Quarantine

When Quarantine first came out, I was a little reluctant to buy it after reading Red Sector. I bought it anyway, despite my thoughts. As I enduldged myself, in what I thought would be another bomb, despite Vornholt's usually exceptional work, I was fascinated by what a recovery it was from Red Sector. This book was especially interesting because of the action and climax in it. The plot kept me guessing, and, unlike Red Sector, had a little variety to it! It looks like John Vornholt wrote another wonderful piece of literature once again!

Having just finished two of the original series books, The Vulcan Academy Murders & The IDIC Epidemic, I was struck by this book's similarity to the latter book. Both are set on planets where diversity prevails & many of the victims are of mixed parentage (though not as mixed as in the newer book). Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Sarek, & assorted Vulcans, humans, a gallant Klingon, & his two Klingon/human sons save the day. If you liked this book (as I did), try to get the older book & compare the two.

It was nice seeing a book dedicated to Chakotay and Torres beforethey were on Voyager. The book did a great job explaining how Tom Rikerbecame involved with the Maquis. The book also had excellent continuity with the other Double Helix novels. If Red Sector hadn't been published, the entire Double Helix series would have been filled with great stories.

I have yet to read a bomb in the Double Helix series. Red Sector was lacking in some parts, but it was still good. Like books 1 and 2, book 4 did great. It presented Tom Riker in a very cool way, in which he joins the Maquis. The planet they visit is very interesting.A very good story. My only problem with it was that a cure wasn't really found. They got rid of the infectors, but not the real diseis. Still, it did justic to the rest of the series. Now... all they need to make the whole series a hit is for the next two books to be good.

At last, a novel about Chakotay, B'Elanna, Tuvok, & Seska before they joined Voyager. Will Riker's clone Tom Riker is also seen between his appearances on TNG and his return as a Maquis on DS9. They join forces to help conquer a plague on a former Federation planet ceded to the Cardassians. The planet is almost entirely populated with genetic hybrids, who practically worship B'Elanna, as she is a Klingon-Human hybrid herself. Tuvok comes to an appreciation of Chakotay and the others, while Seska's actions hint at the future betrayal to come. I would love to see another Maquis book in the near future.