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Although it has been stated within Star Trek that there are 285 Rules, [1] [3] not all of them have been stated in canon. Most of the Rules were written by Ira Steven Behr, a writer for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, in a book The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (ISBN 0-671-52936-6). The book's cover credits authorship as being "By Quark as told to ...
"Rules of Acquisition" is the seventh episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It is the 27th episode overall. It is the 27th episode overall.
Ferengi characters frequently quote the "Rules of Acquisition", a collection of proverbs that are said to govern Ferengi business practices (such as "Never place friendship above profit" [14]); a compilation of these Rules was published by Deep Space Nine showrunner Ira Steven Behr. Violations of economic norms such as abrogating contracts ...
These rules were later published as The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition, by Quark as told to Ira Steven Behr (ISBN 0-671-52936-6). Along with fellow Deep Space Nine producer Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Behr also co-wrote Legends of the Ferengi, a collection of short stories involving the Rules of Acquisition.(ISBN 0-671-57901-0)
Grand Nagus Zek, the "financial leader" of the Ferengi race and Quark's idol, arrives on the station and shows Quark and Rom his new project: he has rewritten the Rules of Acquisition, the sacred business proverbs by which the Ferengi live. In the new book, Zek encourages Ferengi everywhere to renounce selfishness and greed and become kind and ...
The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition: Culture ISBN 0-671-52936-6: 1996 The Klingon Way: A Warrior's Guide: Culture ISBN 0-671-53755-5: 1996 Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future: In-universe ISBN 0-671-53610-9: 1997 The Art of Star Trek: Art and Visuals ISBN 0-671-01776-4: 1997 The Federation Travel Guide: Cartography Culture ISBN 0-671 ...
The title was a reference to the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition, with the 34th rule stating "War is good for business". [1] After work was completed on The 34th Rule, George talked with another DS9 actor, Andrew Robinson, about a potential book project. This went on to become A Stitch in Time. [3]
That night, Quark has a dream in which he meets Gint, the first Grand Nagus of the Ferengi and the author of the sacred Rules of Acquisition. Explaining that the Rules were intended as suggestions for how the Ferengi should live, and that they were named "Rules" only for marketing purposes, Gint advises Quark to break the contract.