(Part 2) Best tv, movies & game tie-in fiction books according to redditors
We found 2,173 Reddit comments discussing the best tv, movies & game tie-in fiction books. We ranked the 731 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
The Revenge of the Sith novelization by Matthew Stover can give some clues on this, if you are willing to accept it as canon, too.
The first point is that, in the book, Yoda blames himself for the destruction of the Jedi Order. He sees it as his own personal failure, and specifically his failure in not teaching "the living Force" as Qui-Gon did. This comes from a scene that was originally going to be in Episode III but was ultimately cut and now is only in the book (or you can watch the unfinished version of it in the deleted scenes portion of the Blu-Rays). In that scene, Qui-Gon contacts Yoda through the Force and teaches Yoda how to survive death in spirit. There's still a hint of this scene in the film when Yoda tells Obi-Wan he will teach him to communicate with Qui-Gon as well.
So, in other words, Yoda doesn't trust his own teachings anymore. He feels they ultimately failed the Jedi and he is no longer the teacher to create the new Jedi order that follows the living Force. He goes into retirement, studying how to become a spirit like Qui-Gon and maybe over time influence events after death. That's mostly his plan at least...until The Empire Strikes Back, of course.
Second, as to Luke & Leia: Obi-Wan actually wanted to have Luke & Leia trained in the Force, especially to make up for the failure to train Anakin properly. But Yoda forbids it. Here is the relevant exchange in the book:
>[Obi-Wan:] "I can take the boy, Master Yoda, and you take the girl. We can hide them away, keep them safe--train them as Anakin should have been trained--"
>"No." The ancient Master lowered his head again, closing his eyes, resting his chin on his hands that were folded over the head of his stick.
>Obi-Wan looked uncertain. "But how are they to learn the self-discipline a Jedi needs? How are they to master skills of the Force?"
>"Jedi training, the sole source of self-discipline is not. When right is the time for skills to be taught, to us the living Force will bring them. Until then, wait we will, and watch, and learn."
So here you have Yoda already implementing what Qui-Gon is now teaching him: to let the Force decide the shape of things to come, rather than stick to the old ways that, in Yoda's view, ultimately failed the Jedi. Edit: This might also be why Obi-Wan makes no moves to train Luke, either, at least not for a while. Only when the living Force brings Luke to him after the Sand People attack does he think maybe it's a sign to move toward it. Which makes the scene in the novel still fit.
All of this makes sense to me, but again you would've had to have read the novelization of Episode III to get most of this.
Check out the books that they are "based" on by Steven Gould. I say based on but beyond having the ability to teleport everything is different. I believe there are 5 stories in total but I haven't finished the last one.
No love for the Bounty Hunter code? :P http://www.amazon.com/The-Bounty-Hunter-Code-Files/dp/1477805982/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_z
Wow. Dorset is near the front page? My parents live nearby Dorset in Nevis, MN and I've been there over 100 times I'd say? In fact I've been in the mayoral race myself... I just didn't get enough votes apparently. The festival that the election occurs during is called the Taste of Dorset but you have to understand, for a tiny town that you can drive through before you take a breath - this festival is INSANE! People from all over come to Dorset and basically flood the streets... found a picture online.
It's a great tourist attraction and one of the many things I love about Northern Minnesota. Also, the town is only open in the summer, pretty much everything closes shortly after Labor Day.
Edit: Personal note, in the mid 90s I bought a copy of Jumper at Sister Wolf Books and read it that afternoon sitting by the lake - amazing memory.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1789090148/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
Yes.
Andrew J. Robinson, who played Garak on Deep Space Nine wrote a book called A Stitch in Time, that adds some more back story to his character and explores what happened to him after the series ended. Despite the lame title it's a pretty fun read if you're a DS9 fan.
Enjoy the Lore! It does add something to talk about on Structure Bashes.
So in the MGS:V will the last section be all blank pages? Or gibberish that has to be decrypted by ciphers (see what I did) in the game?
But seriously, I saw this at Boarders back in the day and picked it up on the principle of "how the fuck could you translate the Psycho Mantis fight?"
I was pleasantly surprised on how much I enjoyed it and as a whole. Highly recommend it to everyone a fan of mgs.
Since 2008. The author took a lot of liberties, though, and anything he added should not be considered canon.
Edit: ACTUALLY, I just remembered, there was a novelization of Metal Gear made way back in 1990. Snake was referred to as "Marine Captain Justin Halley" most of the time for some reason. I own a copy, got it at a book fair in elementary.
Andrew Robinson loved playing Garak so much, he wrote a novel to give the character more backstory. I'm sure they could get him if they wanted to. He could probably give them some story advice, too.
Read the book about the fall of reach if you want to be depressed.
Three times. I'd like to pretend I'm smart enough to have memorized the dialog that well but I really just looked it up in the novelization.
Silly you, there are no Eve books.
"Blindness" by Jose Saramago
http://www.amazon.com/Blindness-Harvest-Book-Jose-Saramago/dp/0156007754
Saramago is a Portuguese author who won the Noble prize for literature in 1998 for his "parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony". In Blindness, a city is hit by an unexplainable epidemic of sight loss. The story explores the implications of wide-spread sickness on a community, and serves as a metaphor to a society increasingly blinded to its own actions.
A good way to get a feel for fight scenes is to read novels that have them. Honestly when you're talking about any writing mechanic, it can be best to experience the mechanic seamlessly as a reader then reconstruct it after the fact. This will help your fight scenes feel more baked into the narrative and less x+y.
I could recommend Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne series. The Bourne Identity has pretty visceral prose in fights that never pause or lose a sense of momentum.
Another dependable suggestion would be superhero novels. There aren't many truly great ones but fight scene examples are virtually a guarantee. Two legitimately excellent superhero novels are
SpiderMan The Secret of the Sinister Six
And the novelization of the Batman epic Batman No Mans Land
Sure!
Cryptonomicon
Snow Crash
The Electric Church
Neuromancer
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
That should get you started. :)
Sure thing!
Unfortunately there is nothing for Snake Eater :-/
Not stupid, just lucky enough to get to enjoy this literary gem for the first time.
As an interesting side-note, the K-space sleeper ruins can only be found in Minmatar space (Ani COSMOS Constellation). The human Sleepers, not the automated drones that people fight in w-space. So, it is likely the two races were connected before the Eve Gate collapsed.
Sleepers are in some kind of VR-hibernation thing inside the w-space stations, defended by sleeper drones. The lore is that empire people are harvesting the hibernating bodies of sleepers, cutting open their heads, and ripping out an implant that they then stick inside the heads of DUST soldiers. Sleepers are sometimes able to take over control of the soldier's body (lore) through the implant. For more info, read Templar One.
Needless to say, there's probably a lot more going on that isn't "public" yet. The Sleeper-Minmatar link has not been touched much in the official lore.
The Bounty Hunter Code: From the Files of Boba Fett https://www.amazon.com/dp/1477805982/
Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side [Vault Edition] https://www.amazon.com/dp/1612182615/
STAR WARS JEDI PATH Vault Edition: The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force [Vault Edition] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CO3F2KY/
The amazon link, [DS9: A Stich in Time] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC0UXU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1), one of my favorite Star Trek books!
Fiction: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. The book that was the basis for Blade Runner.
Non-fiction: Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. This is a deep dive into the dangers posed by superintelligent AI. It's a heavy read.
Whole lotta reading recommendations in this thread. May as well throw my two cents in.
The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie. If you're into Guts' introspective-man-of-violence-looking-for-his-place-in-the-world-thing I'd think you find Logen Ninefingers to be an interesting character. If you're into audiobooks then I highly recommend checking out the audiobook versions. The guy reading them is practically a voice-actor.
