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Star Trek Online: The Needs of the Many Mass Market Paperback – 29 April 2010

by Michael A. Martin (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars 61 ratings
Prior to the terror-filled times of the Long War -- the seemingly endless struggle against the Undine, a paranoid, shapeshifting race once known only as Species 8472 -- enemy sleeper agents quietly penetrated every echelon of Federation society, as well as other starfaring civilizations throughout the Alpha and Beta quadrants. The ensuing conflict shook humanity to is very core, often pitting its highest ideals against a pure survival instinct.All too often the Undine War demanded the harshest of sacrifices and exacted the steepest of personal costs.

Drawn from his exhaustive research and interviews, The Needs of the Manydelivers a glimpse of Betar Prize-winning author Jake Sisko's comprehensive 'living history' of ths tumultuous era. With collaborator Michael A. Martin, Sisko illuminates an often poorly-understood time, an age marked equally by fear and by courage.
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  1. Print length
    432 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pocket Books
  4. Publication date
    29 April 2010
  5. Dimensions
    10.64 x 3.05 x 17.15 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    143918657X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1439186572
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Michael A. Martin’s solo short fiction has appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. He has also coauthored (with Andy Mangels) several Star Trek comics for Marvel and Wildstorm and numerous Star Trek novels and eBooks, including the USA Today bestseller Titan: Book One: Taking Wing; Titan: Book Two: The Red King; the Sy Fy Genre Award-winning Star Trek: Worlds of Deep Space 9 Book Two: Trill -- Unjoined; Star Trek: The Lost Era 2298—The Sundered; Star Trek: Deep Space 9 Mission: Gamma: Vol. Three: Cathedral; Star Trek: The Next Generation: Section 31—Rogue; Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers #30 and #31 ("Ishtar Rising" Books 1 and 2); stories in the Prophecy and Change, Tales of the Dominion War, and Tales from the Captain's Table anthologies; and three novels based on the Roswell television series. His most recent novels include Enterprise: The Romulan War and Star Trek Online: The Needs of the Many. His work has also been published by Atlas Editions (in their Star Trek Universe subscription card series), Star Trek Monthly, Dreamwatch, Grolier Books, Visible Ink Press, The Oregonian, and Gareth Stevens, Inc., for whom he has penned several World Almanac Library of the States nonfiction books for young readers. He lives with his wife, Jenny, and their two sons in Portland, Oregon.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pocket Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 29 April 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 143918657X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1439186572
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 227 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.64 x 3.05 x 17.15 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 61 ratings

