Books like Betrayal

Betrayal is a pretty solid early DS9 Cardassian/Bajor conflict book. The pacing is very good all the way through (something these types of novels constantly fail at) and the intrigue, while fairly obvious from the start, is still pretty well done and fun to read. Seeing deeper into Cardassian politics is always interesting instead of them just being evil without any explanation.I especially liked the innocent Cardassian and his role in the plot. It's one of the very few times you see a Cardassian who is, essentially, just a regular person who is caught up in all their autocratic military nonsense. His character was a great addition. The Nog/Jake routine of always getting into trouble feels a bit overplayed already in the books, but it worked fairly well in this. The double plot of an innocent escaped Cardassian and a guilty Bajoran terrorist worked really well too, since they are flips of the regular narrative.verdict: read it, especially if you want some early DS9 Cardassian/Bajor conflict in more personalized characters.