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Mass Effect: Revelation Paperback – 21 Jun. 2007

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Every advanced society in the galaxy relies on the technology of the Protheans, an ancient species that vanished fifty thousand years ago. After discovering a cache of Prothean technology on Mars in 2148, humanity is spreading to the stars, the newest interstellar species struggling to carve out its place in the greater galactic community.

On the edge of colonized space, ship commander and Alliance war hero David Anderson investigates the remains of a top secret military research station: smoking ruins littered with bodies and unanswered questions. Who attacked this post, and for what purpose? And where is Kahlee Sanders, the young scientist who mysteriously vanished from the base hours before her colleagues were slaughtered? Sanders is the prime suspect, but finding her creates more problems for Anderson than it solves. Partnered with a rogue alien agent he can't trust and pursued by an assassin he can't escape, Anderson battles impossible odds on uncharted worlds to uncover a sinister conspiracy - one he won't live to tell about. Or so the enemy thinks.

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336 pages
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English
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Orbit
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21 Jun. 2007
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18 x 2.1 x 11.3 cm
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1841496758
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978-1841496757
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The first of two official tie-in novels to MASS EFFECT, the award-winning videogame

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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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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orbit; paperback / softback edition (21 Jun. 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1841496758
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1841496757
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18 x 2.1 x 11.3 cm

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Drew Karpyshyn is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction and Mass Effect: Revelation, as well as several other fantasy and science fiction novels. He is also an award-winning writer/designer for the computer game company BioWare, where he was lead writer on Mass Effect and the blockbuster Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video games. He lives in Alberta, Canada, with his wife, Jen, and their cat.

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João Cardeira Jorge

ME Fan? Do not miss!!!!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2012

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"Mass Effect: Revelation" is meant for the hardcore Mass Effect fan! If you're looking for a good sci-fi novel, this is not the book you want. Its a simple story on a very interesting universe that sadly does not come alive in the book as it does in the videogame. To be perfectly honest for the non fan this book will hold little value or entertainment. However if you've spent hundreds of hours on the ME trilogy, as I have, this is very interesting and highly enjoyable. The book explores Saren and his "renegade" style deeply and we get to read how he came to know Anderson and found Sovereign! If you have no idea how important this is, again this is not the book for you. If you know what i'm talking about, read on! Also present is Kahlee Sanders who appears on Grissom Academy in ME3 as is Grissom himself. The book is filled with little treats to the loyal and fanatic ME follower and is the true start to the franchise, something any real fan cannot afford to miss! The writing is simple but effective and the action is plenty and bloody! The only fault I would point in the book from a fan's point of view is that Anderson is not really explored beyond a crush on Kahlee and his strong sense of duty! He comes across as a weak hero and severely lacking dimension and charisma. Of course my opinion is tainted by seeing Anderson over three games and already having a strong and very positive view of his character which only makes the Anderson from the book suffer even more by comparison. Saren is the real focus of the book and his road to Sovereign the payoff for the reader and fan. As a fan ME: Revelation was an enjoyable, compulsive read, giving me exactly what I wanted as a completely hardcore, obsessive ME universe lover. Looked at as a literary work this is a simple tale without much to recommend which probably wont even make someone unfamiliar with the franchise to go out and find the game! For anyone who knows what destroy, synthesis and control means, it is unmissable!

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2013

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As a big fan of Mass Effect I was interested to see if the game would translate into a book and if the characters would come to life as they do when your playing the game. I also wanted to see how the book would rate compared to other science fiction novels, as I've read a lot of them. I must admit I was a bit concerned it just wouldn't add up but I was wrong.

Revelation follows the story of a young Lieutenant Anderson, who if you are familiar with the games plays a significant role. The book and story is surprisingly good, the characters are well rounded and authentic and it actually reads like a normal science fiction story, you could just pick this up without any prior knowledge and enjoy it.

The other characters are written very well and the story allows you to easily 'see' them in your mind as you are reading, which after playing the games is great. I would highly recommend this especially to all Mass Effect fans but also to readers of the genre as a whole, it's surprisingly very good, I'm now on book two.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2011

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As a video game tie-in, this is surprisingly good. The writing is to a decent standard and it goes some way to fleshing out the characters of Anderson and Saren from Mass Effect 1 (the game).

The book's plot covers a few events mentioned in the game and pretty much leads up to the beginning of Mass Effect's story. Drew Karpyshyn, one of Bioware's writers, takes the opportunity to use the book to explain a fair bit of the Mass Effect universe, especially humanity's recent arrival in it. This does bog down a bit early on as he goes into too much detail on interstellar communications and the like, but the pace picks up in the second half of the book.

One area not covered is how English is the standard spoken language of the entire galaxy...I would have loved an explanation for that one. A lot of time is also spent on Alliance hero Admiral Grissom in the early chapters, but then he is left behind by the story and never heard from again, which seemed a little odd.

But overall, it's exciting stuff which remains faithful to the ME style and is a good companion to the games. I shall be checking out further books in the series.

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Siobhan and David

Rewarding for fans of the game, intriguing for newcomers.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2013

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As somebody who has completed all 3 Mass Effect video games I was always keen to try the books of Drew Karpyshyn. He has created a great prequel to the original Mass Effect game telling the story of beloved ME regular David Anderson and his mission to find a missing Alliance scientist, Kahlee Sanders, who is the only survivor of an assault on a secret lab. The story is well paced and despite being sci-fi avoids trying to be too outlandish or grandiose. It has all the hallmarks of a modern action thriller but with a sci-fi twist. The character of David Anderson is fleshed out along with Saren Arturius, a Council Spectre sent to investigate using any means necessary (Saren would also become the chief protagonist in the first game), the character of Kahlee Sanders also grows on you quickly and will be familiar to most gamers for her guest role in mass effect 3, a role only present due to the success of Drew Karpyshyn's books. As a gamer this book appealed to me, due to my love of the ME trilogy, but as a reader it appeals with a great story, fleshed out characters and a sci-fi universe you can buy into. If you have played the video games then this is an easy recommendation, but if this is your first step into Mass Effects universe you are still in for a good read. Its story can fail to surprise in places, especially for regular action thriller readers, but on the whole it's a great, if a little short, Sci-fi thriller.

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