I finished this book very quickly. The story was very fast passed and kept me flipping pages. The Chapters transitioned quickly from one place to another (gamma quadrant, Bajor, DS9, etc.) and it was easy to keep track of as the chapter would begin with a title indicating where you where. returnreturnAlthough the author claims that this is a stand alone story that happens to fit in the DS9 Relaunch world, I personally would not recommend reading this unless you have at least read S.D. Perry's Avatar. There's not enough background in the fast pasted Gateways book to understand why in the world there is a Jem'ha'dar fighting for the Bajoron Militia and why in the world TNG's Ensign Ro is hanging out with Quark. Almost feel bad for folks who just read the "gateways" series. returnreturnBasic synopsis is somehow something that is a practically identical to Stargates (though I think they are in invisible) shows up in the DS9 universe. But the Federation hasn't figured out how to use the DHD (Dial Home Device is what the SG-1 world calls it). Starts off with someone in another quadrant of the galaxy dumping anti-mater waster into a "hole in space" in hopes of saving their world and avoiding been killed by some crazy hunters. These hunters remind me of the hunters from the DS9 Episode "Captive Pursuit" going after Tosk but I don't think they are identified as such. Through on top of some Xenophobic aliens really mad that refugees are coming through a "gateway" and be amazed that its finished in less than 300 pages.