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

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