- Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Star Trek; First Edition edition (3 Nov 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671002511
- ISBN-13: 978-0671002510
- Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.5 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 299,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This novel was a mixed bag. It has a good mystery at the centre of it, but the overall story takes too long to get going and the conclusion is flat and dull. The novel also has a very episodic feel to it - and not very good episodes at that.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Not really very good.
22 May 2008
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The best thing that I can say about this book is that, unlike many mass-market genre paperbacks, there aren't a whole lot of typos and other sloppy editing mistakes in it. There are a couple, but not enough to complain about. And the characters are resonably, if not exceptionally, well-handled.
Unfortunately, the basic plot is silly, it is handled poorly, and resolved in a very unsatisfactory way. Granted, it isn't the worst Star Trek novel I've read -- not by a long shot -- but it's definitely in the bottom third. I wouldn't bother with it unless you're just desperate for a Star Trek novel and the only other ones handy that you haven't read are ones that I've given one-star reviews to; there are a few of those.
Unfortunately, the basic plot is silly, it is handled poorly, and resolved in a very unsatisfactory way. Granted, it isn't the worst Star Trek novel I've read -- not by a long shot -- but it's definitely in the bottom third. I wouldn't bother with it unless you're just desperate for a Star Trek novel and the only other ones handy that you haven't read are ones that I've given one-star reviews to; there are a few of those.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A Quark DS9 novel.
7 Dec 1998
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Although Sisko and O'Brien are on the cover, this DS9 novel is about the trials and errors of Quark. Greed and the need for more profit are the evils which bring about the plot of this novel.
Although not the best of the DS9 novels, a definate must for Quark fans.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
ST:DS-9 Trial by Error
22 Feb 2003
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Trial by Error written by Mark Garland is a Quark book, as Quark hatches another scheme and his greed brings Deep Space Nine under attack.
This book lays a ground work and starts out slow, but don't lose heart as it wraps-up with plenty of action. Quarks is known for his enterprising schemes some of which are suspect for being legal. Odo wouldn't mind seeing Quark falling flat on his face while a scheme backfires, we see Quark trading with a Gamma Quadrant race... a lucrative deal to trade trellium crystals from the gamma Quadrant for gold-pressed latinum. Quark will realize enormous profits, but there is a catch.
Quark thinks this is too good to be true... and of course it is as we see Quarks scheme beginning to fall apart as the Gamma Quadant race, Quarks trading partners has enemies. Now, this distrust begins to tarnish the deal as a third alien race from the Gamma Quadrant begins to suspect theft, piracy or worse... as we known things that a Ferengi is good at including guile, cunning, trickery, and deceitfulness.
Now, all three alien races begin to distrust each other and the well-being of Deep Space Nine is in jeopardy. Klingons and Ferengi also get involved and now a shooting war breaks out and the action really gets heated-up. I found the book to be a quick, fast read as Quark's brokering gets him into trouble. The book fleshs out the character of Quark and we get a better sense of to what extent Quark will go to make gold-pressed latinum.
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