The original trilogy:
The standalone novels (available as a single volume in The Great Leveller):
And the most recent Sharp Ends (short story collection).
The Witcher books by Andrezj Sapkowski. Already spawned a popular video game franchise (I've only played the third one and enjoyed it tremendously, but still prefer the books). They're planning to adapt the books into a Netflix series within the next few years.
Short story collections:
The novels:
If anyone wants to start reading The Witcher novels I made a guide over on the "Featured Character" comment section that I'll repost here:
Short stories:
Novels:
Overall:
The short stories are a must-read before the novels because they introduce many characters and plot points for the main saga. There is also a prequel story called Season of Storms which hasn't been officially translated into English yet, but there are fan translations if you can't wait. I haven't read it myself, but I hear that it is best read after the others. If you want to know more about The Witcher lore there is always The World of the Witcher^UK which will give you more backstory and details.
Read the books! thats what im doing and it really is awesome! i would recommend Mass Effect Revelation as your pick. it takes place right before the first game and takes anderson as the protagonist with kahlee sanders followed by saren
Sort of
Both of these are available for Kindle. Crime and Punishment is free.
Crime and Punishment
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Episode-III-Revenge/dp/0345428846
Agree about anakins shift. To make it more understandable check out the novelization of episode III by matt stover. EpIII should have really been two movies and a lot of stuff was cut out that really ought to have been in there.
There is a lot of talk about this being one of the best star wars books of all time
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Episode-III-Revenge/dp/0345428846
Hey man, Ashterothi from Hydrostatic, we provide good digestion of the information, but we are not a primary source material.
Here is a priority list for your study:
Lore Survival Guide by friend of the show Mark 726 - man he is amazing
Hydrostatic Know Your Lore for any topic you're interested in.
Hydrostatic Lore Panels - each is 2 hours of lore with some of the top lore experts in EVE. The first one is mostly background, and the following are processing the information as we got it.
EVE Source - an EXCELLENT Lore bible from CCP
EVE Chronicles - Over a decade of EVE narrative
Empyrean Age and Templar One - although many in the lore community have their reservations about Tony G. These are pretty fun romps through the EVE universe.
The Burning Life - Glorified fanfiction that takes a tour of EVE Online, honestly the above resources replace any value from this book.
EVE Wiki, past news items - Unfortunately time has rotted these resources (not inaccurate, but plenty of dead links and false trails)
This list is in order of how much effort vs. information you gain. Most of all I would recommend joining the Tweetfleet slack and come to the #lore channel. I literally knew nothing about the lore when the Drifters attacked. Like the rest of EVE, it isn't that hard to learn the lore as long as you put some energy into it.
>>>>A lot of them do.
>>>Here, have some examples of novelizations (both source material and "based on screenplay") where the exact phrase is used.
>>I clearly said a lot of them use the wording "now a major motion picture". You've thrown a pile of links at me to prove nothing.
>Those are called "sources." They're what people use to prove their point when someone tries to argue with them.
I see you've failed basic logic. Six cherry-picked images don't do anything to prove your point.
For you to prove your point, you would need a source that showed a vast majority of novelizations say "now a major motion picture" on the cover. You have provided no such source.
>So put up or shut up.
Okay, let's play stupid games. Maybe there's stupid prizes to be won.
Godzilla. The Dark Knight Rises. Suicide Squad. Interstellar. The Nice Guys. The Cabin in the Woods. Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Crimson Peak
The closest I came across while poking around was Star Trek (2009), which says "A major motion picture from Paramount Pictures".
Not one occurrence of your universal phrase in a pile of recent novelizations of popular works chosen semi-randomly from an Amazon search. Which solidly supports my point that it is "hardly 'every'". In fact, it appears to be even less common than I thought it was.
Now I'm fucking done. I can't believe I wasted time on this stupid argument.
The Star Trek Lit Reading Order Flow Chart is a great place to start. (link also available on our sidebar)
Basically, you'll want to start with A Stitch In Time and move on from there...
Enjoy your journey!
After you read "The Empyrian Age" pick up "Templar One"
http://www.amazon.com/EVE-Templar-One-Eve-Universe/dp/B00AK3AR9Q
"The Burning Life" is chronologically(IRL) between the two, but is its own novel.
Here is a mash of books off the top of my head.
If you liked Mass Effect the books are very well written...hell even if you didn't like Mass Effect, that are fun books to read.
Ascension
Revelation
Retribution
Deception comes out at the beginning of 2012
There's novelizations of some comics that had already been published from the 90s/2000s like Knightfall or No Man's Land, but I have no idea how they compare to just reading the actual comics they're based on. There's also The Sandman: The Dream Hunters which was originally a prose novella later adapted as a comic, that's the only one I know off the top of my head to have gone in that direction of adaptations.
https://www.amazon.com/EVE-Templar-One-Tony-Gonzales/dp/0765326191
They talk about it a bit in this book. Very neat read btw.
Of course you can, GW2 takes place 250 years after GW1 so some stuff will be familiar like old places and probably stuff mentioned in books or something, but otherwise the stories are pretty much self contained. If you're interested in getting into the lore prior to GW2 coming out, then go check out the books. The end of Eye of the North in 2007 was the starting point of everything that happened in-between GW1 and GW2 with the Beyond content giving you more of the story leading into GW2.
http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Wars-Ascalon-Matt-Forbeck/dp/1416589473
http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Wars-J-Robert-King/dp/1416589600/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b
Also, someone can probably link you to a primer for the lore on youtube.
The most accurate and recent map would be from Star Trek Stellar Cartography. It's obviously not canon because the only things that ARE canon are the TV shows and movies.
God Of War 4. The Official Novelization https://www.amazon.es/dp/1789090148/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3onGDb01GN797
Buy it now. It’s cheap and you’ll learn some lore that is not in the game.
(It was written by J.M. Barlog, the father of Cory).
Enjoy it :)
You might want to look at the last name of the author of the novel.
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https://www.amazon.com/God-War-Official-Novelization-Barlog/dp/1789090148
God of War - The Official Novelization https://www.amazon.com/dp/1789090148/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_qMKBCbCY5RDB8
There you go!
Check out A Stitch in Time, written by Garak himself -- or rather, Andrew Robinson.
http://www.amazon.com/EVE-The-Empyrean-Tony-Gonzales/dp/0765363909
http://www.amazon.com/EVE-Templar-One-Eve-Universe/dp/B00AK3AR9Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374061242&sr=1-1&keywords=templar+one
theses are the only 2 worth reading, there's also burning life, but yeah, don't read that one. Not worth your time.
Isn't the translated Baptism of Fire already out?
Metzen is better than George Lucas, but his writing bears the same problem in that his characters bear very little resemblance to human beings or how real, mortal people would act. Almost every single line of spoken dialogue I can remember in a Blizzard game is either a line of exposition, a statement about the plot, or a hamfisted and Designated^TM character moment where someone just explains how they feel instead of showing how they feel.
But just like how Matthew Stover managed to make something actually intriguing and fascinating out of Revenge Of The Sith in his novelization of the movie (seriously, read this freaking book), I will say that several of the authors hired to work with the Warcraft universe (Richard A Knaak and some of Christie Golden's work) have actually managed to make some pretty good work. The War of the Ancients trilogy has some pretty good moments, as does Stormrage, Lord of the Clans, Tides of War and maybe The Shattering. So there is potential for some of these characters--Anduin, Jaina, Baine, Thrall--to be human and engaging, it's just buried under Metzen's poor talent for writing character.
