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Sisko must keep a strange alien ship with potential to destroy Deep Space Nine out of the hands of the Cardasians.

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Rumors about a Cardassian plan to reoccupy Bajor are complicated by the arrival of a mysterious alien ship that contains valuable Gamma-quadrant technology, and Commander Sisko must fight to keep the ship out of the wrong hands.

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THE ALIEN SHIP came in hot and fast, popping out of the wormhole like a champagne cork from a bottle, the strange, smooth hull as blue as the eerie, swirling discharge of the wormhole itself. Read the first page

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, not great., Mar 24 2004

By	James Yanni (Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is not a bad book, and if you're in need of a fix for your DS9 addiction, there are plenty of worse choices out there. The writing itself is actually pretty good, and the concept isn't bad. (Of course, it's also not all that original; I was very strongly reminded of "2001: A Space Odyssey" and Hal the computer saying "I'm sorry, Dave, but I can't do that." The idea of artificial intelligence, particularly accidentally created artificial sentience, becoming a threat and/or insane is hardly new, but this WAS a fairly interesting look at it.) The biggest problem I have with this story is that the main characters actually DO very little; mostly, the solutions to their problems just sort of drop into their laps after they've struggled to find a solution and failed. They are presented with very thorny problems, including ethical dillemmas, but never actually required to solve them. Thus, while the story was engaging enough, the ending felt rather cheap.

OK if what you're looking for is a fast-moving plot with some excitement (although on that score, the book starts rather slowly) but not recommended if you're actually looking for a book with more meat to it.

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4.0 out of 5 stars DS9 #10 Valhalla - A very well told early DS9 tale!, Nov 2 2003

By	K. Wyatt "ssintrepid" (St. Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Surprisingly enough, "Valhalla" was only the first of two Star Trek novels for this outstanding author. I found his writing style to be fairly well paced and he had a thorough grasp of the characters and the overall theme of the series at the time in which this novel was published. This type of Star Trek Deep Space Nine novel is truly what DS9 was about at that time; a mystery from the Gamma Quadrant floating through the wormhole and the good old Cardassians from right next door, coming to waive their flag and make threats. It would certainly be nice to see this author make a return to the Star Trek universe after so many years away.

The cover art for this novel is pretty much standard fair for the time in which it was published and can even be considered lower than that considering the extremely poor rendition of Major Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor), which I find it surprising that she checked off on it.

The premise:

The Cardassians are raising the tension levels on the station and Bajor once again due to speculation that they may attempt to reoccupy Bajor, but things become complicated even further when a mysterious ship comes through the wormhole from the Gamma Quadrant. The crew of this ship is found dead and some very valuable technology from the Gamma Quadrant is found. Sisko soon finds that he must deal both with the Cardassians who are attempting to seize control of this ship and Kira who believes it to be Bajoran property.

When the alien ship suddenly seizes control of Deep Space Nine, Sisko finds he must now face this alien entity controlling the station and the Cardassians who are attempting to seize control of it. Here is where a very special player comes into play that came from the first season episode "The Forsaken."

I highly recommend this early Deep Space Nine novel to any and all fans of the series and Star Trek fiction in general. {ssintrepid}

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3.0 out of 5 stars Same plot, different twists, Mar 13 2003

By	Omni (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

There was a theme for awhile in the books series about the Cardassians always beign behidn some nefrious plot, kind of like 1940's films constantly casting Nazi's as the enemy. Because they had been the enemy but looked at as a whole, it did tend to wear after a while. This one in particular did not advance further, staying within the static bubble of a mission that changes nothing. The stauts quo must be maintained at the end. Also the introduction of the Defiant ship did open up the tv series and the books as well.
This book is fun but only passable.

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Published on Feb 17 2003 by Joe Zika

4.0 out of 5 stars It was good
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Published on Nov 13 2002 by General Pete

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Published on Dec 14 2000 by Kevin D. Flythe

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, not the best
This is a good book and I would recomend it. HOWEVER I seriously didn't get this "computer pup" thing. I am beginning to think that the author made that up. Read more

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