Antimatter (novel)

With a dangerous cargo at stake, Commander Sisko must battle a band of hijackers!
Antimatter is a Pocket DS9 novel – #8 in the numbered series – written by John Vornholt. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .
== Summary ==
;From the book jacket
:The Bajoran shipyard is assigned to build an engine for a new starship, a project which could be instrumental in revitalizing the planet's war-ravished economy. As Commander Sisko awaits the arrival of a tanker containing the antimatter that will power the starship, a band of hijackers captures the extremely valuable cargo and escapes through the wormhole.
:When the hijacking spurs a political debate, Major Kira struggles to mediate the dispute between the opposing factions. Meanwhile, Sisko makes a desperate move to retrieve the antimatter. With the stability of the Bajoran economy at stake, Sisko, Dax, and Odo infiltrate the hijackers, a move that could have deadly consequences for them and the planet Bajor.
== Background information ==
* As with Rogue Saucer, author John Vornholt was inspired by passages from the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual; on this occasion, the discussion of antimatter transfer using tankers in Section 5.4: Antimatter Storage and Transfer. ()
* This is one of few novels which have a Starfleet vessel constructed on a planetary surface, this case the vessel Hannibal.
== Characters ==
=== Regular and recurring characters ===
;Benjamin Sisko : Starfleet commander, the CO of Deep Space 9.
;Kira Nerys
;Odo
;Julian Bashir
;Jadzia Dax
;Quark
;Jake Sisko
;Miles O'Brien
== External link ==
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