The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Long Night

This is a marvellous addition to the "Deep Space Nine" series; the writing itself is mostly extremely well-done, the characterizations are very good, the pacing is excellent, and the mix of action, drama, and humor is superb. One of the best of the "Deep Space Nine" novels.

Over the years, the husband and wife writing team of Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch have turned out some of the best, most intriguing and enlightening Star Trek tales in the genre and "The Long Night" is no exception to that proven track record. As is standard with their novels, the plot set up and execution is perfect and the pacing of the novel is fast.The cover art for "The Long Night" is somewhat standard for the time in which the novel is published, leaving much to be desired.The premise:Centuries ago, the Supreme Ruler of Jibet fled a democratic uprising taking with him many priceless works of art. Quark, being the good Ferengi that he is, hears of the whereabouts of this treasure and ends up leading Sisko and crew to not only the treasure but the Supreme Ruler himself, in cryogenic suspension. This discovery keenly sparks the interests of Jibet itself and they send a fleet to Deep Space Nine. Dr. Bashir struggles to keep the ruler alive and Jake and Nog discover even deadlier evidence of Cardassian involvement.What follows from there is one of the best Trek novels written by these authors and most certainly one of the best numbered Deep Space Nine novels to date that I highly recommend to any and all fans of Star Trek fiction. {ssintrepid}

Star Trek: Deep Space 9 The Long Night written by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch is and advenure-mystery book as Commander Benjamin Sisko and his crew try to reign in Quarks greed.Yes, Quark the large eared Ferengi has found out about a large sum of priceless works of art from a ruler, who centuries long ago, took with him to exile from the planet Jibet after a democartic uprising. Doctor Bashir has an ardous task of keeping Supreme Ruler of Jibet alive, who has been preserved in cryogenic suspension for all of these years. Jake and Nog uncover a Cardassian plot of treachery only to involve Deep Space Nine crew.There is unrest on the planet Jibet and it threatens the well being of Deep Space Nine as Jibet launches an armada. There is action-adventure and your reading will move quickly as the action mounts to a fever pitch and Deep Space Nine is about to be destroyed. I can't devulge the ending but you will be thoroughly be entertained through out the book as old favorites as Dax, Jake, Nog, O'Brien, Bashir, and Odo all come toghther for an action-packed adventure.

I couldn't put this book down. It was exciting and plain and simply a great story. I thought the characters were very well written as well.

Thrilling from the beginning to the end. All characters excellently written. And a very good amount of interesting special effect scenes (which were great in my imagination :-)). That's what I like on Star Trek! I wish this would become a DS9 movie.