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So der Sohn

(Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

S.D. Perry (Goodreads Author)

3.76 · Rating details · 755 ratings · 53 reviews

Jake Siskos Suche nach der Wahrheit

Vor Monaten stieß der junge Jake Sisko in den Ruinen von B'hala auf eine rätselhafte Prophezeiung, laut der ein Sohn den Himmlischen Tempel der Propheten betreten und mit einem verschollenen Herold zurückkehren würde. In der Gewissheit, selbst dieser Sohn zu sein, reiste Jake ins Wurmloch, um seinen Vater zu suchen - den seit seiner letzt ...more

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Aug 09, 2015 Crystal Bensley rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Awesome story of Jake in the Gamma Quadrant.

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Sep 13, 2015 Elen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Despite some flaws this was a really page turner, as evidenced by the fact that I burned through it in 3 hours when I should have been asleep. Oops. Could have used less of the almost bizarrely out of character first person memoirs (Jakes supposed to be a good writer and uh, well,) and some of the characters were criminally underutilized (Glessin could have been SO interesting but got all of five pages) but whatever. Still enjoyed it.

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Nov 19, 2017 Adam rated it really liked it · review of another edition

An enjoyable read which finally picks up the long-abandoned story of Jake Sisko.

After suffering a ship-wide systems failure, Jake is rescued by a group of scavengers led by Captain Dez on the mysterious ship Even Odds. Jake gradually starts to enjoy his newfound life on the ship, even participating in a daring mission to loot a storage depot on a hostile alien planet. Little does he know he's on a collision cause with the results of a bizarre prophecy involving Kai Opaka and a deadly religious w An enjoyable read which finally picks up the long-abandoned story of Jake Sisko.

After suffering a ship-wide systems failure, Jake is rescued by a group of scavengers led by Captain Dez on the mysterious ship Even Odds. Jake gradually starts to enjoy his newfound life on the ship, even participating in a daring mission to loot a storage depot on a hostile alien planet. Little does he know he's on a collision cause with the results of a bizarre prophecy involving Kai Opaka and a deadly religious war.

Ever since the opening Avatar duology, I've lamented how Jake's story was seemingly abandoned by the authors and the character forgotten about. Thankfully, original author S.D. Perry returns to the relaunch series with "Rising Son", a novel given over in its entirety to filling in the missing gaps.

Despite an initial reluctance, I quickly became attached to the rag tag crew of the Even Odds, a home to everything from a sentient multipart fungus to a sentient computer program. An argument could perhaps be made for overegging the pudding here, but after the frenzied series of introductions to such a diverse collection of beings, I really enjoyed the dynamic that the author establishes. Dez is a scoundrel with a heart, and his relationship with Jake quickly takes center stage. Jake's role in the series is often minimised so much that you'd think Cirroc Lofton was more of an infrequent guest star, so I was thrilled to see Rising Son thrust his character so firmly under the spotlight. There's a lot of development going on here, and I love the intimate examination of Jake's feelings about his father, the Prophets and living under the shadow of both.

The mission to Drang was quite a highlight, but also marks a pivot point in the book. After investing so much time getting to know the crew of the Even Odds, I was somewhat disappointed how quickly they were dropped after they arrived at their next destination: the trading outpost Ee. At this stage, the author virtually drops Dez and crew completely, instead picking Jake up and thrusting him into the second part of the narrative: a reunion with long-lost Kai Opaka. This is all well and good, however such a sudden change made me question the point of spending over half the book getting to know new characters which were destined to disappear.

Opaka's story post-"Battle Lines" was well told, and I enjoyed the whirlwind recap of 7 years of history for the character. Her encounter with the Ascendant Raiq was especially chilling, and undoubtedly paves the way for a much more sweeping storyline to come.

As Jake, Opaka, Wex and a wayward Tosk follow their instinct to the Eav'oq planet, the story takes a turn for the mystical, as the characters become mired in a pagh-hunt which has shades of Indiana Jones at times. This section felt rather loosely thrown together, a means to an end rather than a concise effort to resolve plotlines. The revelation that the Eav'oq share the same gods as Bajor ("Siblings" instead of Prophets) is sure to create a stir when the novel line returns to the Alpha Quadrant (especially with all the political turmoil which currently plagues the planet, and the newly discovered Conspiracy alien invasion).

