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The 34th Rule
Researcher 198131 Started conversation Nov 28, 2002
If anyone's interested there's a great Star Trek novel by Armin Shimerman (who plays Quark in DS9) called 'The 34th Rule'.
I didn't think I'd like it, being mainly about Ferengi, but it was great. It sort of gives you a Ferengi's eye view. It is really well written, and even makes you feel sorry for the Ferengi in places.
Moral of the story I think is, don't judge another culture by your own culture's standards.
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Phifty Posted Mar 14, 2005
Armin Shimerman also wrote a sort of guide to the Rules of Acquisition which included a short Ferengi Parable for each rule.
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Researcher 198131 Posted Mar 16, 2005
What did you think of The Rules of Acquistion? Is it good?
He's also written a series of novels that are non-trek.
1. The Merchant Prince
2. Outrageous Fortune
3. Capital Offence
I quite enjoyed the first two, but the third lost me.
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Phifty Posted Mar 16, 2005
The Rules of Acquisition were excellent, very very funny stuff. Obviously not a solid plot line like the other novels, just a series of shorts. However they are very funny shorts, well worth the read.
I do know his Merchant Prince series and I read the first book, which I really liked. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find the other two. I'm going to try getting them in ebook format, hopefully they'll have ‘em there.
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Researcher 198131 Posted Mar 18, 2005
Good luck. If you find them, let me know what you think of the other two.
I notice you're from New York City. Your public library has them.
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Phifty Posted Mar 29, 2005
Of course... our public library has everything :P I was sorta hoping to buy it though
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