There are two Raymond Benson novels (MGS1, MGS2) then there's the one by Project Itoh for MGS4 (which I heard is really good).
There's also an artbook by Ashley Wood. Then there is the Metal Gear Solid Omnibus which is the comic series of MGS1 and MGS2 by a few writers with Ashley Wood's art. There's also the Deluxe Collection but it's pricey and I'm not exactly sure what makes it different from the Omnibus.
I think any Metal Gear Solid fan who doesn't own these would definitely appreciate them. I know I would.
I'm guessing these,
http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/0345503287
http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/0345503430
I hadn't heard of them either
https://www.amazon.com/Metal-Gear-Solid-Raymond-Benson/dp/0345503287
https://www.amazon.com/Metal-Gear-Solid-Raymond-Benson/dp/0345503287/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480485370&sr=8-1&keywords=metal+gear+solid+book
I own it for posterity, but haven't read it yet. I've heard it's horrible.
Gordon Krantz survived the Doomwar only to spend years crossing a post-apocalypse United States looking for something or someone he could believe in again. Ironically, when he's inadvertently forced to assume the made-up role of a "Restored United States" postal inspector, he becomes the very thing he's been seeking: a symbol of hope and rebirth for a desperate nation. Gordon goes through the motions of establishing a new postal route in the Pacific Northwest, uniting secluded towns and enclaves that are starved for communication with the rest of the world. And even though inside he feels like a fraud, eventually he will have to stand up for the new society he's helping to build or see it destroyed by fanatic survivalists.
These are books which I have read twice or more and would read again and again on the topic of post-collapse:
Alas Babylon
On the Beach
The Postman - not like the movie with Kevin Costner (just based upon and quite different)
One Second After - currently the most realistic and scariest of the bunch I think.
Earth Abides
Lucifer's Hammer - this one I wouldn't read without many years between as the start is sooooo slow but the second half is good.
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Jumper is pretty much this exact book.
The movie added a lot of unnecessary "world building" to the story. The core is just "dude can teleport" and what he does (or doesn't) do with that power.
Jumper and its sequel Reflex were quite good. The movie sucked balls and I haven't read any of the books written after they became movies, but those two were good at least.
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality is kind of like what you're describing; a (completed) fanfic where Harry has the special power of rational thinking, as well as the standard magic from the canon books.
Also, +1 for being someone else who has heard of Replay.
Jumper. It's pretty different from the movie, especially with his mom.
Jumper
The Fall of Reach is probably the best to start. It's good for getting a background into the story as portrayed in the MCC (and it'll enhance what you've learned from the story playing Halo Reach).
Yes, Amazon offers a Kindle Edition for all three books.
GW is a awesome game. I only have 4 points left on my HoM and im real excited. You will be able to get them after GW2 comes out but might have a harder time as the GW userbase is already pretty low.
If you have a friend who wants to do it or you can find a few people, or a guild, its worth it for the first 15. The last 15 (assuming you only want the items) will take you about the same amount of time to get 1-3 points. First 15 you can do in 1 1/2 weeks.
The story is pretty good in a silly way. If you want to get the most out of GW2 you should probably buy the books 1 2, they are pretty good at least if you have played GW and stayed interested.
The game is different than most games, you will probably mostly play alone or only with friends. It isn't open world, you have to form your party and skills in towns. The game is completely skill based, if you are a bad player you will always be bad. It has a pretty decent learning curve but it throws a lot of people off the game. Also don't expect to pvp in GW, if you get in a game you are going to get pwned.
To get addicted? I would say the War of the Ancients trilogy, it covers a period in Warcraft known as the sundering but from a different perspective from Warcraft 3 as it focuses on 3 characters 'created' by the author (technically you can say it was blizzard/knaak) which in turn heavily influence the current story and timeline in World of Warcraft (WoD excluded to a point).
If you aren't looking for a long read, as mentioned by /u/disaace, Arthas: Rise of the Lich King is fantastic and covers Arthas Menethils descent in to 'madness' as he takes up the mantle of 'The Lich King'. The internal struggle in that book was one of the best things in any of the Warcract/WoW series i've read.
If you enjoy either of those, you can go in a few directions but i'd recommend covering the history of/between Orcs and Humans which you can read in World of Warcraft: Chronicles of War which covers 4 books and gives you a really solid grounding.
Some people have issues with some of the writing styles but if you just take the story for what it is and you've grown up around the Warcraft games then it's hard to not geek out a bit!
Larry Nemecek (who also wrote the TNG Companion and for "Star Trek Fact Files") has created a collection of large high quality star maps from Star Trek:
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Stellar-Cartography-Starfleet/dp/1477805974
Here is an unboxing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSNOc8kEBt0
Good points. It gets more complicated when you introduce a third axis to territorial maps for sure, but generally speaking the galaxy is more flat.
In fact, maybe you could argue canonically the galaxy (at least in the Trek universe) is not 6000 light years thick, given the amount of onscreen evidence showing only 1 sector of thickness (another example)
I haven't seen the Star Trek Stellar Cartography book, but I wonder if it's sorted out any of these issues and/or has a similar layout to the 'standard' Trek map people are used to.
Star Trek Online also shares the flat layout, and the game has some level of "canon"?
I've been to STLV twice now and naturally got some autographs. First time I was a little unfocused, so I got Terry Ferrell, Anthony Montgomery, Natalija Nogulich, Barry Jenner (RIP) and Dominic Keating.
Keating was the funny one. There was no line at his table so we got to talk for a minute. I told him I'd just watched the episode of Buffy where he guest starred. In my very limited experience with actors they seem to enjoy when you bring up more obscure roles of theirs. I had also just been at the Enterprise panel and Bakula had been trying to seriously answer questions while Keating and Billingsly and the others were just screwing around. I asked him if the set was like this and his reply was "All the fuckin' time, mate!"
When I went back in 2016 I gave myself a project. I bought the Star Trek: Star Charts and decided to get them autographed. I tried to find people relevant to the map's subject, i.e Michael Dorn for the Klingon Empire map. In the end I got Dorn, Kirsty Alley, Denise Crosby, Garrett Wang, Rene Auberjenois, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Casey Biggs, Nichole de Boer and Keating again (cause I needed someone who would have been in the Romulan War). When I got home I framed them.
The closest thing I've seen is a fold-out map in the 2002 book "Star Trek Star Charts". This is an image of that map.
There may be a better map in a more recent book (I see one called Star Trek Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library that's from 2013), but the Star Charts book is the only one with a map that I'm aware of.
> a consequence of how close Earth forces got to Romulus
Nah, I think it's a consequence of Romulus being the capital, the seat of power for the empire. Where are you sourcing that the Starfleet got even close to Romulus? Of course, Starfleet wouldn't have carpet bombed Romulus, but they would have occupied it and de-armed it in order to win their hearts and minds (reference Earth's WWII, Dominion War).
> London is, however, on...
You missed my point about the capitals. My point was that the position of the homeworld isn't pertinent to their culture of aggression against the Federation, as much as their quest for lebensraum and ideology drives their strategy.
> Iran Contra...
Huh? Those conflicts are related, but not in the way I think you think they are.
> But during the expansion period...
The Cardassians did. They tried. Ask Miles O'Brien, Edward Jellico, and Ben Maxwell.
Also, I think you're ignoring this piece of canon: Starfleet Stellar Cartography. The set includes a chart on the Romulan War.
The other versions are pretty awesome. I bought the Book of Sith vault edition a while back. So worth it.
