Book Review: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Soul Key (9781439107928): Olivia Woods: Books
Book Review: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Soul Key (9781439107928): Olivia Woods: Books
The First DS9 Relaunch Book I COULD Put Down :-(,
By DD -
I have read every book in the DS9 relaunch, and this is the most disappointing one. It’s not that Woods doesn’t try, but she spends too much time focusing on Iliana Ghemor and the alternate universe characters (of which there are many!), thus spending far less time than she should have on developing the characters of the DS9 cast. About a third of the book is devoted to explaining how Iliana Ghemor of the “prime” universe managed to convince people in the alternate universe to help her in her quest to fulfill the role of Emissary. This chunk of story could have been alloted to Ghemor of the alternate universe, as readers will see that she is a very significant character, as well as to Kira, Vaughn, and Taran’atar. Woods sets each of them on an interesting path - Kira comes face to face with an alternate Opaka and Winn while Vaughn and Taran’atar both make difficult choices. Developing his arc — along with Taran’atar’s would have served the story — and longtime fans — much better. Of all the relaunch books, this is the first I did not have an urge to read through in one sitting. After waiting a year for this book and 4 years for the conclusion to the alternate universe plot, it is a little disappointing to see it done so poorly.
Nevertheless, Woods manages to set new plots in motion that will undoubtedly affect the future of those living aboard DS9 — assuming that Pocket Books ever gets around to putting those plots into print. Woods ties the alternate Iliana into the metaplot for “season 9″ in a very interesting way. The epilogue in this book is not to be missed if you’ve been following the series and plan to continue.
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