Mass Effect: Revelation Review

Alright, let me preface this by saying I have never written a book review before so please forgive me if this is not up to par with other book reviews, but I am going to my best. I'm writing this from the perspective of a gamer that is looking forward to the mass effect game a lot, and wanted to get some more back story on the game before I play it.

The book follows the story of Lieutenant Anderson, who is a member of the Alliance, which is a newly formed member of galactic community. The over all premise of the book is that humanity is looked down upon by the other races in the galactic network and they are trying to gain acceptance in the community. It follows an attack on a major alliance base, and Lieutenant Anderson’s struggle to find out that happened there, and who is responsible for the attack. Along the way he meets Kahlee Sanders, and he makes it his personal business to keep her safe, no matter the cost. He comes in contact with many “people” who want both of them dead, and will stop at nothing to achieve this.

It is written by Drew Karpyshyn, who is lead writer on the mass effect games as well as New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Death Bane: Path of Destruction and many other Sci-Fi novels. His experience in this writing these types of novels shows, because this book kept me sucked in from beginning to end. I never wanted to put it down.

It is nice going to the game with a little more back story about the world. In an immersive game like Mass Effect, where connection to the characters is a major part of the experience, it’s nice to go into it knowing who all of the people are and why I should care about them.

Overall, rather or not you have any intention of playing the Mass Effect game, I highly recommend this book. Even if you are a casual fan of science fiction novels it is worth checking out. It’s an exciting book from start to finish. If you are planning on buying Mass Effect then I don’t just recommend the book, I demand that you go to Amazon.com and buy it now, because it is an amazing book and it will really help immerse you in the world of Mass Effect.

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