Book of Sith
The Bounty Hunter Code
The Jedi Path
You can find the Jedi Path here, the Bounty Hunter's Code here and the Book of Sith here.
It's available on Amazon Kindle which you can read on a smart phone or even your computer.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FC0UXU/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?ie=UTF8&btkr=1
For better or worse, this fact about the book has influenced my own writing. I feel like names can sometimes be too stiffening to a character and a succinct description is a much better way to refer to someone. IIRC, Saramago's Blindness does precisely this same thing.
Sure, a couple notes while I'm downloading BaW :)
The book order is thus:
The Last Wish
Sword of Destiny
Blood of Elves
The Time of Contempt
Baptism of Fire
The Tower of the Swallows
The Lady of the Lake
There's no official english translation of the last book yet, but the one I've linked is the best fan translation I've found. It's the one I read, and I honestly would have had no idea it wasn't a "real" edition if I didn't know better. Fantastic work.
There's also A Season of Storms, which is sort of a midquel for the series. But it was written in the last two years, has no bearing on any of the game's canon, and contain some minor potential spoilers for later books since he expected his readers had finished the series at this point. I recommend you ignore it for now, and if you decide you want to read it down the road pick it up after the series.
The first two books are a short story collections. The series is in chronological order, but the actual novel arc doesn't begin until the third book. Definitely don't skip the first two though, they set up important characters and events in Geralt's life prior to the novel arc beginning.
Lastly, if you really can't be bothered to spend a bit on the amazon paperbacks here's a link to all of them in epub format. I can't vouch for the quality of the fan translations in this pack, nor do I recommend this format. Buying the books supports the author and reading a book is still easier than reading on a tablet in my opinion.
Good luck on your journey into the Witcher!
P.S. - Oh, here is the Witcher 1 recap video I mentioned. DO NOT WATCH THIS until after you finish the books. It will spoil the climax of the series and ruin your reading. You can buy the game dirt cheap if you can handle a playthrough on PC, but you really won't miss a ton of important info if you skip it. I don't want to spoil the end of the books either, but essentially the second and third game don't rely on the first one at all aside from knowing cursory details of the first game.
Then read them in English? Assuming you're American:
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Wish-Introducing-Witcher/dp/0316029181/
http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Destiny-Witcher-Andrzej-Sapkowski/dp/0316389706/
http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Elves-Andrzej-Sapkowski/dp/031602919X/
http://www.amazon.com/Time-Contempt-Witcher-Andrzej-Sapkowski/dp/0316219134/
http://www.amazon.com/Baptism-Fire-Witcher-Andrzej-Sapkowski/dp/0316219185/
http://www.amazon.com/Tower-Swallows-Witcher-Andrzej-Sapkowski/dp/0316273716/
Or
http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/The-Last-Wish-Audiobook/B00HWBTIFI/ etc.
Looks like it might be from the Ep III novelization: http://smile.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Episode-III-Revenge/dp/0345428846?sa-no-redirect=1
uhh.. I totally read them... but.. they.. all... blended together, so.. I don't remember which title he's in... Yeaaah....
::hides Amazon Wishlist behind back:: >>
All joking aside, there are 4 books. The 4th book has been revoked from canon, because apparently some guy just came in and made shit up that makes no sense. Or something. I don't know, I'm waiting for my birthday so I can order one on kindle. :3
Here is the first one, second, third.
...And the red-headed step-child
Saren had been indoctrinated for nearly 2 decades leading up to ME1. Check out the book: Mass Effect Revelation to get more info.
Stick with it! And don't lose motivation on the Citadel. Everyone I know who started the game got discouraged by all the running back-and-forth on the Citadel. It will get better after that and you will get the chance to do more exploration. Stick with it!
And, personally I like to read, and I found that the codex added a ton of depth in the game. I was devouring every article in it. And unfortunately they butchered the Codex interface in ME2 and 3 as you could no longer tell which article you read and which one you didn't after you had to scroll).
If you wait too long with the codex it might become a bit daunting to read through everything.
In ME1 it was easy to keep up with the added entries. Just every so often in the game take your time to read the few articles that have been added and it will never be too much to read.
I especially liked the articles about the races as it really fleshed out the universe much more in depth. I really liked the article on the Elcor. It was a fun read. The Hanar were quite fun too to read.
If you want to go the extra-mile in reading I also highly recommend the books (Revelation, Ascension and Retribution). They add depth to some key characters like Saren and Anderson (in Revelation) or the Illusive Man (in Retribution) and in Ascension you get some nice insights into the Asari and all that is "biotics". Anderson is present in pretty much all books.
Personally I would suggest going in this order:
The nice thing about the books is that they don't directly interact with the in-game story. They just give the characters you meet in game much more depth. The Shepard story-line is not touched in the books so you can really read the books in any order you like. They don't form a trilogy that must be read in order.
After having read the books you are bound to come across areas in the game where you think: "Oh this must be that research station from the book" (or thoughts along those lines). Or it might explain why certain characters interact with others in a specific way. For example the interactions between Saren and Anderson right in the beginning of the game. All the things they hint at (things that happened in the past) are from the book "Revelation" and will never be explained in detail in the game.
gifting is fun.
no but seriously, it is.
ive been reading a lot lately, and this is next on my list. they dont sell it at my local barnes and noble though :(
This is also on my list. I love me some Metal Gear, can you tell? haha
and finally, there is The Boss. She's a bit pricey, and I think the shipping makes it over $20 total. So nevermind. But still, she's awesome. :D
Anyway, whether you gift me something or not, what you are doing is absolutely incredible. People like you make the world a better place.
Kim Stanley Robinson's Gold Coast trilogy begins in near future and then becomes dystopia (The Wild Shore) and then the third novel is a sort of eco utopia (though in a world still with challenges). It's set in California through those eras.
Children of Men, I've seen but not read, but it's a dystopia where people stop giving birth. Good movie, dunno about the book.
I thought Never Let Me Go, was a pretty good book though it is definitely telegraphed. I don't think you can really spoil it. It begins in an almost timeless world where these 'orphans' are raised and taught that they are special, for a reason.
David Brin's The Postman was made into an amazingly bad Kevin Costner movie. But despite that, I like the book and his central idea that his postmen could bring order to an apocalyptic world. I guess that's probably too fantastical from what you want.
Ups for everyone who mentioned "The Disposessed" and "A Handmaid's Tale". I'm not a big fan of "Oryx and Crake".
Here ya go
Or it's a homage to the No Man's Land novelization.
Greg Rucka did a novel adaptation of No Man's Land that is quite good.
There are a few. I read this one a few years back after I found it at a used book stand and picked it up for a few dollars. It was pretty good not amazing but I enjoyed the read. If you search on Amazon you can find a few others. http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Ultimate-Andrew-H-Vachss/dp/0446603368/
Or this one: http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Knightfall-Dennis-ONeil/dp/0553572601/
One more: http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Mans-Land-Greg-Rucka/dp/0671774557/
so after going on amazon i found a few that i would like to know if you read and enjoyed? 1: 2: 3: 4: really anyone who has read these can say if they liked them.
http://www.amazon.com/EVE-The-Empyrean-Tony-Gonzales/dp/0765363909 book 1
http://www.amazon.com/EVE-Templar-One-Tony-Gonzales/dp/0765326191/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_y book 2
Book Information:
http://www.amazon.com/EVE-Templar-One-Tony-Gonzales/dp/0765326191
One of my favorite books is about the ability to teleport. Jumper is so much better than the movie they made of it. You might enjoy it.
Lulz, "lift the couch to hoover under it."
"RAAAAAHR, HULK SMA-- er, no, wait. Hulk tidy up a bit."
