Rising Son Rising Son is a Pocket DS9 novel – part of the – written by S . D . Perry . Published by Pocket Books , it was first released in . Summary . After being caught in some kind of storm , Jake Sisko finds himself deep in the Gamma Quadrant . He is rescued by the crew of the starship " Even Odds " – independent fortune - hunters . Amongst the adventures that Jake and the crew experience are the rescue of some valuable artifacts from a planet of violent sauropods , another mission in which one of the crewmembers dies , and ultimately a trip to Ee , a famous planet for gamblers , players and fortune - hunters . During these adventures , Jake gets to know the different crewmembers , including Dez , the captain , who comes to like Jake very much , because he reminds him of himself , having looked for his father as well in earlier years ; Facity , a Wadi - woman who , although only first officer , is the real boss aboard ; Pif , a dog - like creature , who talks a lot ; Glessin , a Cardassian who survived the battle between the Cardassians and the Dominion ; Prees , the Karemman chief engineer ; Sraal , an artificial being that lives inside the ship ' s mechanics ; Stessie , some kind of a living and thinking mushroom - like being ; Brad , a huge creature , but still very girlish ; and Feg and Triv , Ferengi brothers . After landing on Ee , Jake gets to know a who is apparently looking for something , besides the Hunt ; while talking to him , they are approached by Wex , a Trelian girl who , although hesitant at first , joins them . Tosk then finds what he was looking for : A person with great spiritual energy , a healer on Ee – a person who Jake recognizes as the former kai of Bajor ; Opaka . Opaka had been successful in reuniting the Ennis and Nol - Ennis in her time on the penal moon . Shortly after , however , a strange ship crashed on the planet . Opaka cured the being inside , a female called Raiq , who described herself as an Ascendant , looking for a fortress of their ancient gods , swearing to kill them . In exchange for her care , Raiq removed whatever controlled the planet , thus making it possible for Opaka and all the others to leave . Jake decides to go back to the Alpha Quadrant with Tosk and Opaka , and Wex joins them . The crew of the " Even Odds " agrees to take them to Deep Space 9 . On their way , they land on a planet where , according to some stories the Tosk told , remains of the ancient civilization of the Eav ' oq could be found , as per suspicion of the crew . They ultimately find not only remains , but manage to awake the old , sleeping race of the Eav ' oq and – much to the surprise of Opaka – it turns out that they worship the Prophet s as well . Opaka ultimately understands that the fortress of which Raiq was speaking is nothing else than the wormhole itself . Just before they awake the Eav ' oq , the Hunters finally track down the Tosk , killing him , much to the despair of Jake and the others . Jake , Wex and Opaka agree with the crew of the " Even Odds " to pass through the wormhole with Tosk ' s ship . The ship is damaged , and they are rescued by a Jem ' Hadar ship and welcomed by Weyoun and , after the Jem ' Hadar discover the , finally beamed over . During all these events , Jake reflects about himself , his father , their relationship , and their destinies , reaching acceptance and finally making peace with himself and his father ' s departure . Memorable quotes . " " . . . battles fall and fail , and there is a Time of waiting , the space between breaths as the land heals and its children retire from war . The Temple welcomes many home , the faithful and the Chosen . " " " " A Herald , unforgotten but lost to time , a Seer of Visions to whom the Teacher Prophets sing , will return from the Temple at the end of this time to attend the birth of Hope , the Infant Avatar . The welcomed Herald shares a new understanding of the Temple with all the land ' s children . Conceived by lights of war , the alien Avatar opens its eyes upon a waxing tide of Awareness . " " " " The journey to the land hides , but is difficult ; prophecies are revealed and hidden . The first child , a son , enters the Temple alone . With the Herald , he returns , and soon after , the Avatar is born . A new breath is drawn and the land rejoices in change and clarity . " " 2369 ; Ajilon Prime ; Alpha Quadrant ; Argrathi ; arva node ; Bajor ; Bajoran prophecy ; Bajoran religion ; Bajoran wormhole ; Bareil Antos ; ; B ' hala ; Breen ; Cardassian ; Chula ; dabo girl ; ; ; Deep Space 9 ; ; " dom - jot " ; Dominion ; Dominion War ; Earth ; Emissary of the Prophets ; Federation Alliance ; Federation News Service ; Ferengi ; Rules of Acquisition ; Ferenginar ; freighter ; Gamma Quadrant ; Human ; Hunter ; Iconian ; Iconian gateway ; Jaro Essa ; Jem ' Hadar ; kai ; Karemma ; Kira Nerys ; Li Nalas ; Metron ; New Bajor ; Nog ; Occupation of Bajor ; ; Odo ; Organian ; " pagh " ; Parada ; Q ( species ) ; Quark ; Quark ' s ; Reckoning ; Rom ; satellite ; Shakaar Edon ; ; Starfleet ; United Federation of Planets ; Vedek Assembly ; Vorta ; Wadi ; Winn Adami ; ; Zlangco