- Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Star Trek
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 141656781X
- ISBN-13: 978-1416567813
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.5 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #290,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3.5 out of 5 stars (33 customer reviews)
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Plenty to offer, July 21 2008
By Kevin C. Jones - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Fearful Symmetry (Mass Market Paperback)
In my opinion, the negative reviews this book is getting are based solely on the fact that it didn't give people what they wanted. They expected Fearful Symmetry to continue the action of Warpath, to provide confrontation and lots of plot twists. I can see why they're disappointed, but I also think there's a ton of great stuff going on with this book. Keep an open mind, and you'll enjoy it.
Where Warpath was all about action and drama, Fearful Symmetry slows down and really lets the characters shine. Sisko's scene at the beginning of side 1 gives the purpose in a nutshell: to look at the possibilities and paths things might take. All of the characters get their screen time, even the minor ones. Olivia Woods has them all down pat, and does an excellent job of making you want to know what happens to them next. I'm sad that I have to wait another year for The Soul Key and The Never Ending Sacrifice (August and September 2009), but now I want to read them more than ever.
As for Iliana's story, yes, it's brutal. But it's not graphic...Woods doesn't get into detail for the brutal parts. What she does achieve, however, is to make Iliana Ghemor into a deep, sympathetic villain. I almost find myself rooting for her after reading her story. And the way the two sides of the flipbook intersect is brilliant. Just make sure you read side 1 first.
I would give the book five stars if it were longer. If Pocketbooks were serious about keeping these stories going, they should get them out more often. Otherwise, they're going to lose readers who are tired of waiting.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid Story, Aug 22 2008
By Gregory Fischer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Fearful Symmetry (Mass Market Paperback)
The good - I really enjoyed the writing. I'm not familiar with Olivia Woods, but I thought she had a pretty good handle on the characters and the story flowed fairly well.
Part one followed up nicely on the events in Warpath, but as others have noted, the story is much too short. I wanted more.
Part two follows Iliana Ghemor's journey from artist to member of the Obsidian Order to Kira's replacement. This part of the book has a major hurdle to overcome, because as other reviewers have noted, most of us want more of the main story, not Iliana's origin. So it was hard to start this side without a negative attitude, but the more I got into the story, the more I enjoyed it. It's a good look at the cruelty of Dukat and why Iliana wasn't subsituted for Kira (although that is actually also answered in the first part, but explored in more detail here). It's also a good behind the scenes look at Cardassian policies and politics.
The Bad: It's been a long wait to only get 130 pages or so of the main story. And according to the psiphiboards, it will be a long wait until we get the follow up novels "The Soul Key" and "The Never-Ending Sacrifice," which won't come out until August and September 2009.
Overall: Short, but good, and a must read if you're a fan of the DS9 novels.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Whew! I had a hard time following this one, Aug 9 2009
By Glass Lady "snowflakeglass" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Soul Key (Mass Market Paperback)
I've been a trekkie (not treker) since the 60's...Read every genre. But I have to say, I had a real hard time keeping up with this one. Too many universes and too many incarnations of Kira and her counterparts. I wouldn't recommend it for someone who was not familiar with the Star Trek alternate universe theme. It's easy to get lost.
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