Upvote for Wildside. I love that book. I wish author would write more. I like everything I have found
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Here is a list with links to Amazon if you don't have the books yet.
In chronological order I'm fairly sure it's:
Games are in bold.
And then I'm not entirely sure where the third Karen Travis book will go when it comes out, but it will be either right after The Thursday War or after Halo 4.
The Forerunner saga helps a lot with Halo 4, especially Silentium (which actually came out after).
Basically what the other guy said, except I actually like The Flood for the parts that weren't in the game, but it would definitely be boring if you had just played through CEA. It doesn't affect anything else as far as I know, so you can come back to it later if you want.
Fall of Reach before all others. Written by Eric Nylund.
Audiobook
Paperback/Kindle
You can find them on YouTube and google for pdf/epub versions, but I don't like to promote stuff that doesn't give the author compensation for his work :/
I take it from Harry Potter and Divergent he likes strong, morally-white protagonists on journeys to save the world. I don't know his exact reading level or interests, so I will make the following suggestions by category. I ranked books in each category by difficulty.
 
Teen Fantasy:
 
Dealing with Dragons: Funny, easy to read, dragons, magic, and sarcasm.
The Lioness Series, Immortal Series, or The Magic Circle Series: Strong female leads and interesting to read with great stories (Think Mulan). My brother loved them.
Artemis Fowl: Strong, morally ambiguous but ultimately altruistic, sarcastic, and smart protagonist against the world.
User Unfriendly: Dudes get sucked into a video/rpg and try to get out without dying. Like Tron, but less sci-fi and more fantasy.
Halo: One of my brothers who HATES reading -- or at least is incredibly picky actually stayed up all night to finish four of Halo books. He also really likes the games. I don't know which one is the first or the best but this one had the best reviews. I dunno if it is dark either -- I haven't read it :'(.
The Dark Elf Trilogy: Darker than anything else I have on here (or can be) hero vs world type fantasy. Drizzit = my brothers' hero growing up. Kinda WOW-esque? Having played both, I understand how much of WOW is inspired by DnD. I personally didn't like this.
Redwall: Harder to read, talking animals save the world from other talking animals. I personally hated this series, but my brothers read every single book in the series at the time.
 
Adult Fantasy:
 
Magician: Magic, totally badass protagonist, BORING first couple chapters, but ultimately the most OP hero I have ever read. Amazing, truly amazing. I think it is two-three books in the first series.
Harper Hall: Dragons, music, strong, but lost protagonist. Deals with sexism and gender biased. The other books in the cycle range from sci-fi to political fantasy.
Dragonbone Chair: Strong, badass hero vs a dragon. What happens? He becomes more badass. It is a lighter verison of LOTR/Sword of Shanara (which is probably too much politics/genetics/enviromental commentary -- generally boring-- for him right now) --
An even lighter alternative, more teen book is Eragon. That being said, I absolutely DETESTED these books. I don't care if he was 16, he didn't coming up with any of his own material. But -- a lot of people really like it, so your brother might!
 
Sci-fi:
 
Ender's game: Amazing ending, especially if he likes videogames. I haven't seen the movie, but my Dad said it was "loosely inspired" from the book. All I know is the book was world-changing. It has some legitimately dark points (like gouging out a giants eye or drowning puppies).
Johnny Maxwell Trilogy: This dude is cool. I didn't know until I linked it that it is hard to get a copy >.<.
Dune: This, like LOTR, is VERY political and can be very easily boring. It might also be too adult or hard for him. There is mental illness and just crazy people in the later books.
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Mature Humor:
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He should be ready for some British humor, which is a little more mature than American humor (sorry) and much more sarcastic. You also have to be in the mood for it, especially if you aren't expecting it.
Sourcery: Really, really funny.
Hitchhiker's Guide: Also funny.
Magic Kingdom for Sale -- Sold: American. Funny take on fantasy books.
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I kept away from darker books where the protagonist is morally grey (Artemis fowl and Drizzit being exceptions -- though they are both still definitely heros), sex, questionable themes, or general mental derangement.
I also stayed away from more modern books, which I have read a lot of if you would like recommendations for those instead. I read a lot in general, so if you have a questions about a book in particular, I can try to help.
Edit: Links
http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Wars-Ascalon-Matt-Forbeck/dp/1416589473 - all 3 books (which cover a lot of kinda importantish lore and if i may recommend in case you just wanna get one, it should be SoS from Ree Soesbee) for 25$, but most important passages are on the net, Gw2guru has its own lore section, but the core plotlines are in the original GW, in the personal story and kindaish here http://atlas.guildwars2.com/en/
You should check out Guild Wars : Ghosts of Ascalon this book deals with the events that took place to create the treaty between the Charr and the Humans. Pretty fun read, I liked reading Guild Wars: Edge of Destiny a little better, it tells the story of Destiny's Edge, and I can't think of anything else to say that wouldn't include spoilers.
Edit: Oh I see now you said in game content... Well I don't want to spoil too much but after reading both of those books I've found references to things from them in game.
That bit is from Edge of Destiny. The other book is Ghosts of Ascalon and the third book hasn't been released yet.
They wrote a whole book about it: http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Wars-J-Robert-King/dp/1416589600/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1375916204&amp;sr=1-1
I suggest buying this, it has rise of the horde in it as well as 3 other books for a great price.
http://www.amazon.com/World-Warcraft-Chronicles-Christie-Golden/dp/1439172722?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=rise%20of%20the%20horde&amp;qid=1465486476&amp;ref_=sr_1_2&amp;sr=8-2
http://www.amazon.com/World-Warcraft-Chronicles-Christie-Golden/dp/1439172722/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1463574439&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=chronicles+of+war
As Kezdog suggested the 3 books they are conveniently put into one collection this set here has 3 of the 4 books he mentioned plus 1 bonus one. I think it would be a good thing to buy since you will save quite a lot of money if you do get it, 4 books in one for about $10 used or a little more new. It is slightly big but I read it in like a sofa chair with arms so its comfortable to me.
Rise of the Horde was reprinted in its entirety in Chronicles of War. This book includes Rise of the Horde, The Last Guardian, Tides of Darkness, and Beyond the Dark Portal (in that order, which is the correct reading order for those books).
Hey man,
If you're truly interested in Warcraft lore, I HIGHLY recommend that you look into reading the Warcraft books. It really is the greatest story I've ever had the pleasure to hear. These books are absolutely incredible man, thinking of it now gives me goosebumps. I'll give you a link to two books to start out with.
https://www.amazon.com/World-Warcraft-Chronicles-Christie-Golden/dp/1439172722/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1496848271&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=chronicles+of+war+warcraft I have no fucking clue why this is so expensive, I suggest looking around to get a better price. I got mine for like 20 USD a few years ago. This book is SO AMAZING, BY THE LIGHT! If your going to get any book, get this. This is the first one you want to read because they all go in order which helps you gain a deep understanding for the chain of events.
https://www.amazon.com/WarCraft-Archive-WARCRAFT-Blizzard-Entertainment/dp/1416525823/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=1416525823&amp;pd_rd_r=AZECSF70JK8PY7RWJ99N&amp;pd_rd_w=MuXiq&amp;pd_rd_wg=nqJsx&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=AZECSF70JK8PY7RWJ99N
After Chronicles of War, this is the book you want to read. Super, super interesting stuff in this one. Please man, do yourself a favor and get these two books. I promise you, you will be so hooked into WoW after you read these haha.
There is this book which I have...somewhere. If I can find it later, I'll try to see what's in there. I also want to say there was at least a small one in the Okuda encyclopedia that came out in the '90s.
