The question about Cardassian weapons got me trying to remember what they used in STO. Even though it's not canon, I though it might be of interest:
the Cardassian Keldon Cruiser is well-engineered to tackle nearly any combat scenario. It comes pre-equipped with Spiral Wave Disruptor Beam Arrays. These fire a unique energy type that combines the special effects of Phasers and Disruptors, as well as having slightly higher damage and accuracy than other beam weapons.
When I looked, aebeltrae's translation agreed with my print dictionary with the exception of the last syllable, which I couldn't find. The linked dictionary on this page does have the last syllable "Sam", so it looks like they nailed it.
The two recent series that stick out for me are IKS Gorkon by Keith R.A. DeCandido and Typhon Pact.
If you liked the Klingon-centric episodes of DS9 and were left wanting more, the Gorkon series fills that void.
Typhon Pact salvages the Ezri Dax character, has a lot of good Riker bits, and features "the Romulan Star Empire, the Breen Confederacy, the Tholian Assembly, the Gorn Hegemony, [&] the Tzenkethi."
Watched it a couple of days ago. Mostly on point and had a few good catches. One disagreement: he dunked on "Is that one of ours?" While not strictly necessary, that helped the viewer piece together the Miracle Worker's appearance later on if you weren't watching the episode through a microscope.
