Tales of the Dominion War Anthology

[JME2]

Though the official release date for the latest Pocket Books Trek book is August 3, some stores already have copies and it was from one such store this morning that I purchased what has been my most-anticipated Trek book in the 7 months since the conclusion of the first six Lost Era novels.

Tales of the Dominion War, as the title suggests, takes a look at the massive struggle from P.O.V outside of DS9 through 12 tales that cover the conflict from shortly after 'Call to Arms' right up to 'What You Leave Behind'. Here are synopses of the 12 tales:


“What Dreams May Come” by Michael Jan Friedman -- In the early days of the war, an alien species informs the Vorta of a devastating attack upon Dominion forces.

“Night of the Vulture” by Greg Cox -- Cardassian and Jem’Hadar forces attempt to sneak through Federation space to the mine grid protecting the Bajoran wormhole, but an unexpected entity has other plans for both species.

“The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned” by Keith R.A. DeCandido -- Lwaxana Troi returns in this harrowing tale of the attack on Betazed, set during the events of “In the Pale Moonlight”.

“Blood Sacrifice” by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz -- The Romulan senate argues in favor of joining the Dominion, but when the Romulan chancellor is murdered, Vulcan Ambassador Spock attempts to uncover the who and the why, also set during the events of “In the Pale Moonlight”.

“Mirror Eyes” by Heather Jarman and Jeffrey Lang -- Told entirely in the viewpoint of journal entries, a Romulan Tal Shiar agent goes undercover on Deep Space Nine to assist Starfleet medical forces in eradicating a Vulcan plague… or perhaps she will use it to the Romulans’ advantage.

“Twilight’s Wrath” by David Mack -- The Reman soldier Shinzon (from STAR TREK: NEMESIS) is spotlighted in this tale of the Remans’ attack on a Dominion research laboratory.

“Eleven Hours Out” by David Galanter -- Captain Picard and Deanna Troi have returned to Earth to attend the latest Starfleet Academy graduation exercises, but the Breen’s attack on San Francisco (as chronicled in “The Changing Face of Evil”) leaves both the Enterprise and another Starfleet vessel trapped with no way to assist, and only a handful of raw graduates left to rebuild Starfleet Command.

“Safe Harbors” by Howard Weinstein -- When word reaches Admiral Leonard McCoy and Captain Montgomery Scott of the Breen attack on Earth, they must join with a battle-scarred Federation starship and a group of young officers to ward off Breen forces in the area.

“Field Expediency” by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore -- In this tale spotlighting the crew from S.C.E., the da Vinci’s officers come under heavy fire from Breen forces looking to pick them off one by one.

“A Song Well Sung” by Robert Greenberger -- On one side: Captain Klag of the IKS Gorkon, with only one arm, a bat’leth, and a Klingon disruptor. On the other side: seven Jem’Hadar soldiers. The place: a hot desert planet in the middle of Marcan V. Place your bets, because the Jem’Hadar are seriously outnumbered.

“Stone Cold Truths” by Peter David -- Following the events of the graphic novel DOUBLE TIME, the crew of the U.S.S. Excalibur must contend with the effects of the Dominion War upon their return.

“Requital” by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels -- Those who stand in the way of peace are always the ones who conspire to keep the war continuing. Simultaneous with the events of the DS9 finale “What You Leave Behind”, a young Starfleet officer receives the training of a lifetime.


My favorite story in the anthology is 'Twilight's Wrath".

I highly recommend this book, for those that love the tapestry that DS9 wove in its seven year run and are anxious to see new threads sown into it like this book does.

[Uraniun235]

Jesus Christ, wouldn't McCoy be over 150 by the Dominion War? Does that man never die?

[JME2]

Jesus Christ, wouldn't McCoy be over 150 by the Dominion War? Does that man never die?

Nope. As the TNG pilot shows, he's still active and kickin as a Starfleet Admiral - but still complaining about any objects or crises calling him our of retirement.

[JME2]

Here's a shot of the cover:

[Tsyroc]

Jesus Christ, wouldn't McCoy be over 150 by the Dominion War? Does that man never die?

The ST: Encyclopedia says he was 137 in 2364 which is when he appeared in the first episode of TNG. (I thought he was 138 in the episode but this is what the book says).

So he's likely to at least be in his mid to late 140s during the Dominon War.

Anyone have any idea what years the Dominon War takes place during?

[Howedar]

“Eleven Hours Out” by David Galanter -- Captain Picard and Deanna Troi have returned to Earth to attend the latest Starfleet Academy graduation exercises, but the Breen’s attack on San Francisco (as chronicled in “The Changing Face of Evil”) leaves both the Enterprise and another Starfleet vessel trapped with no way to assist, and only a handful of raw graduates left to rebuild Starfleet Command.

Rediculous, we saw quite well that Starfleet Command was in no way damaged to the point that a handful of raw graduates would make a bit of difference one way or the other.

“Safe Harbors” by Howard Weinstein -- When word reaches Admiral Leonard McCoy and Captain Montgomery Scott of the Breen attack on Earth, they must join with a battle-scarred Federation starship and a group of young officers to ward off Breen forces in the area.

Fucking asinine, we saw McCoy onboard the E-D a decade or more before and he was walking dead. And we are to believe he served in pitched combat years later with a bunch of clueless ensigns?

[Gandalf]

For an anthology, they're missing a few.

