Over 20 years since the definitive story of Cardassian spy-turned-tailor Garak hit the press in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — A Stitch in Time, the much-lauded novel is coming to audiobook format this summer.
Narrated by Garak actor Andrew J. Robinson — who penned the 2000 Pocket Books novel — the book tells the story of Garak’s life as a child on Cardassia and his time serving the shadowy Obsidian Order, years before his eventual exile to space station Terok Nor (aka Deep Space 9.
Robinson told StarTrek.com, “Narrating the book for the audio version and revisiting Garak and his story was a true labor of love… I hope that people, including those who have read the book, enjoy listening to Garak’s remarkable journey as much as I enjoyed taking it again.”
An unique and intense tale following Elim Garak as he attempts to stitch the ravaged society of Cardassia back together.
For nearly a decade Garak has longed for just one thing—to go home. Exiled on a space station, surrounded by aliens who loathe and distrust him, going back to Cardassia has been Garak’s one dream. Now, finally, he is home. But home is a world whose landscape is filled with death and destruction. Desperation and dust are constant companions and luxury is a glass of clean water and a warm place to sleep.
Ironically, it is a letter from one of the aliens on that space station, Dr. Julian Bashir, that inspires Garak to look at the fabric of his life. Elim Garak has been a student, a gardener, a spy, an exile, a tailor, even a liberator. It is a life that was charted by the forces of Cardassian society with very little understanding of the person, and even less compassion.
But it is the tailor that understands who Elim Garak was, and what he could be. It is the tailor who sees the ruined fabric of Cardassia, and who knows how to bring this ravaged society back together. This is strange, because a tailor is the one thing Garak never wanted to be. But it is the tailor whom both Cardassia and Elim Garak need. It is the tailor who can put the pieces together, who can take a stitch in time.
Long out of print, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — A Stitch in Time has for years exceeded the $100 price point in resales, due to the well-regarded nature of the novel (and the fan love for Garak’s character).
While the book remains available in eBook form, the new audiobook recording will surely be a wonderful way for Deep Space Nine fans to immerse themselves into the life of the space station’s mysterious Cardassian resident.
While preorder links are still coming online at various retailers, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — A Stitch in Time will be available for audio download on August 1, 2023 through Amazon’s Audible and wherever else audiobooks are sold.
