Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #347301 in Books
• Published on: 1999-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 425 pages

Synopsis
Quark's deal of a lifetime places him at the center of a major dispute between Bajor and the Ferengi Alliance, in which the Grand Nagus has refused to sell one of the lost Orbs of the Prophets to the Bajoran government.

Customer Reviews

Among the top five Trek books I've read!
The 34th Rule is simply one of the best Trek books ever written. Pocket books made a mistake with this one, in that it should not have been a numbered paperback. This one clearly should've been a hardback. Once again, another example of DS9 not getting the respect it's due! That being said, if you're a Star Trek fan and a Deep Space Nine fan in particular, this is a must read. This book has everything a reader want's in a book, mystery, suspense and a really good plot line that moves with fluidic perfection.
Of course, the author's captured Quark perfectly, given the circumstances of the plot. They really captured Rom and his reactions to the circumstances.
I would recommend this book to any and all Star Trek fans. Overall an excellent read and thank you very much to the author's for this one. Hopefully they will be teaming up in the future for another!

A Star Trek gem - good thing it didn't make it to tv
I am biased towards Star Trek books and this beauty was intended for tv. Luckily the producers didn't want it and so it became a book in the skilled hands of David George (Armin contributed to the idea, not the writing; it is my understanding that he wasn't too happy about his name put on first). Because they could make a book out of it, the storyline has been worked out to greater detail. To avoid spoilers I will just tell the theme: if someone believes in something you think that isn't worth believing in, think again. In this case the Bajoran religion (a standard spiritual one) is pitched against the Ferengi religion whose god is profit. According to the bajoran Kira that is no real religion, so she is offended when Quark will not disregard his faith. This plays not totally in the foreground but it is what this is really all about. George David did a great thing by doing this theme interwoven in the story instead of pushing it in your face. It is right along there with that other Star Trek gem 'A stitch in time' by Andrew J. Robinson.

Great Trek Book!
I don't generally read the DS9 novels, but read this one based on the overwhelming number of positive reviews I had heard. The reviews were right - this was a great Trek book, not just a wonderful DS9 book. I particularly liked how the authors got deep inside the characters' heads, so if you're into detailed characterizations, this book is for you! I was also glad the the Ferengi weren't portrayed as bumbling idiots, as they often are on the show.