by Greg Cox
Very fun fast read. The story starts out with very little lead up and jumps right into it.
This book brings one of the creatures from the original series to DS9: the Horta, a silicon based lifeform that can eat through rock and locate precious minerals. The Horta is brought to DS9 so that it can assist the Bajorans reignite their mining industry, though why they need to do that when they ...