Well tonight I finished the EVE novel. It was a fun read and as an avid EVE fan it gave me some great insight to what was going on in the game world.
As I read the book I recalled a time many years ago when I was an ACTIVE mech warrior player. At that time I devoured the Mechwarrior books as fast as I could find them. However I was not so enamored that i felt they where great literature. They where good fan fiction that took a game world I loved and fleshed it out, but as far as overall scifi went they where B grade at best.
I wanted very much for the EVE book to be a great novel but it is, like the Mechwarrior books a great book for an EVE lover but only a B grade scifi novel.
The book does a great job of explaining the current situation in the universe of EVE. The Caldari are trying to return to former greatness, the Minmatar are seeking to regain their lost heritage and the Amarr are looking for the fullfillment of a great prophecy.
You might have noticed I did not mentioned the Gallente, well the reason why is they are basically a backdrop in the novel. You are left with the impression that the Gallente Federation is the greatest achievement that mankind will ever have and this is actually pretty sad. there is some great back fiction such as the move by the Intaki to leave the Federation, that could have been exploited with all this other chaos. However with three other races having MAJOR upheavel I guess one race needed to be stable.
I will not give away story details so as not to ruin the book for anyone else reading it. I will say the ending is such that we know a sequel is on the way. The rumor I have heard is that this is the first of a three part series. Also this novel has been heavily incorporated into the game universe of EVE, this is a gutsy and excellent move.
This move deepens the backdrop of the EVE storyline and has the potential to add a TON of new material down the road.
If you are an EVE player then you will REALLY enjoy this book. If you are a general scifi fan then this book is okay but nothing to really write home about.
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