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Taking many people completely by surprise, including yours truly, Del Rey has just hit the bookstores with a Mass Effect prequel novel entitled Mass Effect: Revelation. This isn't just some throwaway book written by a hack who squeezed it in between Xena novelizations either. The book is written by Bioware's head writer for the Mass Effect game himself, Drew Karpyshyn, who has also written two Old Republic Star Wars novels, the Baldur's Gate II novel and Temple Hill from the Forgotten Realm's Cities series.
The story takes place in 2148, 35 years before the game, so don't expect to see the same characters, but I wouldn't put it past Karpyshyn to include some neat carryovers between the two. If you've been drooling over Mass Effect as much as I have and want to get a feel for the setting and tone, you might want to pick this one up.
Mass Effect: Revelation [Amazon.com product page - Thanks Jay!]
