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[dantares83]

 retcon of the franchise? or r they to move the plot along? the books are not bad imho...

i wish to see Kathlee Sanders and Gillian Grayson in the game b4 all these end... 

[Paul Sedgmore]

The novels provide background and side events to the main story, much like the Star Wars Extended Universe stuff

[snowfox522]

yeah that would be cool, but if they did they couldn't assume that you already know who they are already not everyone's read the books and shepherds never met them.

[Thrombin]

In ME1 we learn that Anderson worked with Saren back in the day when Anderson was being considered for Spectre training. He explains how Saren showed no concern for innocent life and basically was the reason why he was never made a Spectre. That story formed the basis of the first book (some of it doesn't quite agree with Anderson's version to Shepard but that was just Anderson being economical with the truth

In ME2 Tali mentioned how Cerberus had attacked one of the ships of the Migrant fleet trying to capture a young human biotic who had taken refuge there. That story formed the basic of book 2.

Book 3, I think, happened during or after ME2 and involved the Illusive Man, Anderson and some characters introduced in the previous books. I'd be surprised if some of the events of the third book don't find their way into ME3. I'd also be surprised if we don't meet the young biotic who featured in book 2.

The books, the comics and the games all seem pretty integrated, I reckon.

Modifié par Thrombin, 27 juin 2011 - 06:50 .

[M2MGamer]

put kahlee in the game. and she better be in the next book since she has been in the other  first 2. 

Modifié par M2MGamer, 27 juin 2011 - 07:03 .

[dantares83]

but the upcoming book is not written by Drew... I wonder will that have any effect on the storyline...

[Images]

The books are pretty trashy and badly written. I felt guilty reading such awful prose but wanted more mass effect. Kind of like a mum on holiday saying how glad she is to get some quality reading done, before tucking into a book with Fabio on the cover, dashing pirates and far too many mentions of heaving bosoms. You will have no claim to being proud of yourself but it will kill a few hours...and braincells.

[Lunatic LK47]

Images wrote...

The books are pretty trashy and badly written.

Bolded for emphasis. I prefer Eric Nylund's Halo novels over this.

Modifié par Lunatic LK47, 29 juin 2011 - 03:14 .

[IrishSpectre257]

dantares83 wrote...

but the upcoming book is not written by Drew... I wonder will that have any effect on the storyline...

I doubt the new author came up with the plot. He was probably given guidelines about what to write the story about. I enjoyed the books, but the writing wasn't great, or particularly good. 

[Travie]

I liked the books /shrug

The only thing I don't like is that most of whats in them won't have a huge effect on the next game... mostly because they can't assume that fans have read them (like they can assume you've played the last game).

There might be a few references to get our collective geek up, but nothing major.

[Flashlegend]

Images wrote...

The books are pretty trashy and badly written.

Yup, poorly written indeed but still very enjoyable.

[dantares83]

but they seem to make the decision that Shepard survived from ME2 and that the council is of mixed alien races.

[Yeti13]

A new one was confirmed for a late fall release, people please read them they are great works of art by one of the lead writers of the Mass Effect games!

[Images]

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they are great works of art

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[Lunatic LK47]

Images wrote...

Yeti13 wrote...
they are great works of art

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