Reddit reviews A Stitch in Time (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #27)

Hell no, he's not a good character. Much less 'really good'.

He's a great character. Fantastic even. Andrew Robinson was excellent in portraying him.

In the Pale Moonlight is awesome for just his speech alone... and then Sisko's right behind it.

Did you read the book by Andrew? It's a great read, about Garak, by Garak!

Not quite what you're asking but I'm putting in a plug for "A Stitch In Time," which is not a fan novel- it was written by the actor who played Garak. I think it's technically canon- it's definitely an official ST publication.

I enjoyed it partly because the background story is interesting- if I remember correctly, Andrew J. Robinson, the actor, created an intensely detailed background story for the character Elim Garak. Of course, the character's demeanor was so terse and cryptic that the story he'd created mostly served to inform subtle on-screen reactions, and the bulk of the details never made it to the screen. Mr. Robinson wrote the ("auto")biography to get it out of his head, to help make peace with, and let go of, the character.

I also enjoyed it because it was a good read, well-written, carefully thought out and contributed to my depth of experience with the series as a whole.

I love DS9 and I would be thrilled if someone got me this book as it’s rather rare and expensive for a mass market paperback.


https://www.amazon.com/Stitch-Time-Star-Trek-Space/dp/0671038850

Basically, they are the same, but obviously very different circumstances. With acting, it's about creating a character, and with the writing it's creating that universe. In the memoir I just wrote I had to create the world of my childhood from memory and it was just as satisfying as creating Garak's world in A Stitch In Time.

"A Stitch In Time" is just fantastic. And it's written by Garak so you know it's all true, especially the lies.

"Hollow Men" is also amazing. It takes place just after "In the Pale Moonlight." Focuses on Garak & Sisko, as you'd imagine.

Did you read the Garak backstory book written by Andrew Robinson, A Stitch in Time? It's excellent.

Not about the Dominion War, but Andrew Robinson (the actor who plays Garak) wrote a book about his character's backstory, and his time after DS9, and it's actually quite good! It's called A Stitch in Time. I'd definitely recommend it!

Or a novel?

If a side character leaves you wanting more, then the writers and actor did their jobs perfectly.

If you want more, Andrew Robinson did write a book focusing on Garak

Sorry, Garak is book related.

I would suggest anyone interested in learning how humble Garak is, should read A Stitch In Time.

I would have switched TOS and ENT in your order, but everything else looks pretty good. Since Garak is your favorite character, I would recommend A Stitch In Time which is basically a bunch of letters from Garak to Bashir written by the actor who plays Garak. I am part way through it and it's pretty good especially reading it in his voice.

"They" being the guy that played Garak (http://www.amazon.com/Stitch-Time-Star-Trek-Space/dp/0671038850).

I have a some personal favorites I can recommend:

DS9's Terok Nor Trilogy

DS9's A Stitch in Time

TNG's The Romulan Prize

TNG's Imzadi

TNG's Kahless

I.K.S. Gorkon Trilogy

Note: I think all of these are available for the Kindle, which is handy because so many are out of print.

Frankly, after trying a few on many years ago, I don't think there are any good novelizations.

Novels contain more information than their movie adaptations in terms of character development, plot, background details, etc. There's simply too much stuff to cram into 2 hours. As a matter of a fact, the easiest stories to adapt to movies are short stories, not novels. Most movie scripts read more like short stories than novels.

So to take a movie based on an original script and try to translate that into a short story is relatively easy. Trying to make it into a novel...well, there's just not vital material. Sure the poor SOB contract writing the thing can create details to fill out the book, but the more they stray from what was portrayed in the film, the more they risk arousing the reader's frustration.

There are some franchise fiction novels that are fair to good, but those aren't novelizations of films, they're just set in a commercial universe. At least the writers have some leeway to be creative.

I think you're always better going with original material. Authors who make up their own worlds are much more emotionally connected to their writing, and jazzed about what they're doing.

Kenobi.

Prime Directive.

A Stitch in Time by Andrew Robinson.

Uhura's Song.

Definitely do!

Read this. Written by Andrew Robinson who portrayed Garak

Dr. Bashir: Of all the stories you've told me, which ones were true and which ones weren't?

Garak: My dear doctor, they are all true

Dr. Bashir: Even the lies?

Garak: Especially the lies




Apparently Andrew J Robinson wrote a novel from Garak's view that fills in a lot of the back-story on him and shows events from his point of view. It got plenty of good reviews.
http://www.amazon.com/Stitch-Time-Star-Trek-Space/dp/0671038850

Yeah, she likes Garak. I do too, but damn, that book is expensive!