Mass Market Paperback, 282 pages
English language
Published Feb. 1, 1994 by Star Trek.
Published early in DS9's run, but I think this holds relatively true to the characters. The main attraction here is Quark and Odo having to work together to solve the central riddle of the novel -- even at this early stage, writers must have realized the possibilities for comedy and tension there. Ab Hugh keeps the pace moving along briskly, and my attention never flagged.
I'm fairly certain I read this once upon a time, when I had gotten all of the early DS9 books, but it's been so long since this came out, I definitely do not remember it now. And have to add my usual caveat that I found the audiobook, which I'm fairly certain at just about 2 hours means it's abridged, so never know how it truly compares to the full novel.
Anyhoo, I liked it - Odo and Quark stories are always fun, and even though this one went towards a serious set up, they still brought their arguments and charm. So in short, yep, strange gamma quadrant aliens are looking for something at the station, they aren't finding it, no one is helping, so they are killing everyone they find. But something keeps Odo and Quark from being there, so they can piece together what was going on and …
I'm fairly certain I read this once upon a time, when I had gotten all of the early DS9 books, but it's been so long since this came out, I definitely do not remember it now. And have to add my usual caveat that I found the audiobook, which I'm fairly certain at just about 2 hours means it's abridged, so never know how it truly compares to the full novel.
Anyhoo, I liked it - Odo and Quark stories are always fun, and even though this one went towards a serious set up, they still brought their arguments and charm. So in short, yep, strange gamma quadrant aliens are looking for something at the station, they aren't finding it, no one is helping, so they are killing everyone they find. But something keeps Odo and Quark from being there, so they can piece together what was going on and how to fix everything. But listening to them figure it out, while going back and forth to see the actions of the people involved at that moment; it complimented each other nicely, which surprised me because going back and forth between the past (even if it was just two days like here) and the present can be annoying. Anyway, a good story, although at times dark.
As for the audio itself, it's narrated by Rene Auberjonois, who does the most perfect Odo. ;) But his Quark was pretty darn good too!
