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:''When Bashir tries to stop gambling, a Laertian warfleet appears to force him to continue, while on the planet Laertes itself [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys|Kira]] and [[Science Officer]] [[Jadzia Dax|Dax]] must battle their way through chaos and danger to stop the Laertians--and save [[Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine]] and the Federation from utter destruction!'' |
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Revision as of 17:36, 12 March 2011
Template:Realworld With his life on the line, Dr. Bashir's luck has run out!
Summary
- From the book jacket
- When a mysterious woman from the planet Laertes convinces Dr. Bashir to gamble for her at Quark's gaming tables, things seem innocent enough. Yet the more Dr. Bashir wins, the more things go wrong in the Federation: Ore ships vanish. Planets lose their atmosphere. Suns go nova. The cause and effect is hard to understand, but is proven by the bizarre Laertian science called Complexity Theory.
- When Bashir tries to stop gambling, a Laertian warfleet appears to force him to continue, while on the planet Laertes itself Major Kira and Science Officer Dax must battle their way through chaos and danger to stop the Laertians--and save Deep Space Nine and the Federation from utter destruction!
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
FURTHER SUMMARY
Memorable Quotes
QUOTES
Background Information
- This is the only Star Trek novel written by Robert Sheckley.
Characters
- Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in Pocket DS9 characters.
Regular and recurring characters
- Benjamin Sisko
- Starfleet CO of Deep Space 9.
External link
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