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  • David Carey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - even if you haven't played the game
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 May 2010
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    I would now think that the majority of gamers play games on the PS3 and the Xbox 360, rather than a PC. I certainly do anyway, so unless Star Trek Online gets released as a platform game I'm really unlikely to ever play it. That said, I really enjoyed "The Needs of the Many". Taking the form of Jake's interviews with a variety of familiar (Worf, Quark, Garak, Kasidy Yates, Vic Fontaine, La Forge, Janeway, Seven of Nine, Dulmer and Lucsly) and unfamiliar, as well as logs and press releases, "The Needs of the Many" is the most unusual Star Trek literature release in a long time. The author captures the personalities of the characters very well, especially the DS9 characters, whom he has written about before. Let's hope he gets the opportunity to do so again.
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  • raymond lee chatham
    5.0 out of 5 stars ok.
    Reviewed in the United States on 2 May 2025
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    good
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  • Stefan Seitz
    5.0 out of 5 stars Is this Star Trek?
    Reviewed in Germany on 16 April 2010
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    One is for sure it's a heck hell of a different universe than trekkies have known for years. This book only follows the continuity as seen on-screen, so don't wonder if you read a lot of stuff you remember differently. This isn't the authors fault but rather a deliberate decision to ignore that piece of star trek history the explanation therefore is within this book. But the author does an amazing to write a story which sheer broadness seems amazing and is unique for a single star trek novel so far. The stylistic way of choice is to tell these stories from various people during the Undine-war through interviews led by Jake Sisko makes the feeling of reading this grant tale of unseen star trek history, very interesting but also deeply emotional. It explains in fearsome but plausible ways the repercussions of this so-called Undine war and why such a noble and tolerate society as the citizens of the federation could descent into paranoia and in denunciation but which also never lost the last glimmer of hope. The range in interviewees is rich such as; simple toopers, civilians, refugees, agents on the seen- and unseen front, politicians, civil- military- cultural and religious decision-makers and more tell there one unique perspective of a greater story which is only a small part in the tapestry which forms the history of this unseen as ominous war with the likewise camouflaged and in under stealth operating species which is only known by its Borg-designation Species 8472. It's a very dark and different way from the Star Trek stuff around for over 40 years now, so you should only consider this as alternate Trek but in this context its great literary and amazing story-arc superbly written.
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  • Matthew Gardner
    4.0 out of 5 stars Boldly Going Forward
    Reviewed in the United States on 21 August 2010
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    I can understand some people not loving this book, but for my money it's the best Star Trek novel in YEARS. It is meandering by nature of the concept(reports as written by Jake Sisko), but I love the pacing, the characterizations, and the chance to find out what happened to our beloved Next Gen and DS9 crews post Star Trek: Countdown, which I also loved (and yes, Janeway and Seven are touched on too, puke). I haven't had the time or money to check out the game, but this is not just some cheap marketing tie-in; real thought went into this, and a timeline provided at the end is quite illuminating. And no, it doesn't follow the continuity of the ambitious but ultimately cheesy Star Trek: Destiny trilogy.
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  • Andrew S.
    2.0 out of 5 stars Langweiler
    Reviewed in Germany on 15 November 2011
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    Ich hatte mir dieses Buch in der Hoffnung gekauft, etwas mehr über die Zeit zwischen dem letzten Film und dem Anfang von Star Trek Online zu erfahren. The Needs of the Many bietet zwar diese Informationen, jedoch werden diese in einer äußerst langweiligen Art und Weise erzählt. Diese Aneinanderreihung von langatmigen Interviews mit den verschiedensten Protagonisten aus der Timeline halte ich für wenig gelungen. Mit diesem Buch verhält es sich leider genau so wie mit dem MMO von Cryptic: Jede Menge Potential wurde nicht genutzt oder schlecht umgesetzt. Daher ist dieses Buch wahrscheinlich nur für Hardcore-Trekkies eine Empfehlung wert.
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  • Heather Glenn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Better than most give it credit for.
    Reviewed in the United States on 19 April 2010
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    I suppose I should start by saying that unlike most books of this genre, published for MMO's, this one is not a novel. It is a fictional book, obviously, but the purpose of the book is less to take the reader through a traditional Star Trek story, and more to formally inform them of events that have transpired.

    I'll happily admit that the book is a fascinating little read about the political and scientific developments that have occurred since we last left the Next Generation/Deep Space Nine/Voyager era of Star Trek, to now. If you took the opportunity to read the Star Trek: Countdown comic book, then you're already somewhat familiar with the ongoing destinies of some of our characters, as Jean-Luc Picard has moved on to become Ambassador to Vulcan, Worf has become a General in the Klingon Empire, Data has become Captain of the Enterprise-E, and Geordi La Forge has moved on to build his own starships, while spending some time with the Soong Foundation.
    Star Trek: The Needs of the Many expands on what we already know in the Path to 2409, with personal interviews with many of the well-known (and not-so-well-known) characters, as well as military reports, all detailing personal experiences and transgressions over the last several years.

    The dominant topic is the Undine War, painting a clearer picture of the way Starfleet Officers, as well as MACO's, were personally affected by the widespread paranoia that ensued in nearly every diplomatic system in and around the Federation. There is considerable discussion regarding the United Federation of Planets, Gorn Hegemony, Klingon Empire, Cardassian Union, and other political structures that were affected by the war, or had a hand in it.

    Among those most-notably interviewed by Jake Sisko are Garak, Quark, Admiral Kathryn Janeway, General Worf, Bruce Maddox, Kassidy Yates, Vic Fontaine, Captain Geordi La Forge, and one Rene Picard.

    All in all, I'd highly recommend the book to anyone playing Star Trek Online, as it provides an in-depth better look at the storyline than we're privy to in the game. It explains many of the occurrences that have happened during and since the Undine War, and explains implications of how they affect every member of Starfleet today. The book does an excellent job of staying true to continuity (with one small exception; see below) and expanding on what we already know with entirely new information, while giving us the honor and privilege of "catching up with old friends."

    The book is incredibly well-written, and I honestly hope to see more of them in the near and distant future. If you're looking for a place to purchase the book, Star Trek Online: The Needs of the Many, is available for purchase through Amazon in paperback, as well as Kindle e-book format.
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