Some unresolved plot strands:
* Just what was the Wa subdeck? At one point I felt that this was going to be a serious plot point that was developed into something else, but now it feels like it was just there for "coolness" factor.
* Tosk/Hunters: Why was the language on the Eav'oq planet written only so the Tosk could decipher it?

Rising Son provides a welcome reintroduction to Jake Sisko's story, even though the handling of the substitution of the Even Odds tales for Opaka's reapparance was somewhat choppy and abrupt.

Four stars. ...more

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May 06, 2022 Maya Dworsky-Rocha rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Okay. So. I liked the Jake bits, which was good because my mind refused to take in literally anything else -- there were so many new characters and I have no idea how I was expected to keep track (let alone care about) any of them. So much stuff, so few fucks. Slogging between the Jake bits literally took me months, but part of that has to do with finishing up my dissertation maybe...

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Nov 28, 2017 Greg rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The story of Jake Sisko is arguably one of the saddest fables ever penned in the history of science fiction. The loss of his mother to the Borg at Wolf 359 led to him being raised alone by a starfleet commander based at the very edge of the known universe. Add to the mix the discovery of the first ever stable wormhole linking one quadrant of the galaxy to another, the war hungry and militaristic Cardassians, the peace loving and religious Bajorans, the Prophets, Ferengi, the Founders, the Shapes The story of Jake Sisko is arguably one of the saddest fables ever penned in the history of science fiction. The loss of his mother to the Borg at Wolf 359 led to him being raised alone by a starfleet commander based at the very edge of the known universe. Add to the mix the discovery of the first ever stable wormhole linking one quadrant of the galaxy to another, the war hungry and militaristic Cardassians, the peace loving and religious Bajorans, the Prophets, Ferengi, the Founders, the Shapeshifters, the Jem H'dar and of course the dominion, and you come up with one helluva mess. Not to mention one of the best space operas ever made for television. But thats the story of ds9, not our Jake. And yet Jake Sisko *is* DS9.

Anyway, we all know what happened to the station, as well as the general population who manned her. We even know who lived, who died, who laughed, and who cried. But RISING SON continues the tale, and it does so in glorious fashion. Jake is exploring some ruins in a remote location on Bajor when hes comes across a battered scroll; a prophecy if you will, and it doesn't take Jake long to convince himself that it might relate to his lost Father. Spoilers prevent me from explaining myself here, but Jake's plans don't end well and this is whwre the book's plot takes control of the situation.

The reader is soon blessed with the classic and brilliantly realised sense of wonder moment when Ms Perry describes a particular level of the ship Jake finds himself on. I must admit to not being a particular fan of the name given to this space craft, but considering her assignexd purpose you may find it appropriate. The introduction of Kai Opaka late in the story also brings the book to life, and as she is on the front cover, there is no need for a spoiler warning.

Revelation follows revelation as you make progress toward the tale's climax, even though it feels a liitle rushed. But rewarded, you will be, by reading this book, as even in its final pages it manages a couple of major twists. There are no major criticisms from me, and very few minor ones, so i am happy to give it full marks. A truly surprising Trek novel and a wonderful science fiction story to go along with. ...more

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Sep 13, 2018 Bron rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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It feels quite a long time ago, in this sequence of novels about Deep Space 9, that Jake Sisko took the space craft equivalent of an old banger into the wormhole and disappeared. In this book we learn that he didn't find the Prophets, but was rescued from a near fatal accident in the gamma quadrant by the crew of a ship called the Even Odds. This ship runs a legal salvaging business, and a somewhat less legal venture recovering lost treasures. The crew is a bunch of very likeable aliens who take ...more

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May 11, 2017 Madeline rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: novels, family, 2017, yeah-i-read-star-trek-novels, sff, quest, errol-flynn

Considering that this is a book about one of the least vivid characters on DS9 (that's not really a slam, because the show is so packed with vivid characters - the comparison is just such a weird one to make), albeit one with a small history of making me cry (should we just watch "Nor the Battle to the Strong" again real quick? [it won't be quick because the DS9 credits are eight hours long]), and, oh, also, (practically) nobody you know is in this book . . . Well, actually, it was pretty entert ...more

