A review by octavia_cade
Call to Arms by Diane Carey
adventurous
fast-paced
3.0
Volume two in this little mini-series, and that series is pretty disconnected so far. The two books both take place during the Dominion War, but otherwise they're largely focused on different crews doing different jobs. That's not a criticism on my part, just an observation: it's an interesting way to do a short series, and I'm enjoying it.
This particular book is based on a series of DS9 episodes, and although it's been a while since I've seen the show, some of it's vaguely familiar. The part I remember most is the part that does not fit very well here, though. Worf's relationship with his son, Alexander, comes off in the book almost as a separate short story that's been tacked on at the end - a short story, furthermore, that lacks a satisfying ending. Given the constraints that Carey is working with, creating what is essentially a novelisation, this is hardly her fault, but I wonder if it wouldn't have been better to restructure the text version of the story, or even leave it out altogether or shift it to a different volume, rather than dump it all at the end.
Aside from that, it's a quick, fun read. Well, as fun as stories about wars going very badly can be... but then again, I do know the ending.
This particular book is based on a series of DS9 episodes, and although it's been a while since I've seen the show, some of it's vaguely familiar. The part I remember most is the part that does not fit very well here, though. Worf's relationship with his son, Alexander, comes off in the book almost as a separate short story that's been tacked on at the end - a short story, furthermore, that lacks a satisfying ending. Given the constraints that Carey is working with, creating what is essentially a novelisation, this is hardly her fault, but I wonder if it wouldn't have been better to restructure the text version of the story, or even leave it out altogether or shift it to a different volume, rather than dump it all at the end.
Aside from that, it's a quick, fun read. Well, as fun as stories about wars going very badly can be... but then again, I do know the ending.