Mark Garland

When Quark brokers a lucrative deal to trade trellium crystals from the Gamma Quadrant for gold-pressed latinum, the potential for profit seems too good to be true. It is. Pretty soon, Deep Space Nine is under fire from at least three different alien races, each accusing the others of theft, piracy, and worse. Then, angry Klingons get involved, and so do the Ferengi... Odo wouldn't mind seeing one of Quark's schemes backfire, but not when it places the entire station in the middle of a shooting war that might consume them all!

A really good DS9 book. All parts were well done.… (mere)

Due to the vagaries of the webscription system, I ended up reading this book after its sequel, 'Frost'. This book seems to be essentially a fantasy 'quest' book, not that far short of EFP. A slight soupcon of bildungsroman is thrown in, but it's hard to feel that it's done well enough. The protagonist is introduced as a self-centered, manipulative wanton bitch (almost in so many words) and while it's clear that the intent is for her to grow more sympathetic through the book, the execution falls short.… (mere)