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Mass Effect: Ascension [Paperback]

Drew Karpyshyn (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 7 Aug 2008

Location: Our galaxy, at a time set far in our future ...

Every 50,000 years, a race of machines returns to harvest the galaxy's organic life forms. In the first MASS EFFECT game, it is the year 2183, and the machines are about to return once again.

This book will be a bridging novel set between the first and second MASS EFFECT games.

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit; paperback / softback edition (7 Aug 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1841496766
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841496764
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 17.2 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 6,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The second official tie-in novel to MASS EFFECT, the award-winning videogame.

About the Author

Drew Karpyshyn is a writer/designer for games company, Bioware, and is one of the lead writers on the Mass Effect videogame. He lives in Alberta, Canada.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Read Revelation first... 9 April 2009
By Stephen C. Wakeman
Format:Paperback
I reviewed the original paperback Mass Effect: Revelation back before the game was released - a book I enjoyed a lot.

Ascension, on the other hand, is written for a somewhat different and perhaps more hardcore audience. Unlike the first novel, there is no real introduction into this universe for the uninitiated.

The story centres on a small number of characters, one of which was originally in the first novel. It tells the tale of a sinister black ops organisation, it's mission to influence and control a young girl with psycho-kinetic ability and the struggle of those trying to protect her.

It's an interesting story for fans of the game. It delves into the Cerberus black ops group and it's enigmatic leader "The Illusive Man" - both of which are said to feature heavily in the storyline for Mass Effect 2.

Of course, this is a follow-up novel and as such it sort of assumes you've played the game and taken an interest in it. A fair assumption I'd say. But, whereas I recommended the original novel quite openly to fans of science fiction and the genre of game Mass Effect is based on, I'm hesitant to do so with Ascension. The story is more tightly focused and, in my opinion, of slightly less interest as a result and overall it's not really suitable for those without a certain level of foreknowledge.

Not a bad effort by any means, but not as strong as it's predecessor and lacking in broad appeal.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful continuation of the story. 4 Sep 2008
By Sebastian Björkbom
Format:Paperback
I do not agree with the other reviewer, this book does well by striking new ground and further exploring the universe that is Mass Effect. It will take you to new places, show you new things and delve deeper into what you already know of.

It uses a narrative which shifts inbetween different storylines which all intertwine and seperate, sometimes giving a second and even a third perspective on events all of which are interesting and compelling. It didn't take me long to finish this book, it kept me hooked and I'm excited to continue the story in the next game in the series.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great second installment 25 Nov 2012
By C.duddy
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This book continues to deliver on the excitement from the first, I am immediately moving on to the third. An absolute delight for fans of the series to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Even better than the fantastic first book. Great addition to the Mass Effect universe. Looking forward to the 3rd book.
Published 1 month ago by Chris Tennant
4.0 out of 5 stars Good background knowledge
Gives much better insight into Quarian life in the flotilla, while keeping the main story of the books going. Recommend to anyone who likes the Mass Effect series
Published 1 month ago by Gordon
3.0 out of 5 stars For The Hardcore Fan
"Mass Effect: Ascension" is the sequel to the first Mass Effect novel, "Revelation". It follows the adventures of Kahlee Sanders, the main character of the first book, as a teacher... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Joao Cardeira Jorge
5.0 out of 5 stars an exciting story
this book gave me so much information about things that the story of Mass Effect that i was not aware of and the characters had been strongly developed.
Published 5 months ago by Nathan Simcox
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic read. Good quality with lots of twists
This book was a pure delight and I enjoyed reading it from start to finish.
The characters were interesting and the action was really jam-packed all the way through. Read more
Published 9 months ago by A Filipowski
4.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic companion series to the Mass Effect games
Following on, more or less, from the first Mass Effect novel (Revelation), this book moves forward a few years and finds Kahlee Sanders now working at Grissom Academy, a space... Read more
Published 12 months ago by CJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Sequel
Good sequel to Mass Effect: Revelation this book will also have you hooked if you like mass effect buy this book.
Published 13 months ago by Gamer6210
4.0 out of 5 stars Building bridges
While Mass Effect: Revelation introduced the Mass Effect universe to the world, serving as a good jumping-off point to lead into Mass Effect 1 and introducing some of the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Enigma
5.0 out of 5 stars Ascends Awesome.
Ascension, the second book in the Mass Effect series of books continues like the first. It fills out the history of the Universe and focuses a little on humanities strive to become... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Darren T
5.0 out of 5 stars The Psychological Thriller of Mass Effect
This is the second instalment by Drew Karpyshyn and yet again the author delivers a great narrative. Read more
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