Also, I discovered this awesome-looking thing while searching for the above. Comes out Dec. 3rd.
Yes.
Imperial Handbook Hit a button and the doors open to the sides. Pretty cool.
Bounty Hunter Code Requires a datacard to open that is stored underneath. Pretty nifty.
The Novelization of the film.
Here's the Amazon link to the paperback for $12.95
https://www.amazon.com/God-War-Official-Novelization-Barlog/dp/1789090148
I listened to the audio version narrated by Alastair Duncan who voiced Mimir on Audible
Not a comic, but a novel, also an audiobook read by the actor who portrayed Mimir. It's very very good and fills in a few holes.
> I kid, but how could you have missed Garak?
> There's just not enough of him! I want more
Sadly not read by him as an audiobook (such a missed oppurtunity...!) but, the actor did write it.. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FC0UXU
Also, when I backed the DS9 documentary on Kickstarter (not out yet), look at what I snagged 2 of? One will be getting framed, as I'm sure they will never be produced again.
http://i.imgur.com/xQaeWQq.jpg
Do androids dream of electric sheep?
Templar One
Templar One
I suggest reading Empyrian Age first. You can skip The Burning Life.
Best I can do is 45 seconds of whatever is closest at hand, which is looking like Templar One.
Looks like it may be a book poster of some sort for an eve universe book.
http://www.amazon.com/EVE-Templar-One-Eve-Universe/dp/B00AK3AR9Q
Was not able to find an official poster though like the one in the image above. Possibly was a special printed poster to be handed out at the event.
Blindness. Disturbing x10 but memorable.
Blindness by Jose Saramago - I couldn't put this book down.
I think perhaps you might like Blindness by Jose Saramago and Happy Birthday!
Blindness is one of my favorites 'WTF' books. Even after finished reading it, I had some sort of mental hangover for a few days. I experienced a strange feeling of sadness and I had to remind myself this is just a novel, a terrific and disturbing novel.
Datsyuk
Thanks for the contest!
Blindness
http://amazon.ca/dp/0156007754
This is kind of similar to the plot of this book: Blindness by José Saramago
>A city is hit by an epidemic of "white blindness" which spares no one. Authorities confine the blind to an empty mental hospital, but there the criminal element holds everyone captive, stealing food rations and raping women. There is one eyewitness to this nightmare who guides seven strangers-among them a boy with no mother, a girl with dark glasses, a dog of tears-through the barren streets, and the procession becomes as uncanny as the surroundings are harrowing. A magnificent parable of loss and disorientation and a vivid evocation of the horrors of the twentieth century, Blindness has swept the reading public with its powerful portrayal of man's worst appetites and weaknesses-and man's ultimately exhilarating spirit. The stunningly powerful novel of man's will to survive against all odds, by the winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize for Literature.
I was able to find it at a Barnes and Noble a few days after it was released. But in case that isn't possible, you can find BoF right here:
http://www.amazon.com/Baptism-Fire-Witcher-Andrzej-Sapkowski/dp/0316219185/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1411914842&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Baptism+of+fire
You can read the Witcher series: [fantasy]
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Wish-Introducing-Witcher/dp/0316029181/
http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Elves-Andrzej-Sapkowski/dp/031602919X/
http://www.amazon.com/Time-Contempt-Witcher-Andrzej-Sapkowski/dp/0316219134/
http://www.amazon.com/Baptism-Fire-Witcher-Andrzej-Sapkowski/dp/0316219185/
There are few that are not published yet, so, yes, we have to wait :/ But these four are really great.
If you're interested, here's the chronollogical order of the books (with links to buy them on Amazon):
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Season of Storms is an upcoming book set in between the short stories of The Last Wish. It will be released in English on March 2018.
Knowing where you are from would certainly improve finding the answer to your problem.
Otherwise
Got them individually off of Amazon Prime:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316029181/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316219185/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316219134/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/031602919X/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316273716/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316389706/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1
Kanan The Last Padawan
Shattered Empire
Kanan focuses on Kanan before he becomes a rebel and shows a bit of the relationship between him and his master and what happened to him before and after Order 66.
Shattered Empire takes place the day after ROTJ. Main character is Shara Bey (Poe Dameron's mom). She crosses path with several key characters we know.
I would also recommend Guardians of the Whills. It's not a comic but it's a short story focuses on Baze & Chirrut leading up to the events of Rogue One. You get to see how Baze gets the weapon he uses in the movie.
Would also recommend Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Stover. This is NOT what I would call a movie adaptation. This is what ROTS should've been. The author still touches on the key points from the movie, but he takes a few creative liberties and ultimately I enjoyed this book WAY more than the movie.
Shatterpoint pretty clearly shows Mace has been through the orbit of the dark side more than most jedi out there. Also, even if those novelizations are not cannon, they can still take character development inspirations from there.
The Revenge of the Sith novelization also built up Mace pretty well. Read up - they are a much better composed story than the movie.
May the force be with you
I would highly recommend getting into one of the Star Wars comic series'. My favorite of all of them is the Darth Vader series. A fantastic read.
As for my own wishlist; the only Star Wars item I have that's less than $10 is the novelization of Episode III.
It's the novelization of the film. https://www.amazon.com.au/Star-Revenge-Matthew-Woodring-Stover/dp/0345428846/ref=asc_df_0345428846/?tag=googleshopmob-22&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=341791521299&amp;hvpos=1o2&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=17607195911059810782&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=m&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9069170&amp;hvtargid=pla-451696910097&amp;psc=1
Well. I'm not well versed in space opera literature - but I bet you could start with the Mass Effect books!
http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Revelation-Drew-Karpyshyn/dp/034549816X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1311852811&amp;sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Ascension-Drew-Karpyshyn/dp/0345498526/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1311852811&amp;sr=1-4
http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Retribution-Drew-Karpyshyn/dp/0345520726/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1311852811&amp;sr=1-2
This thread is a minefield for me since I just got ME3 tonight, so forgive me if I repeat what others have said. I'm not reading the other comments for obvious reasons.
That being said, the Mass Effect series has some great games, especially if you like stories. If you are the type of person that hates cutscenes and dialog and just plays games for the action, then you'd probably be better off with something like Battlefield 3, MW3, or even TF2.
As cliché as it sounds, these games are truly interactive stories. Certainly, there is a competent shooter element involved as well, but the beauty of this game truly lies in the writing.
The Mass Effect series tries very hard to bring a sense of realism to the story too. Sure, it takes place in the far future, but there is great detail paid attention to how we got there from today's technology.
Example: Mass Effect Relays were built to get around Einstein's theory of relativity, enabling Faster than Light Travel. Pluto's moon is actually a mass effect relay.
My recommendation would be to read Mass Effect Revelation (a well done prequel to ME1) (http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Revelation-Drew-Karpyshyn/dp/034549816X/) first, then Play Mass Effect (1). You can then jump into the second book and/ Mass Effect 2. UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES THOUGH, DO NOT READ MASS EFFECT DECEPTION! (People tell me that it breaks the Mass Effect Storyline)
So, long story short, YES, Mass Effect 1,2,(and I hope 3) are great games.
Yep this one
The Postman is a good read though its more dystopian future than hard core survival. Still a great book.
The Postman - David Brin
Dies the Fire- SM Stirling
I just finished reading Patriots, it was alright.
From your description, I immediately thought of What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson. I think some might call it dated, because it's obviously set in the seventies, but then, most books written today will be considered dated in twenty years if anyone's even still reading them! Anyway, this is a book that had a profound impact on me when I first read it.
