Catalyst of Sorrows

I know that Star Trek novels are not great literature and I don't expect too much from them. Most of the Star Trek novels I have read have been pretty good. This book had a lot of potential. Benjamin Sisko is on of my all time favorite characters in any story. And I liked the other mixture Dr. Crusher, Tuvok, Selar, McCoy and I think Romulans are cool. But the story started slow. And then it got a little slower. Then it jumped around a little bit. I was more than half way through the book and I still did not understand the purpose of the flashbacks and we weren't even close to coming to any kind of climax or resolution to the story. Nothing was happening. The story did not grab my attention and there were never any cliffhanger moments at the end of the chapters to keep me reading. It was unfortunate. I tried hard but I could not finish it. So unfortunately I do not recommend this book.