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Dec 28, 2019 Alvaro Zinos-Amaro rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2019

My detailed review is here: https://www.tor.com/2020/01/08/star-t... ...more

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Jul 09, 2018 Em rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Aug 04, 2018 Sareeta rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I just have to say, it was about time to have a story focused on the adventures of Jake Sisko, one of the most likable, endearing TV kids of all time! When Jake disappeared through the wormhole at the beginning on the relaunch, I was wondering with each book when we would find out what happened. I love that he ended up on an alien treasure hunting ship, filled with likable characters, some of whom are very unique alien species that I had fun trying to picture in my mind as I read. The story itse ...more

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Aug 08, 2020 Sax is my Axe rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A good story

Jake Sisko was never really instrumental in the tv series. But this is a good book with an interesting arc in Opaka. It also gives a nice glimpse at species outside the scope of the shoe.

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Jul 15, 2018 Jackson rated it really liked it · review of another edition

can't fucking believe they made "jake sisko goes to firefly and also there's a prophecy" a good book but they did ...more

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Sep 08, 2020 A.K. Johns rated it liked it · review of another edition

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In order to fully appreciate this book and it’s story, you may wish to refresh your memory of the events in the following TV Episodes-

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Season 1:
Episode 5 - Captive Pursuit (Tosk)
Episode 9 - Move Along Home (The Wadi/Facity)
Episode 12 - Battle Lines (Kai Opaka)
Season 2:
Episode 26 - The Jem’Hadar (The Dominion/Jake)
Season 3:
Episode 20 - Improbable Cause (Glessin)
Episode 22 - The Die Is Cast (Glessin)
Season 4:
Episode 16 - Accession (Kai Opaka)
Season 5:
Episode 4 - Nor The ...more

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Mar 04, 2021 Maurice Jr. rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

At the end of the final book in the Mission Gamma series, the Defiant picked up Jake Sisko, who had been missing for months. He was with an alien female named Wex and to everyone's surprise, Opaka Sulan, former kai of Bajor. This book details how all this came to pass.

Jake's shuttle broke down completely, including life support. Before he could succumb to hypothermia, a ship rescued him. He woke up to a doglike humanoid, Pifko, wh0 told him he was on a salvage ship, the Even Odds. The crew was m At the end of the final book in the Mission Gamma series, the Defiant picked up Jake Sisko, who had been missing for months. He was with an alien female named Wex and to everyone's surprise, Opaka Sulan, former kai of Bajor. This book details how all this came to pass.

Jake's shuttle broke down completely, including life support. Before he could succumb to hypothermia, a ship rescued him. He woke up to a doglike humanoid, Pifko, wh0 told him he was on a salvage ship, the Even Odds. The crew was multispecies and eclectic, ranging from a Cardassian medic, two Ferenghi accountants, a half Wadi archaeologist and several species Jake had never met before, including Arislemakinstess, a five-part empathic plant-like being consisting of Aris, Le, Lema, Kin and Stess and collectively known as Stessie.

Captain Dez identified strongly with Jake's quest to find his father, having been spurned by his own, and did his best to convince Jake to become a permanent member of the Even Odds crew. When Jake found a priceless artifact on his first salvage run with them, Dez tried even harder to get him to stay on.

Jake felt kinship with the crew, but still wanted to get back to the Alpha Quadrant. His opportunity arose when they reached Ee, where they had business. He first met a Tosk, who was being Hunted, and then ran into Wex shortly after. Tosk wanted answers as to why he felt like doing anything but being Hunted, and there was a wise woman on the planet who he thought could help him. Jake and Wex helped him find the wise woman, who turned out to be Opaka Sulan. She escaped the planet where she had been trapped when an Ascendant named Raiq crashed there. Opaka nursed her back to health, and Raiq destroyed the nanotechnology keeping her and others trapped there in an endless cycle of death and rebirth. With their fertility restored, some of the Ennis remained to have children and raise them there, while Opaka and others left for the stars. She found her way to Ee, where she waited for the next step the Prophets lined up for her. Jake found out that she, not his father, was the Herald the Bajoran prophecy said he would bring home.

