacrifice, Hollow Men, and Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Vol. 1: Cardassia, as well as the Doctor Who novels The King’s Dragons and The Way Through the Woods. She lives in the United Kingdom.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most helpful customer reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cardassia from the other side.,
By
This review is from: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Never Ending Sacrifice (Mass Market Paperback)
This was a great book, and I finished it in a few days. If I'd had the time to just focus on this, I would've read in one day.SPOILER ALERT!! This was a fantastic look into Cardassian heritage and culture from someone who was raised outside of it, and forced into it after a mistake. I cried when I read that Rugal's parents were actively trying to get their son back, but were having no luck. The ruling at the ending that Sisko's ruling was against Bajoran law, which meant that he was a citizen of the Federation now, could've been done earlier since it was obvious his father was fighting against the ruling for 2 years until he died. I believe that Rugal went through this oppression needlessly. I enjoyed reading about Ziyal, and his re-encounter with her on DS9/Terok Nor made for a good insight into her character that the 3rd actress who played her made real: naïvete. Ziyal could see no wrong in Dukat that she believed Rugal was lying to her. It made one more reason why we should dislike her since she is so closed-minded. Rugal's fight to adopt the little girl he found on the abandoned farm is touching and heart-rending at the same time, since the humans on the planet seek to take her away from him. The whole scenario reflects his own past, and the resolution comes full circle at the end when he is allowed to adopt her, getting some universal justice that he was not allowed to have with his own parents. Garak's appearance at the end is so real, and I can picture the scene and his voice perfectly. The book is as good as, if not better, than Una's previous 2 novels for DS9. Well worth $10.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta) Amazon.com:
4.4 out of 5 stars (13 customer reviews) 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding!,
By Laura J. Cope - Published on Amazon.com
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Never Ending Sacrifice (Mass Market Paperback)
The Never Ending Sacrifice was one of the best Star Trek books I've read. The story line was captivating. I couldn't put it down. Una McCormack should get an award for this one. The main character, Rugal, steals your heart from the very beginning. He's journey from childhood on Bajor, back to Cardassia with a father he never knew. He takes you through the Dominion War from a different perspective. I can't say enough about this book and I don't want to give anything away. A must read and enjoy!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Neverending Sacrifice,
By Alice L. Moore - Published on Amazon.com
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This novel is based on the Deep Space Nine episode "Cardassians". To summarize, an orphaned Cardassian boy named Rugal is adopted by a Bajoran couple. It is discovered that Rugal is not an orphan but is the son of a prominent Cardassian government official. He is sent back with his Cardassian family by Cmdr Sisko. This novel is the aftermath of this repatriation.This novel like A Stitch in Time (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) is more of a culture/character novel than a plot driven novel. The author did a fine characterization by not making Rugal too human. Many SciFi and futuristic fantasy writers have their alien characters as modern day projections. The situations are metaphors for modern day problems. In Star Trek Deep Space Nine they were able to break away from this with the creation of the Cardassians. They have morality, values, and a soul but they aren't of the human variety. Andrew Robinson and Marc Alaimo both did superb jobs in Deep Space Nine portraying this. This novel built on "A Stitch In Time". Rugal returns to his Cardassian family and doesn't even want to adjust. His attitude persists throughout the years. He finds that Cardassians are not all butchers, yet he persists in trying to find a way back to Bajor. This highlights his non-human characteristic. Any drawbacks? The novel follows the plot arc of Deep Space Nine. The developments such as the Maquis and the Dominion War are told from the perspective of Rugal and not the regular Star Trek characters. This isn't a minus for myself. Rugal's Cardassian father, Pa'dar seems a model of forbearance not only with Rugal but his imperious mother, Geleth(another interesting character). Pa'Dar seems almost too much of a saint. This book is overall a good light read. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The title discribes the novel on several levels,
By A. Calloway "print lover" - Published on Amazon.com
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Never Ending Sacrifice (Mass Market Paperback)
Wow! I too was captivated by Rugal's on-going story, although I (sort of) agreed watching the DS9 episode that he should go home to Cardassia. I was kind of irritated when, though realizing his birth father loved him unconditionally, he still wanted to go back to Bajor. But was so into the storyline, and it fits the teenage emotional level.U.M.'s writing is excellent. It sweeps along from one believable happening to another. It was so satisfying to see him mature, and stop thinking about his own issues,though heart-wrenching, to care for his grandmother, and then his neighbor during the war. I would have loved to have seen some type of reconciliation between Rugal and his father. But like the title says, there were never ending sacrifices--Rugal's, his father's, his adoptive parents, the Bajoran people's, the soldiers, the Cardassian people's, their brain washed children, the survivors of all the ravaged planets, and even the ones that weren't touched. I'll bet when you read this book you'll be able to find evidence of more. U.M. shows how families can be destroyed by cruel ambitions and bigoted people. Then we get to watch in triumph as they rally to survive, and even prosper. How beautiful for Rugal to create one family after losing two. I highly recommend this book. Hats off to U.M. for her fine writing. |
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
