EVE: Templar One

By: Tony Gonzales

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 16 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's Summary

“There will be neither compassion nor mercy;
Nor peace, nor solace
For those who bear witness to these Signs
And still do not believe." Book of Reclaiming 25:10

New Eden: the celestial battleground of a catastrophic war that has claimed countless lives.

The immortal starship captains spearheading this epic conflict continue their unstoppable dominance, shaping the universe to their will and ensuring a bloody, everlasting stalemate. But a powerful empire is on the verge of a breakthrough that could end the war and secure their rule over mankind forever. For deep in a prison reclamation camp, a secret program is underway... one that will unlock dangerous secrets of New Eden’s past.

It all begins with inmate 487980-A.... Templar One. Prepare for DUST 514.

©2011 CCP hf. (P)2012 Macmillan Audio

Very good reading

Templar One is a very good book for anyone with a tacit interest in the EVE Online universe. It does help to know a little bit about EVE's lore in order to have a little background knowledge about some people and organizations, but that isn't absolutely vital. It also helps, but is not vital, to have read the previous two EVE books--The Empyrean Age and The Burning Life since there are minor tie-ins with those books.

This book is a perfect read for anyone who knows a bit (or more) about the current EVE Online universe and is interested in learning more about the backstory for the upcoming Dust 514 game that is upcoming.

One nice thing about the physical book was that it had QR codes scattered about with some minor supplementary videos to give a visual representation of some of the ships and such involved. They're absolutely unnecessary, but kinda cool. It would be nice for those who don't own the physical book if the audiobook came with a list of those URLs and appropriate timecodes at which to look at them.

Sean Runnette does a very satisfactory job with this material.

9 of 9 people found this review helpful

nice book for eve players

I really liked this book, but then again I am an eve online player, so a lot of the locations where recognizable for me, as well as certain behavior from the factions in the book.

For a none eve online player it might be a bit overwhelming, while some back-story about the factions can be inferred the book might be a bit less digestible for those not already familiar with the setting.

I really liked the performance, the voices felt distinct and the pacing of the narration was good for my tastes.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

I love Sci-fi

I loved this book
If you have any other from Eve I will be the first one to get it..

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

If only EVE Online were like this...

If you are an EVE Online player or fan this story will give you some background on Dust. I hope there will be a sequel.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

DIfficult to follow

This book suffers from complexity. Too many plot lines, locations, and characters. It is very difficult to follow as a audiobook, especially in segments over time (driving). The concept is unique and interesting. I just wish Mr. Gonzales had kept to a simpler structure. If you like very complicated story lines, many characters, and many locations jumping at you every five minutes, you will like this one. Otherwise, pass.

3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Hard to follow if not a lore fan

Would you try another book from Tony Gonzales and/or Sean Runnette?

Probably not.

What character would you cut from EVE: Templar One?

None, not a one of them was able to get me to give a darn what happened to them.

Any additional comments?

If you've not been very carefully following the lore & political storyline of the EVE online game, you'll be completely lost as far as the plot of the story. By

4 of 7 people found this review helpful

fantastic performance and a fantastic book.

fantastic book with a fantastic storyline and a fantastic setting. the only regret is towards the ending but I will not spoil it for anyone who wants to read this. cannot wait for a sequel. Eve online is such a fantastic setting for many many great stories and this is an extremely pristine example of how deep The Lure of this virtual world that we call a game can offer such a day first and Immaculate storytelling opportunity.

Review of Templar one

This is a long story that requires the reader to concentrate on the story and the story lines being a real fan of science fiction is a must to complete the book. Well done for the reader it also requires his full skills

Great story, but not just a casual listen

initially hard to follow as the story jumps forward and backward in time as well as across space. each section starts with it's loaction in space and date so once you become familiar with the location as it relates to the specific characters it gets much better.

Jump Around Much?

author seems to think that stories get better if you jump around like a million grasshoppers on narcotics.

loved it?

loved it! read the book before wanted to test listening to it, great story and good narrative, hope to see more.from the duo

Good book, good narration.

Sean did a good job narrating this title. although for whatever reason he said "battlecruiser" twice whenever it came up. That was slightly immersion breaking, but nonetheless a good narration.