Product Description

The fall of the Cardassian Empire, seen from both within and without. Rugal is a young man with a foot in two worlds -- a Cardassian, orphaned as a boy and raised by Bajorans to regard Cardassians as oppressors. Reluctantly repatriated to Cardassia as a teenager, Rugal becomes a firsthand living witness to the downfall of the proud people to whom he was born, first at the hands of the invading Klingons, then during Cardassia's unholy pact with the Dominion - a partnership that culminated in the near-destruction of the Cardassian people. Through it all, Rugal's singular perspective sheds new light on these tragic events, unflinchingly illuminating the arrogance and folly that brought the Cardassians to their ruin ...even as he learns that the Cardassian soul is harder to understand than he imagined.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8850 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 384 pages

About the Author
Kevin Ryan is a former Star Trek editor who has written a number of Star Trek novels including the ERRAND OF VENGEANCE trilogy and the stand-alone REQUIEM with Michael Jan Friedman.

Customer Reviews

Excellent.
Read it in a day and was very satisfied with the level of continuity that had been drawn from all of the Deep Space Nine novels that have been written since the end of the series. This is a great story - I always wondered what would have happened to Rugal and now I know.

A wonderful read
As a Deep Space Nine fan who to this day mourns the end of this amazing show I have only have the books written AFTER the series to get my fix and this book is a worthy edition. Carrying on the story of Rugal the cardassian orphan who was raised by Bajoran parents and who was repatriated to Cardassia against his will, we learn what happens to this young lad.

Set against the backdrop of the Dominion takeover and war, we track Rugals journey from bitter teenager forced to return to a cardassia he considers venal to his service in the military, and beyond to the chaos of the wars end. I loved his grandmother, she was so deliciously evil and made me laugh. I never expected to have sympathy for Cardassia or the Cardassians.

I really liked this book and look forward to more from this author. A worthy addition to my Star Trek library.