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 I thought I'd do something a bit different for a change. There are plenty of novels based on games and vice versa and a lot of the time they tie into the continuing story. This can be important, particularly for an RPG based on a new IP that is still being filled out and developed into a franchise. For those of you unaware, Mass Effect: Ascension is a book based on a game, that is based on a prequel novel. The first novel having come out several months before the game, takes place a few years before the events in the game and introduces us to many key characters.
Where Revelation is a prequel novel, Ascension is a sequel that deals primarily with Cerberus, an organization that features prominently in the game. This organization, works behind the scenes manipulating galactic events to suit it's own agenda. It is primarily pro-human and it's questionable mandate aims to ensure humanity's dominance over neighbouring alien empires.
Continue reading Mass Effect: Ascension
 I finished reading this prequel novel to the upcoming Bioware game just the other day. An excellent book that was really hard to put down. I've read and own some of Drew Karpyshyn earlier novels and knew it would be a good read before I picked it up.
The novel set before the story in the game, sets up the whole universe as they know it. It's just a few years after Humanity had first conflict with an alien species and their growing influence in the galaxy.
I won't give away any spoilers here but if you intend to pick this game up you should give this novel a read. Everything I have seen so far regarding the game makes sense to me now after reading this book. With that making sense of the Mass Effect universe comes a heightened yearning for the game. Fortunately Two Worlds will provide a fix until October, then Zelda for the DS will carry me until November 20th. 
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