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

But this is much bigger than the small art books that came with the games. This is like 'The Art of the Mass Effect universe', which is very big.

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We need a thread for the novels.
If I missed past threads, just let me know and I'll merge them in 
EDIT: aha, the 'Big Book thread' was doing occasional discussion: merged.
EDIT: And there's more, mega-thread coming up: merged


titanbooks.com/blog/announcing-official-mass-effect-novels/

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TITAN BOOKS AND BIOWARE TO PUBLISH ORIGINAL NEW MASS EFFECT™ FICTION NOVELS SET IN THE UNIVERSE OF ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED GAMES OF 2017.

Titan Books will work closely with acclaimed video game developer BioWare to publish three brand new novels set in the universe of MASS EFFECT™: ANDROMEDA.

The action will weave directly into the new game, chronicling storylines developed in close collaboration with the BioWare game team. The action takes place concurrently with the adventure of the game itself, setting up the story and events of the game adding depth and detail to the canonical MASS EFFECT saga.

Starting with MASS EFFECT™: NEXUS UPRISING by Jason M. Hough and K.C. Alexander on 28th March 2017, with two further novels due for summer and fall of 2017, the stories will offer fans of the blockbuster game further insights into the worlds and characters of MASS EFFECT.

The full line -up of titles is currently slated as:

MASS EFFECT™: NEXUS UPRISING by Jason M. Hough and K.C. Alexander

9781785651564 | Spring 2017 | Paperback & eBook | £7.99/$7.99 | 336pp



MASS EFFECT™: ANNIHILATION by Catherine M. Valente

9781785651588 | Summer 2017 | Paperback & eBook | £7.99/$7.99 | 336pp



MASS EFFECT™: INITIATION by N.K. Jemisin

9781785651601 | Fall 2017 | Paperback & eBook | £7.99/$7.99 | 336pp



Details on the novel storylines can't yet be disclosed because they are so tightly tied to the MASS EFFECT™: ANDROMEDA game adventure.

The Novels and the Game MASS EFFECT™: ANDROMEDA take players to the Andromeda galaxy, far beyond the Milky Way. There, players will lead our fight for a new home in hostile territory where WE are the aliens.

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It actually sounds like a mix between the classic TOS episode and a B5 episode where Ivanova has to deal with the fighting Drazi.

If you mean Mass Effect Deception it's not surprising you stopped reading the novels. There weren't any more!

I was really annoyed with Deception too but I felt the previous three books really helped bring the game more alive. Giving hidden meaning to some of the characters and events in the game through the additional background in the books.

The comics too, of course.

I expect the new books to do the same so I'm looking forward to them.

I was going to point out that Deception was the last novel, and that we all stopped reading after that one, but Thrombin  beat me to it.

As he said, the rest of the novels had been pretty good reading. They supplemented the games' stories well, without retreading or becoming mandatory reading. Dietz simply had no familiarity with Mass Effect. He pulled terms out of a Mass Effect glossary and wrote a book. I never made it past the freighter with a Tantalus Drive Core, as I mentioned previously.

Dietz's poor outing in no way indicates that the next batch of writers will fare poorly. In fact, based upon their acclaim and accolades prior to these novels, not to mention the fact that they all claim to be ME fans, I think the novels are in good hands. Karpyshyn did really well with his novels, but these writers are serious novelists. They should kick butt with these stories.

If Mac's book is still planned as a tie-in for a movie, we're in for a looong wait. The article kinda gives the vibe that this could change, though.

That's one concern I have. The game gives some vague explanation about the how/why/who about going to Andromeda only to find out to get the full details, the player has to purchase a book/comic/whatever.

Same here.

The fact that former lead writer for Halo 4 was in charge of the narrative up until relatively recently has me slightly concerned. If you didn't read the Forerunner trilogy of novels, or watch the tie-in film, or brush up on all the comic books prior to playing the fourth Halo game you had absolutely no idea what was going on. Who is this Didect character? What's his deal with humanity? What the hell is The Mantel? Who is this officer Lanskey, and why is he suddenly buddy buddy with the Master Chief?, etc. And what really made that whole situation even more insulting was 343's response to (rightful) criticism of the writing: "If you read the tie-in material it would explain everything." practically insinuating that one was not a 'true' Halo fan unless they devoured every form of media that setting happened to be released on.

I really don't want to see that happen for ME:A.

What were the complaints about The Masked Empire?

I'd say it's only required reading if you know about it. I really enjoyed that mission and felt I understood what was going on fine. This is the first time I'm hearing there was a book about it!

I bought Foundation and the 3 of the Mass Effect novels last night. I avoided Deception because I knew about the negative reception.