34th Rule

Armin Shimerman has noted that it was his "personal agenda" in DS9 to make the Ferengi a more three-dimensional race than they were portrayed in TNG (trekmovie.com/2018/03/21/armin-shimerman-feels-responsible-for-failed-ferengi-introduction-on-star-trek-the-next-generation/). This book might be seen as part of that effort, as Shimerman gives depth to Quark's interior life in this novel. But there's a lot more going on here than just one character. The novel sets up a conflict between Bajor and Ferenginar in an interesting way, contrasting their spiritual and materialistic societies. And we see some of the lasting horrors of the Cardassian occupation on Bajoran lives. Good moments for all the DS9 characters here, who Shimerman clearly knows inside and out. Weighs in at 450 pages, but I was never bored. Great book by an author clearly invested in the subject.