I'd also suggest Emergence by David Palmer, if you can find a copy. Or perhaps The Postman by David Brin -- haven't read that particular book by him but it seems to fit the bill and he's a very good author.
I don't know if any of these qualify as extremely dark, even though they do deal with mature subjects and events. I'm big on hope.
Obligatory wiki links: Dystopian Literature. Although, some of the titles listed don't seem to fit (The Dispossessed?). Nuclear holocaust fiction, and your general apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction.
Some of the better/more popular ones:
Zombies: World War Z, Raise the Dead, Marvel Zombies, Zombie Survival Guide, Day By Day Armageddon, I Am Legend.
Also, just for kicks, some of my favorite dystopian movies:
Brazil, Soylent Green, 12 Monkeys, Blade Runner, Akira, Children of Men, Dark City, A Boy and His Dog, Logan's Run, Idiocracy, Equillibrium.
Do yourself a favor and read the novelization of No Man's Land by Greg Rucka. [Here] (http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Mans-Land-Greg-Rucka/dp/0671774557/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1410936281&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=batman+no+mans+land+novel)
I've read the novel but not the comic so im not sure if they are close.
Going to end up reading the comics anyway though.
You can buy this book for only 7.98 on Amazon
Found No Man's Land (possibly the only one, since he also wrote the comic story)
http://www.amazon.com/EVE-Templar-One-Tony-Gonzales/dp/0765326191/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y Templar One has a audiobook version.
I highly recommend reading the Lore Survival Guide linked from the site. It covers a great deal of lore information.
The EVE Fiction link on the site is the new portal CCP has put up and contains the old lore articles, Chronicles and short stories. The bulk of the theories are derived from information across the various Chronicles and the novels "The Empyrean Age" and "Templar One" which can be found on Amazon. I also spent several week re-reading the news articles found on the EVE World News pages.
https://www.amazon.com/EVE-Empyrean-Age-Tony-Gonzales/dp/0765363909/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1491225895&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=eve+empyreAN
https://www.amazon.com/EVE-Templar-One-Tony-Gonzales/dp/0765326191/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1491225909&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=eve+templar+one
They're mainly their own legitimate books, so you'd need to buy them off Amazon or something.
I haven't read them but i've gotten parts here and there and would honestly consider getting it if I wasn't a broke student.
http://www.amazon.com/EVE-Templar-One-Tony-Gonzales/dp/0765326191
http://www.amazon.com/EVE-The-Empyrean-Tony-Gonzales/dp/0765363909/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_y
>It is hated by everyone including devs.
Hated so much CCP had him write the Dust514 book. http://www.amazon.com/EVE-Templar-One-Tony-Gonzales/dp/0765326191
I did hear that this one was nice:
http://www.amazon.com/EVE-Templar-One-Tony-Gonzales/dp/0765326191
Edit:
And this one: http://www.amazon.com/Eve-Empyrean-Gollancz-Tony-Gonzales/dp/0575084855
There are more books tho
Yeah it's more coming of age CIA story much satisfying.
https://www.amazon.com/Jumper-Novel-Steven-Gould/dp/0765357690
I haven't read it, but EY recommended the novel Jumper in a recent post.
I totally feel you! That game got me on an emotional level as well. I guess it's a gut check whether you want to play it now or later. However, if you want the prequel to MC, you can always read The Fall of Reach!
Book
Comics
Most of the lore you need for the first trilogy, ODST, and Reach is presented in game.
To learn more about the extended universe check out r/Halostory and also https://www.halopedia.org/.
Additionally, I would recommend reading the Fall of Reach to understand where the Halo Spartans came from, and the setup to the first Halo game. To understand the rest of the lore in the universe in a much larger overall scope. I would dive into the Forerunner trilogy of books by Greg Bear. The first one is called Cryptum.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0765367297/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/191-5804004-8292547
This is Spartan training and the fight to defend reach.
http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Flood-William-C-Dietz/dp/0765367300
This follows Spartan 117 on installation 04 (the Halo:CE story)
http://www.amazon.com/Halo-First-Strike-Eric-Nylund/dp/0765367319
This covers what happens after Halo is destroyed. (How John gets back to earth and stuff. Although it is pretty different from the games)
Tor Books is the publisher for the Halo series. They also have stuff about the Forerunners.
there is also 3 published books that you might enjoy (I know I did)
they cover lots events that happened after GW1 and before GW2
Ghosts of Ascalon - I still need to read this one but i believe its talking about the events that lead to the peace negotiation between the Humans and Charr
Edge of Destiny- this book talks about the the 5 main NPC you play with throw the personal story, how they met and what happened between them before the events of GW2
Sea of Sorrows - talks about the re-creation of Lions arch after Orr risen from the ocean, how it became free city for all races and a heaven for pirates, great story
I would highly recommend the two Guild Wars 2 novels, Ghosts of Ascalon and Edge of Destiny, if you are interested in lore.
Ghosts of Ascalon is first and it serves as a primer on the races, basic interests, and relevant history of Tyria. You are introduced to some notable characters, and it is an entertaining read.
Edge of Destiny is the second book and it deals more with a cast of characters that features a prominent role in-game and is more focused on the current situation of Tyria. It is also a very fun read.
There is a third book currently being written, Sea of Sorrows, that was supposed to be released before launch but was delayed.
Ghosts of Ascalon
Edge of Destiny
I've enjoyed the books as a compendium to what I do in game. They might not be for everyone but are interesting and easy reads.
http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Wars-Ascalon-Matt-Forbeck/dp/1416589473/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1377879616&amp;sr=1-4&amp;keywords=guild+wars+2
http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Wars-J-Robert-King/dp/1416589600/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1377879616&amp;sr=1-3&amp;keywords=guild+wars+2
http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Wars-Sorrows-Ree-Soesbee/dp/1416589627/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1377879616&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=guild+wars+2
The book that was released tells their entire story. Short read, pretty fun. Dunno if anyone's got a pdf copy.
http://www.amazon.ca/Guild-Wars-J-Robert-King/dp/1416589600
http://www.amazon.com/Guild-Wars-J-Robert-King/dp/1416589600
Should be noted I have no idea the order of books and all, if someone wants to chime in on this please do. I haven't read any GW books I just know this one exists.
There's a great collection of these books called "Chronicles of War"
It includes:
Rise of the Horde
The Last Guardian
Tides of Darkness
Beyond the Dark Portal
> What's a good book to cover the original warcraft story, and then bridge it to warcraft 3? If there's not just one, how about a few. I own war of the ancients, but was considering rise of the horde. I ha e read day of the Dragon and it was my favorite, this was almost a decade ago though.
I recommend World of Warcraft: Chronicles of War.
http://www.amazon.com/World-Warcraft-Chronicles-Christie-Golden/dp/1439172722
It is a collection of novels that covers Rise of the Horde -> Beyond the Dark Portal (Pre-Warcraft 1 to the end of Warcraft 2's expansion pack). The book that covers Warcraft 1 isn't great at showing you the war itself, just the events transpiring at Karazhan with Khadgar, Garona, Medivh and Lothar. Though that covers all of the relevant human characters that will carry over into the next 2 books. Rise of the Horde will of course give you an idea of what the Horde was like at that time, and Tides of Darkness will fill in the gaps towards the end of the first war before going into the middle of that very large war.
> So now the aspects no longer have their powers? That's not all dragons, right? Are all black dragons still considered bad?