Their quest led everyone to the answers they wanted: Tosk found out why his single minded focus on being Hunted dissolved, Opaka found a connection to a race who, like hers, worshipped the Prophets, the Eav-oq. They had been absent from this plane of existence for millennia, but when Jake figured out a sequence of stones, they returned to this reality. The Ascendants had tried their best to wipe the Eav-oq out, which is why they chose to abandon this dimension for a subspace existence.

Jake, Opaka and Wex took the deceased Tosk's ship and headed for the wormhole, only to be intercepted by a Domini0n ship. Weyoun 9 or 10 or whatever greeted them warmly, informed them that their ship had been on the edge of explosion when he rescued them and that their ship was headed for a rendezvous with the Defiant.

Knowing how the story would end didn't ruin things for me. I LOVED meeting the crew of the Even Odds and seeing Jake's interactions with each of them as he sought to find his way back home. ...more

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Jan 12, 2019 Matthew rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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We finally found out what Jake has been up to all this time! The story told here takes place across the months that the past several DS9 relaunch books have covered, from 'Abyss' through to the final 'Mission Gamma' novel.

Jake is something of an abandoned character in Star Trek. The TV show certainly gave him his own path, but he was always in his father's shadow (as he is very aware of in this book). To most people, he was always just "the son of the Emissary", rather than his own person. I alw We finally found out what Jake has been up to all this time! The story told here takes place across the months that the past several DS9 relaunch books have covered, from 'Abyss' through to the final 'Mission Gamma' novel.

Jake is something of an abandoned character in Star Trek. The TV show certainly gave him his own path, but he was always in his father's shadow (as he is very aware of in this book). To most people, he was always just "the son of the Emissary", rather than his own person. I always enjoyed him as a character, though, especially once he began to follow writing as his passion.

In that regard, it's something of a shame that 'Rising Son' doesn't touch on his writing, and instead turns him into a fortune hunter who falls in with a band of likeable scavengers. Not the most obvious fit, but the story is very aware of that and makes his integration gradual. There's also a huge amount of new characters to suddenly become familiar with, and the early sections are a bit overwhelming.

Perry's capable writing is able to handle this, though. The array of characters are all quite unique and alien, with distinct characteristics that let them stay memorable. I particularly became a fan of Pif (who I couldn't imagine anything but Chase from Paw Patrol) and Stessie - a VERY unique alien design. But having so many characters meant that many didn't really get a look in, and I was very interested in knowing more about Glessin, Srral and Brad who teased some really interesting things.

The psuedo-father/son relationship between Dez and Jake was also very well written, and often touching. A few parts of the book became surprisingly emotional.

The mid-to-late parts of the novel are all quite exciting. and eventually resolve some big mysteries that were left hanging from the TV show. It begins to move very fast towards the end and maybe crams too much in, but a longer book may have just been padding things out. Still, I would like to have known more about the Wa, as it seemed to serve no purpose other than to create a mystery that was never addressed. Maybe it will appear again in a later book.

Anyway, the timelines and the characters of all the books and stories so far have now aligned together in the same place, so the next book should be thrilling. ...more

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Oct 02, 2021 Christian Hamilton rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Surprisingly, this has probably been one of my favorite DS9 Relaunch novels thus far.

I began it thinking, “Really? An entire book about Jake Sisko?” Not that I have anything against the character. Cirroc Lofton is a great actor and did a great job. He’s just not my favorite character. But after having finished Perry’s novel, I am decidedly impressed by what she gave us.

This book follows Jake way after his disappearance near the beginning of the Relaunch. He’s ended up in the Gamma Quadrant and ...more

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Jun 19, 2022 Xanxa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This book was difficult for me to get hold of due to it being out of print. It was well worth the wait.

I loved this story right from the get-go. Some of the characters I already know and love. The established names from the TV show fitted in well with the guest characters. The author took great care to weave her own story in with the main story arc of DS9.