The Dominion War series should be in there. 4 novels, not too bad as Trek books go. Makes a decent novelisation of the DW arc from DS9. Plus some stuff about the Enterprise and the Dominion building an artificial wormhole.

[Fleet Admiral Blair]

Sounds like a good collection. I'll be waiting

Anyone have any idea what years the Dominon War takes place during?

The Odyssey was destroyed in 2370, likely marking the beginning. I can't figure out when the war ended, though. 2375-ish?

[JME2]

Sounds like a good collection. I'll be waiting

Anyone have any idea what years the Dominon War takes place during?

The Odyssey was destroyed in 2370, likely marking the beginning. I can't figure out when the war ended, though. 2375-ish?

The timeline in the back of TDW combines all Trek-related areas that focused on the War, from television to novels to comics. It makes it clear the war lasted from 2373 to 2375.

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

Though the official release date for the latest Pocket Books Trek book is August 3, some stores already have copies and it was from one such store this morning that I purchased what has been my most-anticipated Trek book in the 7 months since the conclusion of the first six Lost Era novels.

Tales of the Dominion War, as the title suggests, takes a look at the massive struggle from P.O.V outside of DS9 through 12 tales that cover the conflict from shortly after 'Call to Arms' right up to 'What You Leave Behind'. Here are synopses of the 12 tales:


“What Dreams May Come” by Michael Jan Friedman -- In the early days of the war, an alien species informs the Vorta of a devastating attack upon Dominion forces.

YAWN

“Night of the Vulture” by Greg Cox -- Cardassian and Jem’Hadar forces attempt to sneak through Federation space to the mine grid protecting the Bajoran wormhole, but an unexpected entity has other plans for both species.

YAWN

“The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned” by Keith R.A. DeCandido -- Lwaxana Troi returns in this harrowing tale of the attack on Betazed, set during the events of “In the Pale Moonlight”.

ARG!!!!!!!!!!!

“Blood Sacrifice” by Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz -- The Romulan senate argues in favor of joining the Dominion, but when the Romulan chancellor is murdered, Vulcan Ambassador Spock attempts to uncover the who and the why, also set during the events of “In the Pale Moonlight”.

YAWN

“Mirror Eyes” by Heather Jarman and Jeffrey Lang -- Told entirely in the viewpoint of journal entries, a Romulan Tal Shiar agent goes undercover on Deep Space Nine to assist Starfleet medical forces in eradicating a Vulcan plague… or perhaps she will use it to the Romulans’ advantage.

YAWN YAWN

“Twilight’s Wrath” by David Mack -- The Reman soldier Shinzon (from STAR TREK: NEMESIS) is spotlighted in this tale of the Remans’ attack on a Dominion research laboratory.

This could be good.

“Eleven Hours Out” by David Galanter -- Captain Picard and Deanna Troi have returned to Earth to attend the latest Starfleet Academy graduation exercises, but the Breen’s attack on San Francisco (as chronicled in “The Changing Face of Evil”) leaves both the Enterprise and another Starfleet vessel trapped with no way to assist, and only a handful of raw graduates left to rebuild Starfleet Command.

Bullshit.

“Safe Harbors” by Howard Weinstein -- When word reaches Admiral Leonard McCoy and Captain Montgomery Scott of the Breen attack on Earth, they must join with a battle-scarred Federation starship and a group of young officers to ward off Breen forces in the area.

WTF?

“Field Expediency” by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore -- In this tale spotlighting the crew from S.C.E., the da Vinci’s officers come under heavy fire from Breen forces looking to pick them off one by one.

Could be good.

“A Song Well Sung” by Robert Greenberger -- On one side: Captain Klag of the IKS Gorkon, with only one arm, a bat’leth, and a Klingon disruptor. On the other side: seven Jem’Hadar soldiers. The place: a hot desert planet in the middle of Marcan V. Place your bets, because the Jem’Hadar are seriously outnumbered.

Yeah, a bat'leth swinging one armed klingon. Fun.

“Stone Cold Truths” by Peter David -- Following the events of the graphic novel DOUBLE TIME, the crew of the U.S.S. Excalibur must contend with the effects of the Dominion War upon their return.

?

“Requital” by Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels -- Those who stand in the way of peace are always the ones who conspire to keep the war continuing. Simultaneous with the events of the DS9 finale “What You Leave Behind”, a young Starfleet officer receives the training of a lifetime.

Yawn.

WTF is this bullshit, a grand total of TWO starship combat situations (maybe three depending on the first one) and ONE real combat situation (plus the wonderful adventure of a lone klingon with a bat'leth). The rest is LUXANNA TROI, Spock's investigations, some Vulcan plague, some stupid raw recruits rebuilding SC which makes NO sense, and some USS Excalibur? Where's the fucking WAR part?

[Steve]

and some USS Excalibur? Where's the fucking WAR part?

*THWAP*

SILENCE, IMPUDENT WRETCH! The USS Excalibur is from New Frontier, and is commanded by Captain Mackenzie Fucking Calhoun, who has the biggest set of brass balls since James Kirk himself.

If they didn't have the Excalibur prowling out in those backwaters, she'd be on the front whuppin' ass because... God dammit man, it's MACKENZIE FUCKING CALHOUN.

You clearly haven't read Peter David's Star Trek: New Frontier books.

[JME2]

For me, this was my first real exposure to S.C.E. and NF, so it was interesting. The daVinci will probably show up sooner or later in my Trek/Wars crossover (or just get a mention; same applies with the Excalibur).