Star Trek: Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
by James Swallow
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Author: James SwallowEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-03-25
ISBN: 1416550933
Number of pages: 528
Publisher: Star Trek
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Book Review: The Story of Bajor's Occupation Finally Told
Summary: 4 Stars
Terok Nor Book One: Day of the Vipers is the strongest of the three part trilogy and tells the story of how Bajor came to be under Cardassia rule for fifty years. A lot of the characters we meet have already been seen in various DS9 episodes while others are created and established in this book. The writer sets up the story very, very well with the characters being well established.
We finally get to know the reason why Terok Nor (later to become DS9) was built and the rise and fall of Gul Dukat. The book has many different things going on at once that at times, it is hard to remember who's who and what's what but the book is pretty violent with lots of action.
This is not your typical Star Trek book as it does not have any of the regular characters we have come to know and love. It is essentially a book about Bajor, it's history, culture, religion and why it became occupied by the Cardassians.
In the end though, Day of the Vipers is a must read for any Trek fan who ever wanted to know the story behind Bajor's occupation.
Summary of Star Trek: Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
Before the Dominion War and the decimation of Cardassia...before the coming of the Emissary and the discovery of the wormhole...before space station Terok Nor became Deep Space 9T...there was the Occupation: the military takeover of an alien planet and the violent insurgency that fought against it. Now that fifty-year tale of warring ideologies, terrorism, greed, secret intelligence, moral compromises, and embattled faiths is at last given its due in the three-book saga of Star Trek's Lost Era...A seemingly benign visitation to the bountiful world of Bajor from the resource-poor Cardassian Union is viewed with cautious optimism by some, trepidation by others, and a calculating gleam by unscrupulous opportunists. What begins as a gesture of compassion soon becomes something very different. Seen through the eyes of participants on both sides -- including those of a young officer named Skrain Dukat -- the personal, political, and religious tensions between the Bajorans and the Cardassians quickly spiral out of control, irrevocably shaping the futures of both worlds in an emotionally charged and unforgettable tale of treachery, tragedy, and hope.
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