I was especially pleased that several Wadi characters had been included. I wanted to meet more of this fascinating species and this book provi ...more

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Feb 20, 2020 Jim Fulner rated it liked it · review of another edition

So what happened to Jake Sisko? Apparently met a bunch of aliens that are unlike anything we have seen in the Star Trek universe before. returnreturnThis book was not nearly as good as the ones S.D. Perry wrote earlier in the DS9 Relaunch series. Her description of the new aliens didn't really give me enough to understand who these new half man dog people were, it would have been beneficial to put the crew of the wa on the cover. returnreturnHowever the back-story to whatever happened to Qai Opa ...more

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May 29, 2021 Steven Shinder rated it liked it · review of another edition

This picks up the Jake Sisko thread from the end of Avatar. Unfortunately, it doesn’t connect him with his father like I expected. The people he encounters make for an interesting adventure, but it still feels like two steps forward and one step back. I’m also not sure if the appearance of a certain someone at the end is a very creative decision. I just really want closure with Jake and Benjamin, and I’m honestly not sure if that ever happens in these books.

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Jan 10, 2020 Izzy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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It was slow going at first, and I had to restart because of changing POVs, but once I got more into that's what really drew me in and made me get really into it. The Even Odds crew was really a joy, and I want more. Bringing back Opaka and having her POV made her seem more normal and less holy. ...more

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Mar 13, 2021 Tim rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Enjoyable continuation of the DS9 story.

A fun story with some interesting Star Trek that might be difficult to translate to screen. Jake's character rings true. Excited to see where the story goes next. ...more

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Jul 10, 2017 Bookreader1972 rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I liked this book & the return of Kai Opaka. I never liked Her being written off the show so early.

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Jun 28, 2020 Christina Farr-Thompson rated it liked it · review of another edition

BORING!! but does tie up all the loose ends for Jake. Kind of a spin off for the DS9 relaunch books. Though it was well written and does add to Jake's story line it is one you can skip. ...more

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Aug 10, 2020 Matthew Day rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A good book to read. Once I got back into it, it was hard to put down.

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Oct 12, 2021 S.J. Saunders rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Was hoping for something more akin to Jake Sisko's equivalent journey to Jacen's in Traitor, but what we got is...fine.

3.5/5 Honestly, I found Opaka's story the more compelling. ...more

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Apr 04, 2022 Piper Harris rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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2.5*
Honestly I find a lot of Jake's adventures fairly boring.
I do love the return of Opaka obviously and I liked the subversion of the prophecy tho. ...more

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Mar 09, 2016 Erica rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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This novel is about what happened to Jake during the time he was away from Deep Space Nine trying to fulfill the prophecy and bring his father back home. Nothing went quite the way he expected it to, and in some ways I would say that this is a coming of age story. And a really good one at that.

"Hey, wake up. Human boy."
It was the odor as much as the insistent verbal prodding. Jake cracked open one eye and found himself looking at a dog, one with dark brown eyes and a narrow muzzle, its head s

"Hey, wake up. Human boy."
It was the odor as much as the insistent verbal prodding. Jake cracked open one eye and found himself looking at a dog, one with dark brown eyes and a narrow muzzle, its head streamlined and sleek. He'd seen them back on Earth, played with them in the holosuites when he was younger.
"Finally!" the dog said, rolling its eyes, and Jake blearily realized it wasn't a dog. No ears he could see, no lolling tongue, and there was a narrow line of soft-looking, floppy spines running down its back, a shade darker than its fur, which was forest green.

It's well written and takes advantage of the, still very much unexplored, Gamma Quadrant. We get to meet so many new cool aliens, which I love. Even part of the ship itself, Even Odds, that Jake ends up on for several months is alive in some way. It's so much new to explore in this story, and there's a diverse set of characters. One is, for example, the doglike character from the quote above, and another has different parts/selves and is extremely complex. I can't help but to hope that we'll get to cross paths with some of these characters again in future novels.

In one way this story reminds me of Fire Ship. In that novel Captain Janeway from Voyager ends up on a journey away from her crew and everyone she knows. She's on an alien ship and becomes part of their crew for a period of time, just like Jake does in this novel. It's during different circumstances, but it kind of has the same feel to it.

One thing that I really like about these kind of stories is that we get to know the main character in a deeper way. They're off on their own, more vulnerable and gets their "own" adventure. For Jake I feel that for him a lot is about finding is own way and being known for himself and not just as the Emissary's son. He's also challenged when it comes to his values and how far he can go without losing his way.

