A review by frakalot
The 34th Rule by David R. George III, Armin Shimerman
5.0
This is fabulous! I'd put this somewhere in my top 5 or top 10 Trek novels. It's a fantastic story that feels just like a DS9 episode should. I want to give it a 6th star just for emphasis.
I highly recommend this story. It gets quite tense and even a bit brutal in some moments but it's a wonderful tale and it ends brilliantly. I'd like to read more novels that expand on the Ferengi in a meaningful way, like The 34th Rule has done.
The ethical and moral questions in this story are in harmony with the consciousness raising Star Trek that we love and it forces us to consider another look at the situation for Quark on the station... even for Ferengi in general perhaps.
The characters are in fine form, most impressively Morn who never gets a word out and yet maintains his reputation for never shutting up. I thought Dax was slightly off when she turned her nose up at the worm in the tequilla but was otherwise as good as the other familiars. There's also a special moment with Jake and his dad which is really nice, Jake taking the emotional support role for his dad in this instance.
I highly recommend this story. It gets quite tense and even a bit brutal in some moments but it's a wonderful tale and it ends brilliantly. I'd like to read more novels that expand on the Ferengi in a meaningful way, like The 34th Rule has done.
The ethical and moral questions in this story are in harmony with the consciousness raising Star Trek that we love and it forces us to consider another look at the situation for Quark on the station... even for Ferengi in general perhaps.
The characters are in fine form, most impressively Morn who never gets a word out and yet maintains his reputation for never shutting up. I thought Dax was slightly off when she turned her nose up at the worm in the tequilla but was otherwise as good as the other familiars. There's also a special moment with Jake and his dad which is really nice, Jake taking the emotional support role for his dad in this instance.