Mass Effect Andromeda books & comics (Nexus Uprising 'soon')

I'll be honest and say that how we got there is not something that bothers me. This is likely because the technology for the most part is a portion of the Mass Effect lore that I am not... protective of for the lack of a better word. I'm more invested in the lore about the races, their cultures and their histories.  

As far as I can remember, the comics will also have to do with why characters decided to go to Andromeda like their personal reasons so I wouldn't consider it out of bounds that the books or comics will touch upon how the Project got started and possibly have a story pertaining to the ARKs development. 

 I suspect that if there is a Ryder in the books or comics, it'll more than likely be the father. It may mention some details about our Ryder's background like that they did well in Pathfinder school or something but I think it'll mostly remain vague on them.

Honestly, Revelation literally bored me to tears. It's pretty bad if I can only remember the Saren and Anderson stuff, and not give a rat's ass about what is in-between.  Avoided Ascension and Retribution because of it.

My guess is the goings-on in the Milky Way that lead to the Andromeda expedition, and maybe a little bit about what happens after the expedition departs, hooking it back into the lore we know. Setting it entirely in the Milky Way with stay-behind POV characters makes it easier to avoid accidental retcons or conflicts with canon.

When Sis Ryder wakes up and says, "We made it," is that just relief about the distance traveled, or was Cerberus trying to blow up the whole thing just as they were departing? Actually, a running conflict with Cerberus that culminates in a premature launch just to avoid getting blown up would explain a lot, like why Mom Ryder isn't on board. Hell, the whole thing could be from the POV of a Cerberus agent.

How "Initiation" relates to all that, who knows?

Did i miss something in the last few days? Cerberus?
Or is just some weird idea without evidence that you had?

Except that part in the leak that mentioned Cerberus ships dropping off enemies.

If there's a Cerberus conflict in the game, I hope I get a "renegade interrupt" type of option that allows me to round them up and launch them all out of an airlock, thus deleting any content that forces me to deal with them again.

If they're part of a backstory that explains something about our departure from the Milky Way, I guess I could live with that as long as they get soundly beaten or toasted in the wash of our exhaust. I still haven't gotten over being forced to work for those psychos in ME2.

I'm pretty disappointed by the delays, but not surprised. The lack of solid information all but confirmed this long ago. Thanks, Fogg , for keeping abreast of the news. I know you check all the time for new stories and info.

Reading is one of the few things I enjoy even more than a good RPG, so I'm sure I'll read these at some point. I'd like to have read them before the game's release, though, to "gather intel" and set the stage. Do they really believe anyone will be putting aside the game to read its companion novel within the first several months after release? I won't buy anything until I am ready to read it.

I'd also like to have read them "in order", chronologically speaking. I suspect Ms. Jemisin's novel simply won't be ready in time, thus the change in order of release, and possibly the choice to release at launch, instead of slightly before with the prequel novel.

At any rate, I may wait until at least two of these have been released before starting to read, but I'm sure I'll read them at some point. I'm most looking forward to the prequel novel, but it seems that one is still about a year away. 😒 Sigh. I wanted to read about the Andromeda Initiative, ole N7 dad on the cover, and so on. It will be a bit less exciting a year from now-- still interesting, perhaps, but less urgently so.

I'm a bit torn between hoping the novels are still relevant by then, and hoping they don't contain a bunch of info that should've just been included in the game's narrative. "Mass Effect: Revelation" had a good balance in this regard. It's info didn't Impact ME's narrative, but enriched the setting and characters if you read it.

It matters a bit since the timing is now thrown out of sorts. Our prequel is now arriving no sooner than 6 months post-game, which kind of stinks. It's not a huge deal, but it's unfortunate that the original plan couldn't be realized.

As you say, since I'll eventually read the novels anyway, it won't make too big a difference. I, too, am fairly confident that they'll execute it well. DAI did a terrible job of tying the novels into its narrative, but that's the DA team. The ME and DA team have each proven to have differing strengths and weaknesses, over the years.

I've not read any novels from these writers, as of yet; but I'm excited that they come so highly recommended and with accolades. I'm eager to read these stories.