The Eav oq, one of the alien races we get to know, is really fascinating. They have a background that just blows my mind. There's so much about them and how Jake and the crew finds them that just spells adventure. Considering what we learn about them I would guess that we'll read more about them in novels to come. I certainly hope so, anyway. ...more

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Apr 20, 2015 Greg Molumby rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Rising Son - B+

Well, it took me a while, and a few times to start it, but I finally finished Rising Son. I kind of pushed myself to get more into this book this weekend, I found it took me over the same way Avatar did. I mentioned in a previous post how I felt the first part of this novel was really slow. I mean we have Jake in a significantly damaged shuttle getting rescued by these people and the problem was at first there wasn't really anything interesting about those people. They were a retr Rising Son - B+

Well, it took me a while, and a few times to start it, but I finally finished Rising Son. I kind of pushed myself to get more into this book this weekend, I found it took me over the same way Avatar did. I mentioned in a previous post how I felt the first part of this novel was really slow. I mean we have Jake in a significantly damaged shuttle getting rescued by these people and the problem was at first there wasn't really anything interesting about those people. They were a retrieval squad, sure, but it was hard to care about any of them. I mean when Pifko took Jake on the tour of the Evan Odds, (And I think this was one of the longest chapters), I was like "this is the story of how Jake ended up on a Jem'Hadar ship with Kai Opaka, right? When do we get Kai Opaka".

Then, the adventure at Drang came and it seemed like that was the point the Book really started to take off. Jake was on his first retrieval mission, we got some great stuff with the other characters but it was still about Jake and how he related to everyone on that mission, especially Dez, the Captain. After that I started to see the SD Perry I loved so much from Avatar come to shine. This book picked up the pace, the crew on the Even Odds became likable, and like Pif, this book was off and running and never looked back.

I wasn't until a few chapters later we finally get to Opaka and Wex, but I have to say the wait was worth it. We get to those characters, and it felt like reading Avatar again, in that the revelations came at you so quickly you just wanted to keep reading. Everything from Opaka's stay on the Moon (Which one aspect I love is picking up things from the Gamma Quadrent before the War like Ennis/Nol Ennis moon or Tosk and running wild with it in the novel verse) to what they did with the Eav-oq and the explanation about the Idran system moving 3 light years, answering that question from the Epilogue of Mission Gamma and then being picked up by the Jem'Hadar. Everything just came together so well and I can see why this is a popular book.

I'm giving it a B+ and not an A for one reason. The stuff at the beginning was a little slow and I did start the book over like 3 different times. Maybe it was lack of motivation, maybe it was just being busy, but I wonder if they could have taken out some of that early stuff, like the Holodeck (The Wa) on the ship that really didn't seem necessary in the long run. They seemed to spend a lot longer on it than anything else and yeah it had a small impact on the space movements at the end, but we could have done without it.

I'm very much looking forward to Unity. ...more

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Feb 19, 2017 Adam rated it liked it · review of another edition

Fun start, slow middle, and rapid pace to last 20%. If I could give it 3.5 stars, I would - but I can't bring myself to give it 4. That being said, it was great to read a story JUST ABOUT JAKE and his inner life in the DS9 universe. ...more

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Nov 03, 2011 Derek Oberg rated it liked it · review of another edition

WAAAAYY back at the beginning of the DS9 relaunch Jake Sisko took off into the Wormhole with an ancient Bajoran prophecy and hopes of finding his father... And disappeared. This book is the story of what has been up with him for the last 10 books or so.

I really didn't like the first half of this book. He hooks up with a gang of space pirates salvaging stuff from the Dominion War and selling it for profit. It drove me nuts. It felt like Jake had been transported to the Cantina from Star Wars. It ...more

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SD Perry (Stephani Danelle, by the way, though she prefers SD or Danelle) has been writing novelizations and tie-ins for most of her adult life. Best known for her work in the shared multiverses of Resident Evil, Star Trek, and Aliens, SD is a horror nerd and an introvert. Her father is acclaimed science fiction author Steve Perry. SD lives with her family in Portland, Oregon.