Mass Effect

Revelation

By: Drew Karpyshyn

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

Every advanced society in the galaxy relies on the technology of the Protheans, an ancient species that vanished 50,000 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 now 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.

©2007 BioWare Corp. (P)2008 Tantor

Good Backstory for the Games

If you're a fan of the games and want more, then this book is for you. If you are unfamiliar with the games or have no interest then I would give this book a pass. There's really nothing here for someone not into the lore.

Fun and short

I am a big fan of the games. The story was a little short but nonetheless entertaining. I was interested to learn kind of the origins of Saren.

A must read for Mass Effect fans

A definite read for ME fans. It touches upon and explains a nice bit of lore about the events leading up to ME1. The reader did an ok job but could have been better. In fact I would have loved for Keith David to narrate since he was the voice for David Anderson in the games but overall I enjoyed it a lot.

Mass Effect Review

This book tells the story prior to the hit game Mass Effect. It expands and explains alot of the backstory behind how the events before the game transpires. There were a few instances where the narrator says things one way and the games say or explain it slightly different but it doesn't really detract from the story.

Fills Some Gaps Prior to First Mass Effect Game

I love the Mass Effect universe. I thoroughly enjoyed playing through all the games and when I saw there are Mass Effect books, I immediately spent Audible credits. "Shut up and take my money, Audible!" So, about the book itself, there was a very brief plot build-up about the First Contact War in the very beginning of the book, which I got super excited about. I thought "Oh, man! How cool! A war novel about the First Contact War!" but I was wrong. After this brief mention the rest of this book is pretty much all about how Saren and Anderson met and what led Saren to become a Reaper agent. I mean, I really enjoyed this book, and I bought the other two consecutive ones in the series. There's some really cool character development you see here that you would have never been able to see in the games. If you are a real Mass Effect fan you would happily give your money to Audible (or get these books from the library) and listen/read the entire series.

Great

Really good listening material. I use Audible when I have downtime at work. David colacci has a pleasant voice, and provides consistent audio performance.

I love this series.

i find that this is my favorite series. I really liked the narrator as well. I think I will look for more from both of them.

Excellent intro to the Video Game: Mass Effect

If you could sum up Mass Effect in three words, what would they be?

Excellent Introduction to ME.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Mass Effect?

I'd have to say that when Saren, Anderson & Skarr meet up for the first time at Grissom's house to duke it out. To me, that was the tipping point of the story. From there, the whole rest of the story fell into place with chasing down Edan Had'dah on Camala.

Have you listened to any of David Colacci’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This was my first book narrated by mr. Colacci. He did an excellent job capturing the voices for the characters.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Well having played the video game prior to the book I had an idea of what the Artifact was the whole time. It was a great segue into the video game and prepared the reader/listener for whats to come in the video game.

Any additional comments?

Overall a good read/listen. A great segue into the video game series! The story was a little shaky, pretty cut and dry. I thought there would be more background on Saren, but you do get a sense of his personality going into the video game. If you're a fan of the series, it's a must read!

Awesome

I have always wanted to read these books cause I'm a big fan of the mass effect games and just can't get enough of them.

wow

I loved it! it added some backstory to some familiar characters and I thought it was a rollercoaster of fun.