The Battle of Betazed

by Charlotte Douglas

Book Overview

A breathtaking novel of suspense and action in which Deanna Troi risks all to save her home planet from the forces of the Dominion. As the war between the Dominion and the Federation rages across the Alpha Quadrant, Counselor Deanna Troi finds she is faced with more than she expected when she kidnaps a telepathic killer to bring to the aid of the resistance movement on the occupied planet of Betazed. At the same time, the Enterprise-E is leading a...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074343434X
• ISBN13: 9780743434348
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Charlotte & Susan: You GO Girls!

First, I recommend you read both "imzadi" and Joe Zika's reviews and know I agree with them both. (On to my review.)After having just read "A Hard Rain," I can only say I'm glad I saved this one for last. This was one story that needed to be told. It's fast-paced and meaty, and packed with real-life decisions and hard truths about less-than-ethical compromises that must be made in times of war.Though this is going to sound perfectly ridiculous, the one thing that satisfied me the most had nothing to do with the battle but with a bit of continuity I applaud: We learn about the existence of Barin, Deanna's two-and-a-half year old half-brother....And this time, halleluia, the cover art *does* have something to do with the plot!

Fast read. Good character insight

This was one of the better Trek's I've read lately. It keeps moving and I finished it quickly. There is plenty of action and plenty of mental anguish as characters choose among bad choices. This book includes some more info on Elias Vaughn and another story about Deanna's past before Starfleet. The romantic element with Riker is tame, emphasizing the platonic, but they are always Imzadi.

TOO BAD THIS WASN'T AN EPISODE OR MOVIE....

THIS BOOK IS GREAT! GREAT WRITING, PLOT MOVES ALONG WITHOUT ANY LULL, GREAT CHARACTER INSIGHTS, ETC. A GREAT READ!

STNG: The Battle of Betazed

The Battle of Betazed by Susan Kearny and Charlotte Douglas is set approximately two months after the Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "Tears of the Prophets," and a few months prior to the events of Star Trek: Insurrection.This book is about the how Betazed fights the Dominion complete with Vorta and the Jem'Hadar. Deanna Troi has to choose between the survival of her homeworld and her ethics. A struggle that is ongoing and she trys to sort out the consequences of what is asked of her.This is a good book revealing more of Deanna Troi as a breathing person and what she goes through, as she comes to grip with the reality that the people on Betazed want her to do something she is repulsed by, (releasing a tellepathic killer). The Dominion War has fallen to one of it most ominous points. The Federation is battling the Dominion on several fronts. The Cardassians allied with the Dominion make things extremely difficult on Betazed... can you imagine Lwaxana not having a bath in months and she has another child.This book keeps your interest, it builds and builds upto a climax that is fascinating. We see the kindling of the gone cold relationship between Riker and Deanna. As the stresses build the relationship begins to heat up. I hope this will continue.The evil Dr. Crell Moset, one of Cardassia's foremost exobiologists is here making things worse for the Betazeds by running horrifing experiments...but in the end his research is used with a justified twist. The pace of the book is excellent and the clever intrigue made the book readable...obviously this is a book for all those who are Deanna Troi fans as it works deeply into her soul.A very fast read...captivating...fascinating.I recommend reading this book and the book has a good picture of Deanna in her SOB suit on the cover.