Rules of Accusation - Rambling Readers

eBook, 130 pages

English language

Published July 4, 2016 by Pocket Books.

ISBN:: 978-1-5011-1068-9

(1 review)

On the space station Deep Space 9, Quark's Public House, Café, Gaming Emporium, Holosuite Arcade, and Ferengi Embassy can't legitimately be called an embassy until the Grand Nagus – namely, Quark's brother Rom – dedicates it as such. Not that Quark really cares about Ferengi protocol, but a well-publicized dedication ceremony will naturally draw people to the bar. Everybody loves a good open house – free appetizers, half-price drinks, door prizes, etc. – all of which Quark can write off as Embassy expenses. It's a win-win situation, with him on both sides of the win. There's even a plan to display the original scroll of the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition – which no one has seen for decades given that it's been held in protective storage – and charge patrons by the minute to look at it up close. Nothing, of course, could possibly go wrong with this big plan. …

On the space station Deep Space 9, Quark's Public House, Café, Gaming Emporium, Holosuite Arcade, and Ferengi Embassy can't legitimately be called an embassy until the Grand Nagus – namely, Quark's brother Rom – dedicates it as such. Not that Quark really cares about Ferengi protocol, but a well-publicized dedication ceremony will naturally draw people to the bar. Everybody loves a good open house – free appetizers, half-price drinks, door prizes, etc. – all of which Quark can write off as Embassy expenses. It's a win-win situation, with him on both sides of the win. There's even a plan to display the original scroll of the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition – which no one has seen for decades given that it's been held in protective storage – and charge patrons by the minute to look at it up close. Nothing, of course, could possibly go wrong with this big plan. Absolutely nothing at all...

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Sean Randall reviewed Rules of Accusation by Terry J. Erdmann

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4 stars

You don't see comedy done much in the Star Trek universe. Peter David can be very funny, but he has a style all his own and his humour is often based on that.

this was a short work clearly just played for laughs - the "fake" bit referencing In the Pail Moonlight either just a joke in poor taste or an unintended connection on my part. The plot wasn't much to write home about, but it was nice to pick up something set chronologically forward with some familiar faces.