Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — The Siege
{4.5/5} “Ever since we discovered that wormhole, it’s been both a blessing and a curse. Without it — frankly, and nothing personal intended — things would be pretty… boring around here. On the other hand, it’s the equivalent of staring down the barrel of a gun. Any time at all, something very large and very heavily armed could pop out of there and turn us to space dust before we could blink an eye.”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — The Siege by Peter David, published in 1993
The wormhole is going through subspace compression, causing ships to break into pieces. Commander Sisko announces that no one can go through until further notice. Some religions aliens try to spread their message on the promenade. An old acquaintance of Quark’s, who has become absurdly wealthy, tries to buy the station. Then people start dying — unbeknownst to everyone, a second shapeshifter is on board.
Given the subject matter, it’s not one of David’s hilarious novels, but it does have small amounts of humour here and there. After watching only 5 episodes, he was able to portray the characters perfectly.
I like how Bashir and his nurse arrange code words to make sure they’re not shapeshifters — “Preganglionic” and “Kiss me, you fool.”
In addition to the regulars, Keiko and Dukat have nice roles.
This is the 2nd time I’ve read it.
I’ve read 27 novels, 3 graphic novels, and a bunch of comic books by David. I previously reviewed Star Trek: TNG — Double Helix: Double or Nothing.