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Is it followable for those who haven't read the relaunch books?
By Kirk'sRippedShirt

Three years ago I read Diane Duane's The Romulan Way, and was thoroughly impressed; it catered directly to my interests in history, culture, politics and mythology. The history of the Romulans was described in the even numbered chapters, and the story of doctor McCoy in current romulan society, interacting with the sociologist that 'wrote' the aforementioned history was discussed in the odd ones. It remains to be one of my favorite Star Trek novels, up with the New Frontier saga and The Eugenics Wars (a craftily weaved tale of actual history with Star Trek history, showing how Khan came ot power withotu our ever having known).

This novel soudns simmilar to the Romulan way in that it looks at these types of elemtns on each planet. The inclusion of two stories is an extra bonus, and the prospect of a look at Andor, an all but undiscribed planet in Trek lore, is provocative. Cardassians are my second favorite race (after Romulans and followed by Xindi and Borg), and a look at the reconstruction of their once-fascist society after the war soudns equally interesting. However, I haven't been reading any of the DS9 relaunch books (though I've seen every episode of the serries). I've picked up a few morsels here and there, about who left and stayed, Elias Vaughn, and a few other things, but I still known virtually nothing.

Do you think I'd be able to follow the story (if not gain the maximum appreciation of it) despite this, BWilliams?

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