As the conclusion to the Gateways saga, What Lay Beyond should have brought everything together with a satisfying, cohesive finale. Instead, it felt like six disconnected short stories — some more engaging than others — cobbled together without a solid narrative through-line. The overarching problem with the Gateways series is even more apparent here: a strong concept poorly executed.
This book continues the Gateways saga as a part of the Deep Space Nine relaunch (i.e., post-series) storyline. It does one better than the other, but it is still a fantastic book.
In this novel, our favorite gruff, no nonsense, good ol’ country doctor returns. That’s right – Dr. Katherine Pulaski is back!
Picard and Garak on the cover? The Enterprise-D docked at Deep Space 9, er, Terok Nor too?! Oh, this is going to be gooood! [Spoiler Alert: It. Is. Great!]
Dr. Julian Bashir is turning out to be a lot like Jack Bauer. Being a hero time and again but getting damned for his efforts. I mean, Bashir essentially committed treason, but we should be able to look past a little thing like that, right? Section 31 can!
Vulcan Love Slave IV, anyone? Just leave it to Quark to get you the latest and greatest installment!
