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Great Deep Space novel which is part of a trilogy.  It focuses on Terok Nor, the name of Deep Space Nine while the Cardassian occupation of Bajor took place.  It's a fascinating set of books that take you to a dark place prior to the series DS9.  I really like the covers in this series and this is the first one with Gul Dukat on the cover.  It's very much unlike anything I've read in a a Star Trek novel and I recommend it to any fan of the series.  There's lots of turns and unexpected surprises in this series. The next two novels, which feature Kira and Odo on the cover cover the history behind the station before the Federation took control.   

I love the poetry and the language in the book. I just like to read them for that aspect.  I am going to buy the last entry in the Hobbit tomorrow (on DVD) and can't wait to see it. I missed it in the theaters and wonder if Peter Jackson provided a fitting ending to this saga.  

Back in the 1970's I've seen the animated Hobbit and Lord of the Rings movies and I'd like to take a look at them again after all these years. There are critics that have said that Jackson took liberties with some of the characters and mythology. However in any adaptation there has to characters and situations that have to be edited to make them entertaining to a mass audience. If the books were word for word recreated, it would make for a movie that would be too drawn out.