- Mass Market Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Star Trek (5 July 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671034766
- ISBN-13: 978-0671034764
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 510,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Star Trek Deep Space Nine finally draws to a close with the double-length episode What You Leave Behind. Diane Carey's novelisation transfers the story very effectively to the printed page, taking us inside the characters' minds as they face the climactic conclusion to their seven-year adventure aboard DS9. Carey adds a couple of extra scenes and some new dialogue, as well as the characters' thoughts and feelings, while remaining close to the television script. The action is handled well, with some excellent descriptions of the battles.
While the starship 'Defiant' leads a combined Federation, Klingon and Romulan fleet against the Dominion and its Cardassian and Breen allies, Kai Winn and Gul Dukat head for the Fire Caves where they intend to release the Pah-wraiths, false Prophets who they believe will give them immense power. Captain Sisko is central to both story lines. As the Starfleet commander of DS9, he is one of the leaders of the fleet, but he is also the Emissary of the Prophets, and only he can stop Winn and Dukat.
Everyone has something to do in this final adventure, and most of the plot threads are neatly tidied up. After seven years, it's hard to say goodbye, but this story does it well, bringing DS9 to a satisfying, if poignant, conclusion. --Elizabeth Sourbut
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A powerful novel in the classic tradition of "All Good Things..."
Seven years ago, Benjamin Sisko took command of an alien space station newly christened "Deep Space Nine(TM) ." There he met Kira Nerys, Odo, Miles O'Brien, Quark, Worf, Julian Bashir, and many others who would touch his life deeply. He also found a new and troubling destiny as the long-awaited Emissary to the mysterious wormhole entities known as the Prophets.
Now, after years of triumph and tragedy, and a cataclysmic war that rocked the entire Alpha Quadrant, Captain Sisko and his valiant crew face their final challenge. No one is safe, nothing is certain, and not even the Prophets can predict the ultimate fate of "Deep Space Nine!"
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
It's a sad day in Star Trek when one of the two best Star Trek tv shows ends(the other best show being TOS of course). And of course, we couldn't have done it any better than the Great Screw-Up of the Galaxy...Rick Berman! I couldn't believe how little coverage DS9 got when it ended. Sure, it got some, but after it ended, poof, it's gone! Now, I'm sure when Lost In Space II(for those who don't know, I'm referring to Voyager!)ends there will be talk about it for years. Anyway, this book is excellent(especially since it wasn't written by the god-awful Daffyd ab Hugh!!!). The only scenes I didn't like were the Kira-Crazy scene(but that was made excellent with the Garak and Damar chit-chat), and the Bashir & Garak goodbye. I loved what Garak said, and the whole way he acted during the scene, but then again this ending was good also. Once again, Diane Carey proves she is one of the best Trek writers. The space battles are awesome, the character writing is fabulous. It's...it's amazing!!! Before I end, I'd like to say thank you to the First Great Bird of the Galaxy = Gene Rodenberry, and also I'd especially like to thank the Second Great Bird of the Galaxy = Ira Steven Behr, for making DS9 what it was.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Ever since I first began watching DS9, I've been hooked on the action, plot twists, and most of all, the people. Except for the deranged opening with a delirious Kira, this book was fantastic! I read it after the episode and loved it. Their good-byes made me cry (even after reading it 2 times) and the memories made me smile. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to know how the DS9 story came to a bittersweet ending. Even in 20 years, I'll still be able to remember how this Trek spin-off touched my heart
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
the novelization was actually better than the episode, because it tried to cover for the many many horrible plot holes by explaining wierd character shifts (specifically in Odo and the Female Founder). Also, it adds a few scenes which nicely flesh out the story, though an opening Kira-Garak-Damar scene is stupid because Kira is giggly and hallucinating and talking with a rat. Please.
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The end of Star Trek for me
I bought the novelization solely based on how excellent "What You Leave Behind" was as an episode. Carey adds her own scenes and thoughts (I've often wondered if the scene where... Read more
Published on 24 April 2010 by S. Carey
Great Novelization!
A great novelization of the episode I'd dreaded all throughout the last season of Deep Space Nine. Just another example as to why they go to Diane Carey for novelizations. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2003 by K. Wyatt
Very disappointing
Although Diane Carey is a very good author, writing novelisations is not one of her strong points! I have read her work before which has been very good, but her novelisations are... Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2000
Oh my god, brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you're watching DS9 on Sky 1, then don't buy this yet - it's a novelisation of the last episode, a thrilling two-parter. Read more
Published on 28 Oct 1999 by Claire Hennessy
pointless garbage!
I'm kicking myself for wasting $5 on this junk! It had nothing in it that I didn't see on the TV episode so why did I buy it? Whata rip!!!!
Published on 20 Aug 1999
It was a pretty good book
The show showed the same thing. I thought I might be able to get some more out of reading the book, but did not. I finished it, so it must have been worth reading
Published on 5 Aug 1999
Do not read this before you see the show!!
This book seems hardly more than a transcript of the actualsaid lines. It lacks deapth of it's own and tension of it's own. It's sort of a report, not an fullgrown gripping story. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 1999
well, it's better than the TV episode...
I give the book 0 stars for plot, and 2 stars for trying to compensate for the idiotic plot. Since this is a novelization, it clearly wasn't the author's fault that she was... Read more
Published on 11 July 1999
It's excellent!
It was an excellent book! I couldn't put it down. I finished it in a day. Then I read it again. I was disappointed when I saw the episode because the book expanded and explained... Read more
Published on 3 July 1999
One thing I won't miss about Deep Space Nine...
I guess I can live without the best Trek out of the four, if it means the Breen are history too. Those guys give me the creeps. Especially the way they talk. Read more
Published on 29 Jun 1999
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