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A review by brassaf
Revenant by Alex White
5.0
“Dax, we hardly knew ye!” I think sums up my feelings for this book. It could perhaps be also applied to “Trills” in a more general sense. Alex White has penned a wonderfully fast-paced yet thoughtful tale wherein Dax explores aspects of her joined nature and parts of the Trill culture and politics we barely (hardly) got to see during the TNG and DS9 television series.
I particularly enjoyed her exploration of her past selves through the ritual of connecting with past hosts. There is great humor when Dax and Kira and the “ghost” of one of Dax’s previous hosts traverse an underground cavern, all the while having two separate conversations.
White really “gets” Dax but more so they really “get” Trills. This is a fun and enjoyable read and the interplay between a newly arrived to DS9 Worf and Dax is brilliant, especially keeping in mind how they end up together later in the series. (White writes both Kira and Worf brilliantly, too.)
Transport yourself back to the amazing Deep Space Nine tv series days by reading this book! And if you want an autographed copy, check out Alex White’s home town bookstore, Read It Again! ( https://www.read-it-again.com/book/9781982160821 ) White will sign a copy just for you!
5 out of 5 Klingon-Trill heart flutters!
I particularly enjoyed her exploration of her past selves through the ritual of connecting with past hosts. There is great humor when Dax and Kira and the “ghost” of one of Dax’s previous hosts traverse an underground cavern, all the while having two separate conversations.
White really “gets” Dax but more so they really “get” Trills. This is a fun and enjoyable read and the interplay between a newly arrived to DS9 Worf and Dax is brilliant, especially keeping in mind how they end up together later in the series. (White writes both Kira and Worf brilliantly, too.)
Transport yourself back to the amazing Deep Space Nine tv series days by reading this book! And if you want an autographed copy, check out Alex White’s home town bookstore, Read It Again! ( https://www.read-it-again.com/book/9781982160821 ) White will sign a copy just for you!
5 out of 5 Klingon-Trill heart flutters!