Yes, all of them. The only reason the Bronze dragons could use time magic in MoP, was because they harnessed energies found on the Timeless Isle. Black Dragons are mostly extinct right now. They were all bad, corrupted at birth by magic of the Old Gods. Wrathion is the exception, but he is literally a child. Less than 10 years old I believe. So he's got his own emotional issues, despite his powers and influence. Wrathion I believe will try to restore his dragon flight, but it will be challenging.
> One more.. I haven't played much wow since cata because it's becoming a bad game and the story has bored me. I don't care about pandaria, might as well been called to time filler expansion. And WoD seems.. Irrelevant to Azeroth entirely. Anything I SHOULD know?
You should catch up on literally everything. The story has become more focused, and the stories are carrying over from expansion to expansion. If you play WoD, you'll wonder what the hell is going on since you didn't play through MoP. Though at the very least you can read War Crimes and that should catch you up.
Pick up Chronicles of War - it contains Rise of the Horde, the Last Guardian, Tides of War, and Beyond the Dark Portal.
http://www.amazon.com/World-Warcraft-Chronicles-Christie-Golden/dp/1439172722
Rise of the Horde is a must read before WoD, just to see how things played out in our timeline, and how they've changed, plus familiarizing yourself with the various Orcs.
The Last Guardian is all about Medivh and Khadgar. Khadgar will be central in WoD, so also a good one to read.
Tides of War and Beyond the Dark Portal cover the 2nd war, and its fall out, featuring Anduin Lothar, Doomhammer, and Turalyon. There is a strong possibility that a good bit of Tides of War will be what the Warcraft movie is based on.
Seconded! I'm reading this right now and really enjoying it. I'm reading it in the Chronicles of War collection, which is four major books in one. Highly recommended. It fits VERY well with what's happening in the current expansion as well.
If you plan on reading them chronologically then /u/Cereon-EU 's link is 100% accurate, I can personally recommend reading them this way as it is nice to read chronologically.
If you plan on buying them online, buy whichever ones you think might enjoy. If you are going to buy them in store, try to get the Warcraft Archive Amazon Link
and the Chronicles of War Amazon Link
These are good because you get a total of 7 books(Last Guardian repeats) for the price of 4, AND they are all chronological to each other (no books missing in between)
They are part of the Stellar Cartography Set, highly recommend, there are 9 maps in total.
Here's the original thread. The maps are from Star Trek Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library. Some better images can be seen with a Google Image search.
You might be aware already, but the Shackleton Expanse and Starbase 364 Narendra Station are both non-canon and were added by Modiphius to create new gameplay settings. If your group wants to stick as closely to canon as possible, then you'll want the maps from this book: https://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Stellar-Cartography-Starfleet/dp/1477805974
It has an updated version of the map from Star Charts Alpha & Beta Quadrant map, which contains a few errors as it was released in the middle of Enterprise's run. Unfortunately, I don't think there's a scanned version online anywhere I can find.
I got the lock box version of this and it's phenomenal. Well written with cool factoids and "hand-written" notes. Also recommend The Jedi Path and Book of Sith.
How about The Bounty Hunter Code: From the Files of Boba Fett book
May the force be with you
Here's the amazon link.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1477805982/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
USB hub - because I think my current hub is dying and I want something better, and because everyone needs a hub these days!
The Bounty Hunter Code Because we both need to learn more about being a good Bounty Hunter!
New Apple-approved cables because the cheap ones keep dying and the Apple ones are expensive.
Bag of Holding Because we both need to carry around a lot of stuff and look cool while doing it.
Yup and I want it now
Interstellar: The Official Movie Novelization https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1783293691/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_fQb5AbASQ963M :)
Interstellar: The Official Movie Novelization https://www.amazon.com/dp/1783293691/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_5XBYCbJWKGFTS
And the book is based on the movie!
http://www.amazon.ca/Interstellar-The-Official-Movie-Novelization/dp/1783293691
http://www.amazon.com/Interstellar-The-Official-Movie-Novelization/dp/1783293691
Apparently it was worth a shot anyway.
https://www.amazon.com/God-War-Official-Novelization-Barlog/dp/1789090148/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1549654320&amp;sr=8-1&amp;pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&amp;keywords=god+of+war+novel&amp;dpPl=1&amp;dpID=51pY8rnKypL&amp;ref=plSrch
Here's the link for those interested.
Pre-order on Amazon.
Pre-order on Barnes and Noble.
A Stitch in Time. It's out of print, but there is a Kindle edition.
It's actually a DS9 novel that stars Garak! No joke! ;)
$9 Kindle version
http://www.amazon.com/Stitch-Time-Star-Trek-Space-ebook/dp/B000FC0UXU/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1452104867&amp;sr=1-5&amp;keywords=andrew+robinson
I would have to go with [PKD] (http://www.amazon.com/Androids-Dream-Electric-Sheep-ebook/dp/B000SEGTI0/ref=sr_1_8?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1371002970&amp;sr=1-8&amp;keywords=phillip+k+dick) the man was amazing and ahead of his time.
tis cool of you thanks for this contest
Do Clockwork Squirrels Dream of Electric Nuts?
Read this, then watch Blade Runner.
http://www.amazon.com/Do-Androids-Dream-Electric-Sheep-ebook/dp/B000SEGTI0 There's a kindle edition!
read this
http://www.amazon.com/Metal-Gear-Solid-Raymond-Benson/dp/0345503287/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1381187889&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=metal+gear+solid+book
EDIT: This is literally Metal Gear Solid the book
Hmm...
Could you be more descriptive in what you like about Sci-Fi? It is a huge genre. What is your aesthetic?
Also, don't feel bad about re-reading sections; it is a good habit if you don't understand the author. I'm reading The Brothers Karamazov right now, and I like to reread sections to better understand lengthy dialogue.
I think you should try reading Dune. It is a brilliant story and universe. However, you have to look up a lot of the words in a glossary in the back, which may be annoying for you.
An easier book that is sci-fi with elements of fantasy/folklore is Artemis Fowl. Definitely a favorite of my teen years. It is full of loveable characters, action, and intrigue.
If you like video games and have ever played Halo, I would recommend the first of the Halo book seires, Halo: Fall of Reach. It is well-written and develops the characters immensely, but it is still relatively easy reading. Even if you don't play the game, this is a "movie-in-the-head" kind of book.
The more feedback you give us, the better we can help you!
Pure SCi Fi books:
EVE: The Empyrean Age
http://www.amazon.com/EVE-The-Empyrean-Tony-Gonzales/dp/0765363909
EVE: The Burning Life
http://www.amazon.com/EVE-Burning-Life-Hjalti-Danielsson/dp/0765325292/ref=pd_sim_b_2?ie=UTF8&amp;refRID=1K200B7J7NT1FV8AJJEK
EVE: Templar One
http://www.amazon.com/EVE-Templar-One-Tony-Gonzales/dp/0765326191/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&amp;refRID=1K200B7J7NT1FV8AJJEK
These are based on the same universe as the MMO EVE Online. I'll admit being a player of the game probably enhances the enjoyment of these books. EVE is pure science, no magic or co-habitation with aliens. Try the game if you like. It might hit that SCi Fi spot you want to scratch. The normal trial is 14 days, this link will get you 21 days and get me a game bonus if you sub.
https://secure.eveonline.com/trial/?invc=c68e96e4-d4f7-407a-bb5e-434e305a1627&amp;action=buddy
I'm a big fan of EVE and also a big SCi Fi - Fantasy book reader. These books were enjoyable and worth reading I felt. And they are among a smaller pool of pure SCi Fi books so thought I would point them out.
Mass Effect: Revelation
http://www.amazon.com/Mass-Effect-Revelation-Drew-Karpyshyn/dp/034549816X