DS9 – Deep Space Spines

In today’s episode, Sisko’s done all the training he can do, and Kai Winn’s done all the talking she plans to do. With permanent brain damage and another occupation in the cards, it’s time for both to make their last stand against their respective oppressors. Is being an asshole a right that can be earned? Has the admiral from hell actually been to hell? And can a throwaway line skunk an entire premise? All this and more in The Liberated, the book that just might like video games a little bit, maybe.

#283: The Courageous (DS9 #25, Rebels 2/3)

By jess

On 19 July 2026

In DS9

In today’s episode, we get to see a little more of Bajor’s most important religious leader doing some Kai Winning in the past, but it’s clear everyone else woke up on the wrong side of the runabout. What is the motivation behind the invaders calling themselves “the liberated”? Is Worf forgetting his roots? And what is up with these super-generic covers? All this and more in The Courageous, the book that has too much head.

#282: The Conquered (DS9 #24, Rebels 1/3)

By jess

On 12 June 2026

In DS9

In today’s episode, the Bajorans get to run the station for two months, and Kai Winn has a lot of changes in mind. Meanwhile, over in the Gamma Quadrant, the effort to whip a planet getting steamrolled by the Cardassians into shape is hamstrung by their reliance on their toys. Is Kai Winn secretly an awesome boss? Why do some authors fixate so much on Odo’s shapeshifting? And did we all already forget about what just happened to Quark? All this and more in The Conquered, the first book in the trilogy that doesn’t have the titles on the cover for some reason?

The Conquered
Author: Dafydd ab Hugh1
Pages: 233
Published: February 1999
Prerequisites: General knowledge of events, characters, and lore up through roughly season 4

#281: The 34th Rule (DS9 #23)

By jess

On 12 May 2026

In DS9

”War is good for business.”

—The 34th Rule of Acquisition2

In today’s episode, when the Grand Nagus puts an Orb of the Prophets on eBay, the Bajorans’ max bid gets auto-beaten. But when they respond by booting all Ferengi from their space, Quark and Rom spend their summer at camp—and it ain’t Anawanna. How good was Odo in keyboarding class? Who, what, or where is Rokeg? And why do I have to wait six to eight weeks for my Space Etsy order to arrive? All this and more in The 34th Rule, the book that teases us with the Nechayev tea.

#277: …Sacrifice of Angels (DS9, Dominion War #4)

By jess

On 18 August 2025

In DS9, Movie and Episode Novelizations

In today’s episode, a quiet cowboy with a loud gun helps Chief O’Brien pull off an important operation. But when the Dominion scores a huge W by disabling the minefield that’s defending the wormhole, Sisko goes in singing “I Need a Miracle”. Is it a good idea to mute the holodeck? Would Gul Dukat use the R-word? And how does a language just not change? All this and more in …Sacrifice of Angels, the much-anticipated finale to the show’s 24th season.

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#284: The Liberated (DS9 #26, Rebels 3/3)

#283: The Courageous (DS9 #25, Rebels 2/3)

#282: The Conquered (DS9 #24, Rebels 1/3)

#281: The 34th Rule (DS9 #23)

#277: …Sacrifice of Angels (DS9, Dominion War #4)