Rising Son (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Months ago, young Jake Sisko came upon a mysterious prophecy in the ruins of B'hala, one that told of a Son destined to enter the Celestial Temple of the Prophets and return home with a lost Herald. Certain that the ancient text was intended for him, Jake entered the wormhole to bring back his father, Captain Benjamin Sisko -- missing since his final, fateful confrontation with Gul Dukat in the Fire Caves of Bajor. But Jake's quest has failed. Or so he believes.

Flung across the galaxy by a power beyond his understanding, Jake is rescued by a strange ship with an even stranger alien crew. Joining them on a voyage unlike any he has ever experienced, Jake learns that his search for the truth will lead him to find the last thing he ever expected, and to discoveries far beyond his wildest imaginings.

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

One of the Best, 2008-08-24
I have never been a big Jake fan but after reading this book I understand him a lot better. This is one of the best DS9s. I read the series backwards so I already knew he would find Opaka, not bring back what's his name (who I never really liked), and what the deal was with Wex. However even knowing this didn't decrease my enjoyment. All of the characters became a family and I hated that the book had to end.


0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Jake moves on..and on...and on, 2008-07-30
After the events of the series finale, the many of the station personnel leaving the station, moving on with their lives, and most importantly Sisko joining the Prophets in the Wormhole, fulfilling his role as the Emissary Jake finds himself at loose ends. Should he remain with Kassidy when she moves to Bajor into the house she and his father had planned and help her raise his little brother or sister? Should he finally leave the station, if so to do what? school? a job? or should he wait for his father to return? A newly discovered prophecy seems to give Jake a purpose in life since it seems to predict that Jake will do just what he wants so desperately to do, bring his father home.

THE RISING SON describes Jake's journey both through the Wormhole and into adulthood. It is an interesting premise, one that starts out quite well, and finishes almost as well, with a few interesting bits along the way but unfortunately there pages and pages of rambling, rather boring events in between. Those who are ardent Jake fans fill enjoy this one immensely but for most DS9 fans (and who else would be interested in this?) the large middle section the concerns mostly new characters will be a bit tedious. It is also just a bit frustrating that this is the first of a two part story arc (finishing with UNITY) so the big questions are left unanswered.


1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Very Satisfying DS9 , 2006-02-28
As usual, the many and varied plot lines were complete and held my interest throughout the novel. The author took pains to match details and fill in gaps from previous story lines. For a DS9 hard core fan, I found this book to be ver Satisfying


0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Relaunch Fans Can Easily Skip This Title, 2005-08-06
Completists (like me) were eager to get their hands on "Rising Son" so that they could savor the DS:9 relaunch in its entirety. Sadly, "Rising Son" is one book that can be skipped, even with the revelations contained within.

The problem lies mostly with Perry's writing. She has created some interesting characters here -- Stessie, perhaps Wex -- but does little with them. If good Trek writing were to be judged solely by the author's ability to come up with novel new races, then Perry would rank pretty high on the list of good Trek authors.

But that's not how you judge good writing.

The way that Perry handles Jake's journal pretty much sums up my point. Jake, as portrayed by Perry, is pretty much a present-day young man placed into the 24th century. His journal, except for a few cases of Trek-tech speak, is written with the same slang as one might write in 2004.

In fact, almost every character in the novel is written like a present-day character who just happens to live on a space station in the future. Surely Perry has read science fiction novels, or even good Trek novels. Her characters think, speak, write, and act just like present-day characters, and it's both annoying and distracting.

There were some high points. The Tosk character was handled well, and some of Jake's inner turmoil over having to make some important decisions as to his future was intriguing.

But for the most part, the new characters were just as blase as the familiar ones. There was nothing novel about anyone on the "Even Odds;" apparently, nearly every new alien race thinks, acts, etc. just like humans. How convenient! And the new characters from familiar races -- the Ferengi, the Cardiassan -- are just one-dimensional characters, stereotypes of their races. In Perry's world, all Ferengi act the same, all Cardiassans think the same, and humans are the only spacefaring race with any complexity or uniqueness in individuals.

If you want to get the full story on Jake, Sulan, and a few others, then by all means read the book. But you don't have to. You can pick up the story easily enough in "Unity" -- a slightly better Perry book, and the culmination of this part of the relaunch.


0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

a Star Trek adventure/fantasy, 2005-03-10
For the past few books, Jake has been seldom mentioned. Back on DS9, no one has a clue as to where he is or if he's still alive for that matter. He has friends and family on Earth, Bajor, on DS9 and on the Defiant worried and extremely concerned. This book tells us that he's not only alive, but doing well given the circumstances.

In the process of going on a secret mission to find his father based on an ancient manuscript, Jake gets caught up in some sort of anomaly in the wormhole. Without warning, he finds himself among aliens who mean him no harm. These aliens are mostly benign and receive him with open arms. He forges strong friendships with these aliens and in the course of traveling with them, he meets Opaka a former Kai of Bajor. The story mostly consists of missions Jake goes on with his new friends and entries in his diary. There's not much to the adventure aspect, but there are some exciting moments. Much of the fantasy has a lot of things of mythical or spiritual significance in the Bajoran religion.

With Jake back in the DS9 saga with his new friends, things can only get better from this point.

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