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Trial by Error

Mark Garland (1997)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesStar Trek: Deep Space Nine #21
Setting
CSM age10+
Goodreads3.37

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastMultiple POVs

Synopsis

When Quark brokers a lucrative deal to trade trellium crystals from the Gamma Quadrant for gold-pressed latinum, the potential for profit seems too good to be true. It is. Pretty soon Deep Space Nine is under fire from at least three different alien races, each accusing the others of theft, piracy, and worse. Then angry Klingons get involved, and so do the Ferengi.... Odo wouldn't mind seeing one of Quark's schemes backfire, but not when it places the entire station in the middle of a shooting war that might consume them all!

Is Trial by Error appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

This Star Trek tie-in novel features space station conflict and alien confrontations with shooting battles but maintains the franchise's TV-appropriate tone. No sexual content or strong language.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language.

Who'll love this

Fans of Star Trek will enjoy watching Quark's get-rich-quick scheme spiral into an intergalactic incident that threatens the whole station.

Tags

Space OperaMilitary Science FictionMedia Tie-in